End User Computing Architect - Azure Virtual Desktop and VDI - TS/SCI with Polygraph

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Citrix, End User Computing, Microsoft Windows, Virtual Desktop
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:
Key responsibilities:

• Define and maintain the EUC/AVD/VDI target architecture, reference configurations, design standards, exception process, and transition roadmap by enclave.
• Assess current AVD, Citrix, HP thin client, Dell/Windows 11 Kiosk, physical endpoint, profile, application, and peripheral dependencies.
• Architect host pools, images, profiles, application delivery, session controls, capacity, network paths, identity integration, resilience, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Lead desktop baseline experiments that isolate and measure the performance impact of security tools, Sysmon configurations, monitoring agents, endpoint controls, and software components.
• Partner with Identity on authentication/session design and single-session mission-app workflows.
• Partner with Cloud/M365 on Intune, AVD, image management, policy, Defender, update rings, and enclave migration sequencing.
• Partner with Security to preserve STIG, RMF, Zero Trust, endpoint protection, audit, and data-loss controls while reducing avoidable user friction.
• Define Aternity/Dynatrace/EUC telemetry, synthetic user journeys, user-experience thresholds, and operational dashboards as MEWI inputs.
• Lead architecture reviews, performance/capacity decisions, upgrade planning, technical debt reduction, and vendor/partner integration.
• Mentor VDI engineers and brief Government stakeholders on user-impact evidence, risk, options, and recommended actions.

Required qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field, or approved equivalent experience.
• Location: Onsite
• Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• 10+ years of enterprise EUC, VDI, endpoint, or infrastructure engineering experience, including 5+ years in architecture or lead design roles.
• Deep experience with Azure Virtual Desktop and/or Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops in large enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of Windows 10/11, thin-client platforms, golden images, profile technologies such as FSLogix, application layering/packaging, group policy, and endpoint management.
• Experience with Intune, MECM/SCCM, Defender for Endpoint, identity integration, network dependencies, capacity planning, and high-availability design.
• Demonstrated performance engineering and troubleshooting using endpoint, session, application, network, and infrastructure telemetry.
• Working knowledge of RMF, STIGs, Zero Trust, patching, vulnerability management, audit logging, and classified endpoint constraints.
• Experience developing reference architectures, migration plans, operational acceptance criteria, and lifecycle/upgrade strategies.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring, cross-team conflict resolution, and customer communication.

Preferred qualifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty or Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate. Azure Administrator Associate and applicable Citrix EUC or Omnissa Horizon credentials are complementary.
• Experience with Aternity, ControlUp, Lakeside, Dynatrace, or other digital employee experience and VDI observability platforms.
• Experience in large user-scale or multi-enclave DoW/IC environments.
• Experience with desktop-security performance experiments, application compatibility remediation, and automated image/configuration pipelines.
• Prior DoW/IC experience and familiarity with peripheral, media, printing, and disconnected update constraints.

The likely salary range for this position is $161,500 - $218,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
None

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA VA Chantilly

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.