OVERVIEWJob Type
Full-time
Location
Fort Meade, MD 20755 US (Primary)
Job Description
VAE, Inc. is seeking an experienced VDI Administrator to support a DISA program. This role is responsible for administering, tuning, and architecting a complex, highly available virtual desktop infrastructure built on Teradici PCoIP and VMware Horizon. The successful candidate will ensure reliable, high-performance desktop delivery across a diverse user base by managing clustered environments, validating failover readiness, and optimizing the PCoIP protocol for varying bandwidth and latency conditions.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer complex, clustered environments supporting enterprise virtual desktop infrastructure.
- Implement and test High Availability (HA) configurations to ensure continuity of VDI services.
- Administer the Teradici PCoIP VDI environment, including host/client configuration, licensing, and connection brokering.
- Administer the VMware Horizon environment, including desktop pools and session management.
- Configure, tune, and troubleshoot the PCoIP protocol to optimize bandwidth, frame rates, and latency for diverse user profiles.
- Architect VDI environments to meet evolving mission and user requirements.
- Monitor VDI performance and proactively resolve session, connectivity, and display-quality issues.
- Collaborate with network and systems administration teams to optimize end-to-end user experience.
- Document VDI architecture, configuration standards, and operational procedures.
Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- DoD 8570 baseline certification (e.g., Security+ or equivalent).
- Ability to work in Fort Meade, MD 5 days a week. No opportunities for telework.
- Experience administering complex cluster environments.
- Demonstrated ability to implement and test High Availability configurations.
- Expertise administering a Teradici VDI PCoIP environment.
- VMware Horizon administration experience.
- Strong understanding of the PCoIP protocol and VMware to configure, tune, and troubleshoot bandwidth, frame rates, and latency for diverse user profiles.
- Demonstrated ability to architect VDI environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- VMware Horizon or Teradici certification.
- Experience with GPU-accelerated VDI environments.
- Scripting/automation experience (PowerShell, Bash) for VDI provisioning and monitoring.
- Experience supporting DoD or federal VDI environments.
The VAE,Inc. pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Clearance Level
TSSCI
Certifications
Security+/8570
Salary Range
$100,000-$175,000
