Platfom Engineer - VDI

Leidos is looking for a Senior VDI Platform Engineer to support a large U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) program. The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is responsible for enforcing federal antitrust laws and promoting fair competition in the marketplace. As a Senior VDI Platform Engineer supporting Azure Virtual Desktop you will be responsible for the design implementation optimization and support of the VDI environment. You will leverage Azure cloud technologies and the Azure Virtual Desktop platform to deliver a highperformance costeffective and secure virtual desktop experience. In addition you will collaborate with cloud engineers security teams and business units to ensure that the VDI platform aligns with organizational needs and industry best practices. This work is located onsite in the DC area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and architecture of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments including the selection of appropriate Azure resources virtual machines storage and networking.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and customize the VDI solution to ensure the best possible user experience while aligning with company policies and security requirements.
• Ensure the virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is optimized for performance scalability and costeffectiveness using Azure tools and resources.
• Implement configure and maintain Azure Virtual Desktop solutions including provisioning of virtual desktops application hosting and integration with onpremises resources when needed.
• Develop and implement group policies security settings and user profiles within the AVD environment to meet company standards and user needs.
• Deploy and manage multisession Windows 10 or Windows 11 virtual desktops app delivery configurations and host pools.
• Monitor the health and performance of the Azure Virtual Desktop environment proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure uptime and reliability.
• Leverage Azure Monitor Log Analytics and other tools to gain insights into system performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Utilize Azure Active Directory (AAD) for user authentication and ensure conditional access policies are in place for secure VDI access.
• Provide tier 3 support for complex VDIrelated issues troubleshooting and resolving incidents related to virtual desktop performance user access and application delivery.
• Develop and implement automation solutions to streamline VDI management tasks such as provisioning patching and user profile management using PowerShell Azure Automation and other scripting tools.
• Create and manage scripts for the automation of AVD environment scaling resource allocation and cleanup.
• Document architecture configurations troubleshooting guides and processes to facilitate efficient platform management and knowledge sharing.
• Stay up to date with new features and best practices in Azure Virtual Desktop and related cloud technologies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field and 8 years of relevant experience. Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 5 years of experience with VDI technologies cloud platforms and desktop virtualization with a minimum of 3 years focused on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) or similar cloudbased VDI solutions.
• Expertise in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) including host pools session hosts app virtualization and multisession Windows.
• Proficiency in Azure services including Azure Active Directory Azure Networking Azure Storage and Azure Monitoring.
• Handson experience with Windows 10/11 multisession desktop environments and Windows Server.
• Strong knowledge of PowerShell scripting for automation of VDI management tasks.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune) and Group Policy management in virtual desktop environments.
• Experience with remote desktop services (RDS) Citrix or other desktop virtualization technologies is a plus.
• Knowledge of security protocols and tools for securing virtual desktop infrastructure including Azure security best practices and VPN technologies.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor Log Analytics or thirdparty solutions like SolarWinds or Splunk.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities with a focus on optimizing performance identifying bottlenecks and resolving issues in a timely manner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to document and explain technical concepts to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in a crossfunctional team environment and collaborate with business and technical teams to achieve organizational goals.
• Experience in managing VDIrelated projects from design and implementation to ongoing support and optimization.

Desirable Skills:

• Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
• Experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops VMware Horizon or other enterpriselevel VDI solutions.
• Familiarity with enterprise storage solutions (e.g. SAN NAS) and virtual storage technologies.
• Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipeline integration for virtual desktop infrastructure management.
• Knowledge of containerized applications and how they can integrate into the VDI environment.

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.