VDI Engineer (10ZiG & AWS WorkSpaces)

Position Title: VDI Engineer - 10ZiG & AWS WorkSpaces
Position Type: Full-time on-site/hybrid
Position Location: Dayton, OH
Clearance Required: Active TS w/SCI eligibility

Primary Platform Focus
10ZiG Endpoint Management (AWS-hosted) and AWS WorkSpaces

Description

Waypoints client is seeking a VDI Engineer - 10ZiG & AWS WorkSpaces to support implementation, management, maintenance, security compliance, testing, and documentation of a multi-cloud Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and thin-client endpoint environment. The selected engineer will focus on 10ZiG Endpoint Management (AWS-hosted) and AWS WorkSpaces as part of a four-person VDI engineering team structured for technical redundancy and continuity across all supported platforms.

Responsibilities

- Maintain 10ZiG Manager in AWS VPC; manage endpoint profiles, firmware, certificates, enrollment, and legacy hardware conversion.

- Package and deploy AWS WorkSpaces applications; integrate Active Directory/AWS Directory Services; administer pools and WSP/PCoIP.

- Establish pilot groups, collect latency, logon-time, and peripheral-compatibility metrics, and refine virtual desktop templates from user feedback.

- Apply DISA STIGs across VDI operating-system templates, Active Directory policies, endpoint firmware, and supporting cloud resources.

- Collaborate with ISSOs on compliance packages, continuous monitoring, POA&Ms, patch compliance, and vulnerability mitigation.

- Author, test, and gather technical evidence supporting CTO and ATO packages.

- Develop and maintain CONOPS, SOPs, technical design documentation, and architectural whitepapers.

- Provide Tier-3 escalation support and standardized technical instructions and training to operations personnel.

- Provide recommendations on cloud-consumption optimization, hardware lifecycle planning, and Zero Trust security architectures.

- Coordinate with integration, security, and operations stakeholders to align VDI templates, applications, and networks with enterprise R&D guidelines and deployment pipelines.

Required Qualifications

- CompTIA Security+ meeting the DoD 8570 / 8140 IAT Level II baseline, or a globally recognized equivalent certification (mandatory).

- Hands-on VDI administration experience with at least one primary platform: Microsoft AVD, AWS WorkSpaces, or Omnissa/VMware Horizon.

- Experience configuring and operating 10ZiG Manager or an equivalent thin-client deployment console.

- Proficiency with PowerShell, Bash, or Python for template deployment, cloud-resource scheduling, and user-profile automation.

- Documented experience executing STIG checklists and supporting CTO/ATO documentation packages in highly regulated enterprise environments.

- Strong technical communication skills, including SOPs, technical design blueprints, and system whitepapers.

Desired Qualifications

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty.

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator.

- VMware Certified Professional - Desktop and Mobility (VCP-DTM) or Omnissa Horizon credentials.

- Experience supporting multiple VDI platforms across cloud-native and hybrid environments.