Senior VDI Systems Engineer

Description

About QBE

Quality Business Engineering (QBE, LLC) is a management and technology consulting organization with a global focus. QBE supports the U.S. Federal Government and international customers with their most challenging Cybersecurity, Cloud, Architecture, Engineering and Datacenter requirements.  

Position Summary

QBE is seeking a motivated, career-driven, and customer-oriented Senior Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Engineer to support mission-critical Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments. This role will support engineering, modernization, administration, documentation, and compliance activities for enterprise VDI platforms supporting DoD missions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and modernization efforts for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments supporting DoD missions, including requirements analysis, solution design, and lifecycle documentation in alignment with DoD 5000.02 processes.
• Engineer, manage, and optimize enterprise VDI platforms, including VMware Horizon 2512, with hands-on expertise in image creation, application layering, profile management, and performance tuning.
• Administer and enhance VDI components, including Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM), App Volumes, Instant Clone Pools, FSLogix for O365, and associated user experience optimization tools.
• Troubleshoot complex VDI issues, including pool configuration changes, vCenter-related desktop failures, image-related defects, and performance degradation across distributed environments.
• Maintain and update VDI Gold Images, including monthly patch cycles, application updates, and secure baseline enforcement to ensure consistent, mission-ready desktop delivery.
• Ensure technical integrity and compliance of all VDI engineering deliverables across ISO/IEC 15288 Technical, Enterprise, and Agreement process areas.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, including VDI architecture diagrams, system design documents, engineering plans, requirements specifications, and interface control documents.
• Ensure cybersecurity, regulatory, and configuration compliance, including STIG implementation, RMF artifact development, secure baseline management, and continuous monitoring of VDI systems.

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Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a field relevant to VDI engineering, systems engineering, information technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Nine (9) or more years of experience in systems engineering, VDI engineering, information technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Must have an active Secret clearance.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise with enterprise VDI platforms such as VMware Horizon, including Horizon 2512, ESXi, vCenter, and enterprise storage technologies.
• Experience with cloud-based or hybrid VDI solutions, systems modeling, automation frameworks, and enterprise monitoring or observability tools.
• Familiarity with RMF, STIGs, secure baseline management, and cybersecurity compliance requirements for virtualized and distributed environments.
• Working knowledge of adjacent technical domains such as networking, Active Directory, scripting and automation, endpoint management, and identity services.
• Experience with key VDI ecosystem components, including Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM), App Volumes, Instant Clone Pools, FSLogix for O365, VDI Gold Image management, and troubleshooting vCenter-related desktop issues.
• Professional certifications such as VCP-DT, INCOSE CSEP/ESEP, DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II, ITIL Foundation, PMP, or Agile certifications.
• Experience working within a DoD Combatant Command, including but not limited to SOUTHCOM, NORTHCOM, CENTCOM, CYBERCOM, INDOPACOM, EUCOM, AFRICOM, STRATCOM, TRANSCOM, SOCOM, or SPACECOM, or a Service Component.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position up to 50% of the time.
• Must be able to move within an office environment to access equipment, communicate with coworkers and customers, and support presentations or meetings.

QBE is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender-identity and/or expression, age, disability, Veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, or other related medical conditions), marital-status, neurodivergence, ethnicity, ancestry, caste, military/uniformed service-member status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.