VDI Engineer - 10ZiG & AWS WorkSpaces

Waypoint Human Capital

VDI Engineer (10ZiG & AWS WorkSpaces)

• Dayton, OH

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

Waypoint’s 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.