End User Computing Architect - Azure Virtual Desktop and VDI - TS/SCI with Polygraph

Key responsibilities:

• Define and maintain the EUC/AVD/VDI target architecture, reference configurations, design standards, exception process, and transition roadmap by enclave.
• Assess current AVD, Citrix, HP thin client, Dell/Windows 11 Kiosk, physical endpoint, profile, application, and peripheral dependencies.
• Architect host pools, images, profiles, application delivery, session controls, capacity, network paths, identity integration, resilience, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Lead desktop baseline experiments that isolate and measure the performance impact of security tools, Sysmon configurations, monitoring agents, endpoint controls, and software components.
• Partner with Identity on authentication/session design and single-session mission-app workflows.
• Partner with Cloud/M365 on Intune, AVD, image management, policy, Defender, update rings, and enclave migration sequencing.
• Partner with Security to preserve STIG, RMF, Zero Trust, endpoint protection, audit, and data-loss controls while reducing avoidable user friction.
• Define Aternity/Dynatrace/EUC telemetry, synthetic user journeys, user-experience thresholds, and operational dashboards as MEWI inputs.
• Lead architecture reviews, performance/capacity decisions, upgrade planning, technical debt reduction, and vendor/partner integration.
• Mentor VDI engineers and brief Government stakeholders on user-impact evidence, risk, options, and recommended actions.

Required qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field, or approved equivalent experience.
• Location: Onsite
• Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• 10+ years of enterprise EUC, VDI, endpoint, or infrastructure engineering experience, including 5+ years in architecture or lead design roles.
• Deep experience with Azure Virtual Desktop and/or Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops in large enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of Windows 10/11, thin-client platforms, golden images, profile technologies such as FSLogix, application layering/packaging, group policy, and endpoint management.
• Experience with Intune, MECM/SCCM, Defender for Endpoint, identity integration, network dependencies, capacity planning, and high-availability design.
• Demonstrated performance engineering and troubleshooting using endpoint, session, application, network, and infrastructure telemetry.
• Working knowledge of RMF, STIGs, Zero Trust, patching, vulnerability management, audit logging, and classified endpoint constraints.
• Experience developing reference architectures, migration plans, operational acceptance criteria, and lifecycle/upgrade strategies.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring, cross-team conflict resolution, and customer communication.

Preferred qualifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty or Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate. Azure Administrator Associate and applicable Citrix EUC or Omnissa Horizon credentials are complementary.
• Experience with Aternity, ControlUp, Lakeside, Dynatrace, or other digital employee experience and VDI observability platforms.
• Experience in large user-scale or multi-enclave DoW/IC environments.
• Experience with desktop-security performance experiments, application compatibility remediation, and automated image/configuration pipelines.
• Prior DoW/IC experience and familiarity with peripheral, media, printing, and disconnected update constraints.

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