VDI / Citrix Engineer Sr Principal

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: Citrix VDI, Cloud Hosting, Virtual Environments Certifications: None Experience: 10 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes Job Description: Position Summary The VDI/Citrix Engineer designs, deploys, integrates, and maintains virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions across both on‑premises and cloud environments. This role supports high‑speed VDI platforms—including Citrix, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), and AWS Workspaces—and contributes to mission‑critical customer programs requiring secure, scalable, and high‑performance virtual environments. Core Responsibilities Design & Architecture Define system architecture for new and existing VDI environments. Develop enterprise‑level and solution‑level designs for on‑premises and cloud VDI systems. VDI Platform Engineering Deploy and enhance cloud‑based VDI solutions across AWS, Azure, and other providers. Integrate Citrix, AVD, and AWS Workspaces with existing infrastructure. Build and manage gold images, application packaging, and software offerings. Systems Engineering & Administration Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, management tools, and system software. Administer Windows Server, Linux/Unix, Identity & Access Management (IAM) solutions, and large‑scale integrations. Maintain environments at required security posture; apply updates and remediations. Cloud Engineering Build, migrate, and test AWS and Azure environments and integrations. Use infrastructure‑as‑code tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, and Ansible. Automate operations and expand cloud hosting capabilities. Operational Support Monitor and maintain infrastructure to meet client requirements. Provide documentation, technical briefings, and support program status reviews. Collaborate with remote teams and provide occasional after‑hours on‑call support. Additional Duties Coordinate with technical teams responsible for cloud hosting infrastructures. Deploy large‑scale environments via infrastructure‑as‑code. Rapidly prototype to refine system requirements and technical specifications. Maintain environment configuration in line with industry standards and best practices. Remediate application/package installations. Develop templates or scripts to automate developer and operations functions. Identify new tools and processes to improve cloud platforms. Prepare technical documentation and briefing materials for reviews and control gates. Required Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field. Experience: 10+ years. Minimum of 4–5 years in VDI engineering or systems engineering. Clearance: Active Secret with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret. Certifications: DoD 8570.01‑M IAT Level II (Security+). Technical Skills: Citrix, AVD, AWS Workspaces; Windows/Linux administration; AWS CloudFormation; Terraform; Ansible; Identity & Access Management; Profile Management; large‑scale system integration. Desired Skills Citrix certifications (e.g., CCAV, CCP‑V). Azure Virtual Desktop; ARM/BICEP templates and automation. Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and project lifecycle workflows. Location: Remote with 25% travel. Miami is the preferred location, and the travel will be less for a candidate located there. GDIT Is Your Place Full‑flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home. 401K with company match. Comprehensive health and wellness packages. Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you build your skills and own your career. Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications. Cutting‑edge technology you can learn from. Rest and recharge with paid vacation and 10 company‑paid holidays. #GDITPriority The likely salary range for this position is $149,469 - $195,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: 10-25% T elecommuting Options: Remote Work Location: Any Location / Remote Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.   Our Identity Verification Process: As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity v