We have an outstanding Contract position for a VDI Deployment Engineer to join a leading Company located in the Grand Forks, ND surrounding area.
**US Citizenship is required.**
**Candidate must possess an Active Secret Security Clearance.**
We are looking to engage a hands-on VDI Deployment Engineer to support a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) implementation effort. This work is focused on deploying and configuring a VMware Horizon environment on an existing modern virtual infrastructure (VCF-based). This is an execution-focused role, responsible for configuration, integration, and validation — not full infrastructure or architecture ownership.
The resource will support activities across planning, design validation, implementation, and testing phases, aligned to:
- Horizon VDI deployment
- Platform validation and integration
- Desktop pool and image configuration
- Testing and operational handoff
The infrastructure (compute, storage, networking) is assumed to be pre-deployed and available.
Responsibilities:
- Environment Validation & Integration
- Review and validate existing infrastructure for VDI readiness:
- vSphere / VCF environment
- Networking (VLANs, subnets)
- Datastores and compute alignment
- Validate integration points with:
- Active Directory (AD)
- DNS, DHCP, NTP
- Certificates and load balancing
- Horizon Deployment & Configuration
- Deploy and configure VMware Horizon components, including:
- Connection Servers
- Horizon policies and settings
- Events database
- Configure:
- Load balancing (platform-level integration)
- Certificates
- AD domain integration
- VDI Image & Desktop Pool Configuration
- Build and optimize base desktop images:
- Install required software and agents
- Apply optimization best practices
- Configure:
- Instant clone desktop pools (up to 2 pools)
- Resource allocation and user policies
- Define and implement:
- Desktop hardware configurations (CPU, memory, disk)
- Profile & Policy Management
- Deploy and configure Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM):
- Management console installation
- File shares and permissions
- Policy configuration
- Support:
- GPO alignment
- Active Directory OU/group setup
- Testing & Validation
- Execute:
- Functional validation
- Remote access testing
- Acceptance Testing Plan (ATP) validation
- Troubleshoot and remediate:
- Configuration issues (not underlying infrastructure)
- Handoff & Documentation
- Produce:
- As-built documentation
- Provide:
- Knowledge transfer sessions
- Support:
- Day-one operational readiness
Basic Hiring Criteria:
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- VMware Horizon (Connection Servers, desktop pools, policies)
- VDI image creation and optimization
- Instant Clone desktop pools
- Experience with:
- Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) or equivalent
- Active Directory integration (GPO, OU structure)
- Solid understanding of vSphere environments