Senior VDI Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Engineer for a 6-month contract position based in Los Angeles, California. This role bridges advanced engineering projects-including migration from on-premises Citrix to Azure Virtual Desktop-with day-to-day enterprise operational support. You will serve as a core technical leader within the architecture team, driving the reliability, security, and performance of end-user computing platforms while accelerating cloud migration strategy. The position is hybrid; you must be able to work on-site 2-3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, scaling, and optimization of resilient and secure virtual desktop environments in partnership with IT leadership.
• Execute the strategy to migrate on-premises Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Citrix DaaS with minimal business disruption.
• Evaluate, deploy, and refine profile management and application-delivery solutions such as FSLogix and Citrix UPM.
• Align with Infrastructure, Security, and Network teams to deliver cohesive enterprise IT solutions.
• Actively manage, prioritize, and resolve Tier-3 operational tickets, incidents, and complex escalations within established SLAs.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot deep technical faults across virtual desktops, profiles, networking, and authentication systems.
• Participate in system upgrades, disaster recovery drills, and scheduled maintenance outside standard business hours.
• Build and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate deployment, monitoring, and reporting tasks.
• Create architectural diagrams, implementation guidelines, standards, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Train internal engineering and service desk support teams to ensure effective knowledge transfer of new systems.

Qualifications

• Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.

• 7+ years architecting, managing, and supporting large-scale enterprise VDI environments.

• Strong architecture and troubleshooting expertise with Citrix CVAD (on-premises), Citrix DaaS, StoreFront, Delivery Controllers, MCS, PVS, and Citrix Gateway/ADC.

• Deep knowledge of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) host pools, workspaces, scaling, image management, and hybrid cloud delivery.

• Mastery of FSLogix, Citrix UPM, Ivanti Workspace Control (AppSense), Active Directory, and Group Policy.

• Experience with Ivanti Application Control, Windows Defender Application Control, Windows OS (Server and Desktop), and Hyper-V (or equivalent cloud/hypervisor platforms).

• Advanced scripting skills in PowerShell.

• Ability to balance strategic, long-term engineering milestones with fast-paced daily ticket queues.

• Exceptional technical documentation skills and ability to translate complex concepts for stakeholder updates and technical training.

• Demonstrated ability to step into complex environments and become productive immediately.

• Preferred

• Experience working in legal or financial services environments.

• Familiarity with Nerdio Manager for Enterprise.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty certification.

• Citrix Certified Professional or Expert - Virtualization (CCP-V or CCE-V) certification.