At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and support large-scale VDI platforms, ensuring performance and stability.
- Company: Join a leading tech firm focused on innovative infrastructure solutions.
- Benefits: Attractive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with strong mentorship and career advancement potential.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of VDI technology and drive impactful improvements.
- Qualifications: Expertise in VMware/Omnissa Horizon and enterprise VDI operations required.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
We are looking for an experienced Lead Platform Engineer with strong expertise in enterprise Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) platforms. This is a hands‑on engineering role supporting large‑scale, business‑critical VDI environments, with a focus on platform stability, performance, automation, and operational excellence. The successful candidate will have deep experience with VMware/Omnissa Horizon, enterprise VDI operations, and the supporting infrastructure including vSphere, Windows Server, and virtual desktop technologies. This is not a desktop support role—the focus is on platform engineering, infrastructure management, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, administer, and support large‑scale VMware/Omnissa Horizon VDI platforms.
- Manage and maintain Horizon infrastructure, including Connection Servers, Unified Access Gateways (UAG), Pods, Desktop Pools, and Golden Images.
- Administer VMware vSphere environments, including vCenter and ESXi.
- Monitor, optimise, and troubleshoot VDI performance across the full technology stack.
- Support Windows and Linux virtual desktop environments.
- Work closely with infrastructure, networking, security, and engineering teams to deliver a resilient VDI service.
- Drive platform improvements, automation, and operational efficiencies.
- Lead complex technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and platform standards.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across the VDI platform.
Required Skills & Experience
- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
- Strong hands‑on experience with VMware/Omnissa Horizon.
- Deep understanding of Horizon architecture, including: Connection Servers, Unified Access Gateway (UAG), Pods, Desktop Pools.
- Experience managing and supporting enterprise‑scale VDI environments.
- End‑to‑end VDI performance tuning and troubleshooting.
- Infrastructure
- VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi.
- Windows Server administration.
- Active Directory, Group Policy (GPO), DNS.
- Support and administration of Windows and Linux virtual desktops.
- Platform monitoring and operational support.
- Leadership
- Technical leadership and mentoring.
- Stakeholder engagement across engineering and infrastructure teams.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
- Experience working within structured operational and change management processes.
- VMware App Volumes, Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM), NSX and network segmentation.
- VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
- Enterprise storage and networking technologies.
- Experience within highly regulated or mission‑critical environments.
