Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Engineer

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Country: United Kingdom
City: Birmingham

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About CRH

We are CRH, and we are committed to contributing to a more resilient and sustainable built environment. We understand the wider impact our businesses can make in supporting human activity. We continue to do this through the delivery of unique, superior building materials and products for use in road and critical utility infrastructure, commercial building projects and outdoor living solutions.

CRH (NYSE: CRH, LSE: CRH) is the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing c.78,500 people at c.3,390 operating locations in 28 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in both North America and Europe. As the essential partner for transportation and critical utility infrastructure projects, complex non-residential construction and outdoor living solutions, CRH’s unique offering of materials, products and value-added services helps to deliver a more resilient and sustainable built environment. The company is ranked among sector leaders by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating agencies. A Fortune 500 company, CRH’s shares are listed on the NYSE and LSE.

Without you noticing our products, we are everywhere you live, work, and relax.

Ourproject portfolioincludes some of the most sustainable and cutting-edge building projects around the world. Think of the asphalt on theSilverstone Grand Prix Circuit, the Paris Metro Rail project, but also the Louis Vuitton Museum in Paris, parts of the Burj Khalifa, and the Kennedy Space Centre.

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About the role

We\’re currently looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Engineer to join our European IT team, based in the UK (hybrid working available).The role is responsible for designing and implementing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure solutions, enhancing user experience and ensuring security and scalability. This role will also support the transition to a modern workplace environment, deploying VDI solutions, and managing the seamless deployment of applications to ‘low-bandwidth’ operational sites.

Main responsibilities

In this role you\’ll:

• Design and implement VDI solutions that meet business needs and enhance user experience.
• Manage and deploy applications seamlessly to ‘low-bandwidth’ operational sites, ensuring optimal performance.
• Enhance user experience with VDI by optimising performance and ensuring security and scalability.
• Monitor and manage VDI environments to ensure high uptime and reliability.
• Reduce reliance on legacy applications by supporting modern virtualization technologies.
• Collaborate with other IT teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment and support for VDI initiatives.

To be successful in this role you\’ll need:

• Proven project management skills, with the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Experience with multiple Cloud software products, platforms and vendors.
• Demonstrable professional accreditations / certifications such as ITIL, PMP, Prince2, TOGAF, PMBOK, Azure etc.
• An in-depth knowledge of VDI technologies and best practices.
• A detailed understanding and experience of deploying applications to production environments.
• A knowledge of security and compliance standards relevant to VDI.
• Language: English (Fluent). Desirable: Second European Language (preferred)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with people at all levels across the organisation.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities.
• The ability to translate business requirements into viable technical solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills (all directions).
• The ability to communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Significant hands-on, technical experience of working as part of an IT operations team in a virtualisation role.
• A college diploma or university degree in business, information systems, or a related technical field.
• Proven experience of working in a federated matrix model.
• Experience with VDI platforms such as Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix, or similar.

What CRH Offers You

A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

Highly competitive salary package

Comprehensive secondary benefits

Significant contribution to your pension plan

Health and wellness programs, including an on-site gym and fitness classes

Excellent opportunities to develop and progress with a global organization

Connect your future to CRH

We are curious to learn more about you. At CRH, we believe our mutual differences contribute to the healthy, productive, and enjoyable workspace we create. Please introduce yourself and send us your application.

Is this role not for you, but do you know someone who would love to join the team? Please let us know!

CRH finds it important that vacancies are shared to individuals that may find them interesting and/or could be suitable for the role

Please contact our recruitment team at careers@crh.com.

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Benefits/perks listed above may vary depending on the nature of the employment with CRH and the country where you work.

Please note that we cannot accept any applications submitted through email for GDPR purposes. Candidates must apply through our job portal.

We do not accept candidate introductions for this position from recruitment agencies, unless you have been instructed to do so by our recruitment team.

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