Skills and Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a Senior Platform Engineer, EUC Engineer, or Infrastructure Engineer role within a complex enterprise environment.
- Proven experience designing, implementing, supporting, and troubleshooting VMware Horizon environments.
- Strong technical knowledge of:
- VMware Horizon
- Unified Access Gateway (UAG)
- App Volumes
- Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM)
- Instant Clones
- VMware vSphere and ESXi
- VDI creation, management and monitoring.
- Extensive experience supporting Microsoft Windows Server and Windows desktop operating systems.
- Strong working knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, PKI, Certificate Services, and authentication technologies.
- Advanced PowerShell scripting and automation experience.
- Experience with virtualisation technologies, particularly VMware vSphere, vCenter, clusters, distributed switching, and storage integration.
- Strong understanding of end-user computing technologies, profile management, application virtualisation, and desktop lifecycle management.
- Experience troubleshooting complex platform issues to 3rd and 4th line support levels.
- Demonstrable experience working within Agile, DevOps, or product-focused delivery teams.
- Experience using infrastructure monitoring and performance management platforms.
- Working knowledge of Jira, Confluence, and IT Service Management tooling.
- Experience managing platform certificates and secure communications across enterprise environments.
- Proven experience delivering platform upgrades, migrations, and transformation initiatives.
- Good understanding of hybrid infrastructure environments spanning both on-premises and cloud-hosted services.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes.
Desirable
- Relevant qualifications in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP), VMware Horizon certification, or equivalent VMware accreditation.
- Microsoft certifications relating to Windows Server, Azure, or End User Computing technologies.
- Experience supporting cloud-based infrastructure platforms including GCP, Microsoft Azure and AWS.
- Knowledge of Identity and Access Management technologies including Entra ID (Azure AD), MFA, Conditional Access, and SSO solutions.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks.
Supplementary Information
- May involve occasional out-of-hours work to support maintenance activities, platform upgrades, or major incident response.
- Occasional travel between organisational sites may be necessary.
Our client operates hybrid working 2-3 days in East Kilbride, with occasional client site visits will be required into Glasgow.
Location: Glasgow (hybrid working - 2-3 days onsite)
Duration: 12 months +
Vetting: SC security clearance will be required
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Senior Platform Engineer / VDI Engineer in Glasgow employer: Synapri
At Synapri, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our team enjoys flexible remote working arrangements with the opportunity for occasional office interactions in London, ensuring a healthy work-life balance while contributing to cutting-edge LegalTech solutions. We are committed to employee growth, providing access to training and development resources that empower our engineers to excel in their careers.
