At a Glance
- Tasks: Support and manage a cutting-edge VDI platform in a dynamic enterprise environment.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking tech company in London with a hybrid work model.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Ideal for those seeking to grow in a fast-paced, innovative setting.
- Why this job: Make an impact by optimising VDI performance and enhancing user experience.
- Qualifications: Hands-on experience with VMware and strong troubleshooting skills required.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 50000 £ per year.
An experienced hands-on VDI Platform Engineer is required to support a medium-sized enterprise Omnissa (VMware) Horizon environment in a critical setting.
Responsibilities include:
- Running the enterprise Omnissa (VMware) Horizon platform day-to-day (pods, pools, brokers, gateways)
- Managing VDI infrastructure alongside platform teams (vSphere, storage, networking)
- Monitoring performance and capacity, troubleshooting issues end-to-end
- Supporting incidents, problem management and change activity
- Managing desktop pools, images and provisioning
- Supporting application delivery (App Volumes or similar) and user profiles (DEM or equivalent)
- Troubleshooting Windows and Linux VDI session and performance issues
- Supporting underlying Windows Server services (AD, DNS, authentication)
- Contributing to patching, upgrades and continuous platform improvements
Strong hands-on experience with VMware / Omnissa Horizon is essential, along with:
- Experience running VDI in enterprise environments
- Good understanding of Horizon architecture (connection servers, UAG, pools, images)
- vSphere (vCenter, ESXi)
- VDI performance and troubleshooting
- Solid Windows Server experience (AD, GPO, DNS, identity integration)
- Experience supporting Windows and/or Linux VDI desktops
- Strong troubleshooting skills across platform, OS and user experience
Desirable skills include:
- App Volumes or application layering tools
- Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) or equivalent
- NSX or network segmentation in VDI environments
- Experience in regulated or high-availability environments
We think you need these skills to ace VDI Platform Engineer - VMWare (Omnissa Horizon)
VDI Platform Engineering
VMware Horizon
vSphere
Storage Management
Networking
Performance Monitoring
Troubleshooting
