VDI Infrastructure Engineer at Loginsoft Consulting LLC

VDI Infrastructure Engineer Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid - 3 days in-office) Duration: 5 Months

Description:
As a VDI Infrastructure Engineer, you will be an expert in architecting, designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining our company s virtual desktop platforms. Our VDI footprint consists of VMware Horizon that is deployed on-premises and in the cloud. This platform is responsible for supporting a large range of business stakeholders and workloads from general computing to resource intensive development applications. The VDI Infrastructure engineer will bring a high-level of expertise in the administration of VMWare Horizon, Windows, and Linux desktop operating systems. You will be responsible for all areas of the VDI lifecycle including management, provisioning, triage, monitoring, and decommissioning of individual VDIs and associated technologies. This position involves support of VDI technologies and end-users across various Client locations across the globe.

To be successful, you will possess a unique blend of business and technical acumen; a big-picture vision as well as the drive and attention to detail that transforms vision into a reality.

Job Responsibilities / Typical Day in the Role

Architect, build, maintain, and support virtual desktop delivery platforms based on technical requirements provided by application, systems and business stakeholders
Responsible for administering scalable virtual desktop infrastructure in both a private and public cloud environment.
Manage and maintain Horizon View desktop pools, application pools, and user entitlements
Handles Tier 3 (complex) issues providing advanced support and triage of end-to-end virtualized environments; Works with the vendor as needed
Provision and configure Horizon, Unified Access Gateway (UAG), connection Servers, and end-user VDI desktop images
Assist with critical patching and vulnerability remediations
Create and maintain documentation. Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and latest technology trends
Responsible for basic management of server hardware and storage solutions that power the VDI footprint
Participates in all application integration design sessions

Must Have Skills:

VMWare/Omnissa Horizon experience
Build out Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments
Windows Desktop/ Operating experience
Tune windows operating systems for VDI
Cloud Experience
Omnissa/VMWare Horizon experience in Azure

Nice to Have Skills:

Experience with vCenter and vSphere ESXi
Experience with scripting/coding automation tools and technologies
Experience in Azure cloud environments and Horizon Control Plane 2.0.
PowerCLi, PowerShell, Python, and/or Bash scripting coursework or experience is desirable
MySQL/MSSQL a plus

Soft Skills:

Ability to analyze, optimize and troubleshoot system performance issues in a desktop environment

Education / Certifications

Bachelor s degree or equivalent experience is required