VDI Platform Engineer - SC Clearance Mandatory

Summary: The role of VDI Platform Engineer requires candidates to possess strong hands-on experience with VMware Horizon and a solid understanding of enterprise VDI operations. The position emphasizes performance tuning and troubleshooting within VDI environments, alongside a good knowledge of vSphere. Candidates must also demonstrate problem-solving skills across various platforms and user experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and operate enterprise VDI environments.
• Tune and troubleshoot VDI performance end-to-end.
• Support Windows and Linux VDI desktops.
• Maintain a solid understanding of Horizon architecture.
• Utilize vSphere components effectively.
• Implement problem-solving strategies across platforms and infrastructure.

Key Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with VMware/Omnissa Horizon.
• Solid understanding of Horizon architecture (Connection Servers, UAG, Pods, Pools, Images).
• Good knowledge of vSphere (vCenter, ESXi).
• Strong Windows Server knowledge (AD, GPO, DNS, authentication).
• Experience in VDI performance tuning & troubleshooting.
• Problem-solving across platform, infrastructure, and user experience.
• Experience supporting Windows/Linux VDI desktops.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

JD/Role Overview - Complete JD attached for reference -

Candidates must be strong VDI platform engineers with hands-on Horizon experience (not desktop support), with good exposure to vSphere and enterprise VDI operations.

Must-Have Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with VMware/Omnissa Horizon (VDI platform)
• Solid understanding of Horizon architecture (Connection Servers, UAG, Pods, Pools, Images)
• Experience managing enterprise VDI environments (run & operations)
• Good knowledge of vSphere (vCenter, ESXi)
• Proven experience in VDI performance tuning & troubleshooting (end-to-end)
• Strong Windows Server knowledge (AD, GPO, DNS, authentication)
• Experience supporting Windows/Linux VDI desktops
• Strong problem-solving across platform, infrastructure, and user experience

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with App Volumes/application layering tools
• Knowledge of Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) or similar profile tools
• Exposure to NSX/network segmentation in VDI setups
• Experience in regulated/high-availability environments
• Exposure to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)/platform engineering
• Basic understanding of storage and networking in VDI ecosystems