VDI Engineer

Company: TEKsystems Careers
Location: Raleigh
Posted on: September 2, 2024

Job Description:

*Description:*
We are hiring a VDI Engineer to provide assistance, expertise, suggestions and recommendations for the design, configuration, installation, deployment, administration and troubleshooting of VMware products and services, including but not limited to the following VMWare technology:
Operational support of all Windows system administration within the EUC space including Windows Server and Windows Desktop Operating systems.
Deploy and maintain secure desktop images in the VMware virtual desktop Infrastructure in accordance with policies and industry standards
Develop automation through scripting and APIs (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, PowerShell, Python, Bash, Terraform)
Support UCO / Aria Automation
Perform certificate lifecycle management for systems and applications
Serve as SME for VMWare and other virtualization solutions
Description: VDI Engineer Resource (1 of Resources)

• Operational support of all Windows system administration within the EUC space including Windows Server and Windows Desktop Operating systems.
• Deploy and maintain secure desktop images in the VMware virtual desktop Infrastructure in accordance with policies and industry standards
• Centrally store, manage, and maintain user preferences and data
• Manage and maintain VMware AppVolumes managers, databases, App Stacks and writable volumes
• The selected individual will work independently with minimal supervision or as part of a team
• May be required to create time sensitive deliverables
• May lead project teams within assigned unit develop, plan and manage project tasks
• Participate in the preparation of materials and oral presentations for customers and management
• Play a lead role in meetings relating to specific technical projects or tasks
• Respond promptly to incidents in ServiceNow
• Will be assigned responsibility for advanced technical issues in the environment for problem resolution
• Diagnose and repair system problems working closely with vendor support for all servers, software and other hardware directly or with the team members
• Define, monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot system performance of all EUC systems
• Basic understanding of data center networking (TCP/IP, switching/routing, ports and protocols, firewall concepts, load-balancing)
• Strong, demonstrable scripting experience in one or more of the following: PowerShell, VBScript, C++, Unix Shell, Python, Perl, Ruby, JavaScript, etc.
• Basic understanding of storage protocols (e.g. NFS, SMB, S3, FC, iSCSI, NVMe)
• Good knowledge of Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Group Policy.
• Knowledge of MS Windows desktop operating systems including Windows 10 and MS Server 2012 & 2012 R2.
• Knowledge of MS database server SQL Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2 or 2014.
• Experience with hardening and improving the security of Windows operating systems and hardware platforms, local area networks, wide area networks, messaging, and client-server applications.
• Ability to develop and maintain IT documentation.
• Independently analyzes and develops innovative resolutions for complex problems involving availability and/or performance at the component level. Works with vendors to resolve problems and, implements solutions independently
• Leads project teams within assigned unit. Develops, plans, and manages project tasks.
• Provides training to less experienced team members of the IS department.
• Will make registry edits.
• Ability to support UCO / Aria Automation
  *Skills:*
  Horizon View, UEM, User Environment Manager, Workspace One, ThinApp, App Volumes, vRealize
  *Additional Skills & Qualifications:*
  Preferred Certifications: VMware Certifications (VCP) , Nutanix (NCP), or similar server virtualization certs preferred
  
  
  
  
  
  About TEKsystems:
  
  We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
  
  The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
  

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