JobTitle: VDI Administrator / Engineer
Location: Houston, Tx (Onsite)
C2C/1099
Experience: 7–10+ years preferred
Key Responsibilities
Administer, configure, and support enterprise Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments, primarily using VMware Horizon.
Manage VMware Horizon components, including Connection Servers, Unified Access Gateways (UAG), desktop pools, application pools, and related infrastructure.
Create, maintain, and optimize VDI desktop pools, including persistent, non-persistent, floating, and dedicated desktop environments.
Manage VDI provisioning, user assignments, entitlements, session management, and access-related issues.
Create, maintain, and update Windows Golden Images and master templates, including OS updates, security patches, application installations, and configuration changes.
Administer user profile management using FSLogix, VMware Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM), or equivalent profile management solutions.
Monitor VDI environment health, capacity, availability, and performance; troubleshoot login delays, session disconnects, application issues, and desktop performance problems.
Perform routine maintenance, upgrades, patching, and configuration changes across VMware Horizon, vCenter, and ESXi environments.
Perform regular vulnerability assessments and remediation activities across VDI environments, including virtual desktops, Golden Images, Windows operating systems, and supporting infrastructure.
Coordinate with security and vulnerability management teams to review vulnerability scan findings, prioritize remediation based on severity, apply security patches and configuration fixes, and validate remediation through rescanning.
Support application virtualization and publishing using solutions such as VMware App Volumes, ThinApp, and Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH).
Support Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), including host pools, session hosts, application groups, image management, user assignments, and scaling.
Automate routine administration, monitoring, reporting, and provisioning activities using PowerShell and PowerCLI.
Provide L2/L3 operational support, incident resolution, root-cause analysis, documentation, and coordination with infrastructure, network, storage, and security teams.
Key Requirements & Qualifications
VDI Administration: 5–10+ years of hands-on experience administering enterprise VDI environments, with strong expertise in VMware Horizon.
VMware Infrastructure: Strong working knowledge of VMware Horizon, vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, desktop pools, Connection Servers, UAG, and virtual machine provisioning.
Desktop & Profile Management: Experience managing Windows Golden Images, desktop templates, FSLogix, VMware DEM, App Volumes, and persistent/non-persistent desktops.
Azure & Cloud VDI: Hands-on exposure to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), including host pools, session hosts, image management, provisioning, and troubleshooting. VMware Cloud or Azure VMware Solution experience is an added advantage.
Scripting & Troubleshooting: Proficiency in PowerShell/PowerCLI, Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, networking, and VDI performance troubleshooting.
Good communication skills and stakeholder communication
Preferred: Experience with Citrix-to-VMware Horizon migrations, large-scale VDI deployments, RDSH, Veeam backup/recovery, and VDI infrastructure upgrades
Thanks & Regards
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