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Senior VDI Engineer
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior VDI Engineer to design, implement, and provide senior-level engineering support to delivery teams operating Omnissa Horizon (formerly VMware Horizon) environments, up to and including Horizon 8. The engineer will work as part of a close-knit team of senior engineers on a confidential engagement, contributing hands-on expertise across the full Horizon stack, automation development, and support for physically and logically isolated VDI architectures.
This is an immediate-start engagement expected to run through the end of 2026, requiring flexible working hours across multiple time zones.
Position Details
| Position Title | Senior VDI Engineer (Omnissa Horizon) |
| Duration | Immediate start through end of year (EOY) 2026 |
| Availability | Immediate availability required |
| Working Hours | Flexible hours with coverage across multiple time zones |
| Language | English speaking |
| Confidentiality | Must maintain strict project confidentiality |
| Team | Works closely within a team of senior engineers |
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement physically and logically isolated Omnissa Horizon environments (through Horizon 8)
- Support the deployment and operation of physically and logically isolated VDI architectures, including dedicated physical thin client hardware.
- Develop automation to streamline provisioning, configuration, and operational tasks.
- Collaborate closely with a team of senior engineers while maintaining strict project confidentiality.
Required Qualifications (Must Have)
- 3 5 years of applied experience designing, implementing, and providing senior engineering support to delivery teams for Omnissa Horizon - up to and including Horizon 8.
- Familiarity and hands-on knowledge of the full stack of Horizon components, including:
- Connection Server
- Horizon Agent & Client
- Unified Access Gateway (UAG)
- Enrollment Server
- vCenter Server / vSphere
- Cloud Pod Architecture (CPA) for high availability
- Automation development skills.
- Familiarity with physically and logically isolated VDI architectures.
- Familiarity with dedicated physical thin client gear.
- Ability to work closely with a team of senior engineers.
- English speaking.
Preferred Qualifications
- Omnissa Horizon App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM).
- Familiarity with multiple deployment topologies (on-premises, cloud, and hybrid).
- Familiarity with Horizon Control Plane services and Image Management Service (IMS).
- Familiarity with multiple Horizon security elements (UAG, authentication, SSO, physical and logical isolation, etc.).
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