VDI Stack Operations Specialist (Expert)

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JOB OVERVIEW

• Date Posted: Posted 5 days ago
• Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng
• Job Title: VDI Stack Operations Specialist (Expert)
• Closes: 7 October 2024
• Education Level: Bachelors Degree
• Job Level: Senior
• Minimum Experience: 5- 7 Years

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience in VMWare Horizon Cloud preferably Next Gen
• Knowledge of VMWare Workspace ONE Access and Unified Endpoint Management
• Knowledge of Microsoft Intune
• Knowledge in Scripting (Powershell)
• Experience in VMWare Intelligence
• Experience with Active Directory and GPO
• Experience Citrix Xen-Desktop (higher then 7.x) and Xen-App (higher then 7.x) full stack
• Experience Citrix Netscaler (higher then 12.x) and Storefront
• Experience Citrix XenServer (higher then 7.x)
• Experience Citrix on VMware Hypervisor Stack (higher VMWare ESXi 6.x)
• Experience in troubleshooting in infrastructure
• Experience with ITL processes (Incident, Change and Problem management)
• Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:

• Experience with cloud technologies and cloud providers (Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services)
• Microsoft W365
• Experience in operation, maintenance of VDI technologies (Microsoft and VMware Horizon)
• Automated problem remediation
• Machine learning (ML) for data analytics
• Network troubleshooting skills
• Understand Rest API technology
• Experience with cloud technologies and cloud providers (Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services)
• Experience in operation, maintenance of VDI technologies (Microsoft and VMware Horizon)
• Experience in operation of Windows Servers (higher then 2016)
• Experience in Windows Client (Windows 10 / 11) OS troubleshooting and patch management
• Experience with Scripting (PowerShell, Python etc.)
• Experience in data driven monitoring and analytics
• Experience monitoring tools (Aternity, SCOM, AZURE, Nagius, Dynatrace etc.)
• Experience in Azure Networking
• Experience in Azure Monitoring Tools
• Experience in VMWare Freestyle

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• A university degree in a relevant field of study (e.g., computer science, engineering, sciences, etc.) or a comparable qualification
• 5+ years
• Operations experience with Citrix VDI and App stack
• Experience with windows desktops and server support
• Experience with Windows Terminal Server
• Experience with software packaging and image creation
• Operations experience with Citrix / VMWare VDI and App stack
• Experience with ITIL processes (Problem, Incident, Change management)

Be part of a global team responsible for the development and operation of the Digital Workspace that includes the product Virtual Device (VDI).
Our Product vision: We provide virtual desktops and apps within 10 minutes to our customers worldwide.
The focus lies on worldwide delivery (Cloud & On Premises) of the virtual desktop, App and access infrastructure for internal and external partners.
This product, as part of the Digital Workspace, offers a complex platform which allows the scaling of high-performance virtual desktops and apps.

Our service delivery is for all company processes within the Group.

• Be involved in the maintenance and operation of a global Digital Workspace infrastructure for virtual devices.
• Be a maintenance and operations focused team member for our cloud and on premises VDI platforms.
• Make sure that the infrastructure for VDI platforms run smoothly
• Actively work on constantly improving operational excellence including automation and proactive monitoring approaches
• Collaborate with an international product team, external providers, vendors and end-users.
• Treat security as a first-class citizen
• Work closely with stakeholders, development teams in constantly improving our VDI platforms stability and availability
• Work with other IT teams on integration of new features and components