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Virtual Desktop Engineer

CHICAGO-60607, IL, US
08/08/2019

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Required Skills

VMWare

Company

Infinity Consulting Solutions, Inc

Experience

2 to 5 Year(s)

Job Description

VIRTUAL DESKTOP ENGINEER

An established financial firm is actively seeking and experienced Virtual Desktop Engineer with a strong background working with and supporting VDI and MDM platforms.

The Virtual Desktop Engineer should have an in-depth understanding of platforms that support endpoint systems - VDI, MDM/MAM, and current/future Remote Access (Citrix, VPN, RDSH, etc.) are platforms under ownership for this role.

This is a highly visible role and will be an integral part of several company-wide initiatives.

Excellent communication skills are required as you will be working closely with all areas of IT and non-technical teams, i.e. Marketing, Investment Management, etc.

The ideal Virtual Desktop Engineer will take ownership around the virtual desktop infrastructure and mobility management systems and will be able to articulate the strategies and rollout plans to tech and non-tech alike.

Responsibilities:

Take ownership around virtual desktop infrastructure and mobility management

Own the platforms of endpoint from a firm level.

Set up strategies and direction for the virtual endpoint systems

You will provide guidance on optimization of desktops for platform interoperability and act as liaison between central technologies and endpoint support teams on issues and tasks.

Collaborate on platform direction with management and lead execution of projects within endpoint strategic pod.

Assistance with the design and coordination of platform disaster recovery and performance and availability of systems will be part of this roles responsibilities.

Comfortable working alongside a Delivery Manager to ensure upgrades and strategies are rolled out successfully across the firm

Able to work with and articulate plans to the business

Requirements:

5+ years working as a Desktop or Systems Engineer

2+ years focusing on VMWare engineering or administration

2+ years working with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

2+ years working with Mobile Device Management (MDM)

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure - Preferably VMWare Horizon View

Desktop Optimization - Preferably UEM or UE-V

Mobility Management Platforms - Preferably Airwatch or InTune

Remote Access Products - Such as Citrix or RDSH and VPN

Exposure working within Cloud (specifically Azure) is a nice to have

Virtual Application Technologies - Such as ThinApp or Virtual Volumes is nice to have

Disaster Recovery of Endpoint Platforms desired, not required