Citrix / VMware Horizon VDI Engineer

Analyzing incident trends and recurring service issues across VMware Horizon and Citrix Cloud platforms, propose targeted improvements and track implementation outcomes to reduce future disruptions. The role focuses on stable map-oriented application delivery, performance tuning and incident resolution within a day shift work from office model, ensuring consistent user experience and operational excellence across geographies.

Our client, a IT Services and Consulting company, is looking for a Citrix / VMware Horizon VDI Engineer for their Columbus, OH location.
 
Responsibilities:

• Geospatial Analyst MAP will design, optimize and support secure virtual desktop environments using PowerShell, VMware Horizon and Citrix Cloud for a global enterprise customer base.
• The role focuses on stable map-oriented application delivery, performance tuning and incident resolution within a day shift work from office model, ensuring consistent user experience and operational excellence across geographies.
• Design and maintain scalable virtual desktop infrastructures that support geo spatial applications and tools, ensuring consistent and reliable access for enterprise users across multiple business units.
• Administer VMware Horizon environments to provide stable desktop sessions, optimize resource utilization and reduce disruption for mapping and analytics workloads.
• Configure and manage Citrix Cloud deployments to deliver responsive access to map processing applications while maintaining alignment with organizational performance and security standards.
• Develop and maintain robust PowerShell automation scripts to streamline VDI provisioning, profile management, capacity checks and routine maintenance tasks, improving overall operational efficiency.
• Monitor end to end VDI performance metrics, proactively identify potential service degradation and implement corrective actions that minimize downtime for geospatial analysis teams.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, network and application teams to troubleshoot complex incidents in VMware Horizon and Citrix environments, driving timely root cause analysis and sustainable remediation.
• Implement strong access control, patching and hardening procedures for VDI components that host geo referenced data, supporting enterprise security and compliance policies.
• Document environment architectures, standard operating procedures, troubleshooting runbooks and automation guides in a clear and reusable format that supports consistent operations across teams.
• Collaborate with product owners and business analysts to translate requirements from mapping and spatial data initiatives into VDI capacity plans and configuration baselines.
• Perform impact assessments and regression validation for VDI platform upgrades or configuration changes, ensuring continuity of critical geospatial workloads during transformation activities.
• Provide day shift operational support for incidents, service requests and change tasks, maintaining clear communication with stakeholders and managing expectations on restoration timelines.
• Analyzing incident trends and recurring service issues across VMware Horizon and Citrix Cloud platforms, propose targeted improvements and track implementation outcomes to reduce future disruptions.
• Guide junior technical staff through knowledge sharing sessions focused on PowerShell usage, VDI best practices and effective support of geo spatial applications to build a stronger delivery capability.

 
Requirements:

• What are the top 3 skills required for this role:
• VDI - Vmware Horizon
• CITRIX, VDI - Citrix Cloud,
• PowerShell
• Experience:
• 8to10Yrs
• Required Skills:
• CITRIX, PowerShell, VDI
• Citrix Cloud, VDI - VMware Horizon
• Qualifications:
• Demonstrate extensive experience in designing and administering VMware Horizon based VDI environments for complex enterprise use cases that include high resource map and visualization applications.
• Show advanced proficiency in Citrix Cloud configuration, including application delivery, profile management and policy tuning that supports diverse geospatial analysis workloads.
• Exhibit strong PowerShell scripting skills used to automate VDI lifecycle activities, reporting and monitoring, thereby improving efficiency and reducing manual error.
• Apply solid understanding of Windows based virtual desktop operating systems, group policies and user profile solutions relevant to map centric application usage.
• Bring proven experience in incident management, problem analysis and change execution within structured service management frameworks for large distributed environments.
• Display familiarity with performance tuning techniques for virtual desktops, including resource sizing, image optimization and connection latency mitigation tailored to geo spatial tools.
• Utilize clear written and verbal communication capabilities to collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders, documenting solutions and operational procedures comprehensively.
• Maintain awareness of security and compliance practices related to handling of spatial datasets and user access within VDI platforms.
• Possess a background in supporting data intensive or graphics intensive applications that benefit from optimized virtual desktop delivery in an onsite day shift setting.
• Certifications Required:
• VMware Certified Professional Desktop Citrix Certified Associate Virtualization preferred MS Certified Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty beneficial
• Years of Experience:
• 10.00 Years of Experience

 
Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities