Reference: JHB001913-Laka-1 VDI Stack Monitoring Specialist (Senior) Join our dynamic team as a VDI Stack Monitoring Specialist and drive excellence in managing and optimizing virtual desktop infrastructures. Leverage your expertise in Azure and VMware technologies to ensure seamless operation, proactive monitoring, and innovative improvements of our global VDI platforms. Collaborate with international teams to enhance service delivery and operational stability while tackling complex challenges in a fast-paced environment. ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: - Experience in Azure Monitoring Tools - Experience in VMWare Horizon Cloud preferably Next Gen - Experience in Azure Networking - Knowledge of VMWare Workspace ONE Access and Unified Endpoint Management - Knowledge of Microsoft Intune - Knowledge in Scripting (Powershell) - Experience in VMWare Intelligence - Experience in VMWare Freestyle - Experience in operation of Windows Servers (higher than 2016) - Experience in Windows Client (Windows 10 / 11) OS troubleshooting and patch management - Experience with Active Directory and GPO - Experience with Scripting (PowerShell, Python etc.) - Experience Citrix Xen-Desktop (higher than 7.x) and Xen-App (higher than 7.x) full stack - Experience Citrix Netscaler (higher than 12.x) and Storefront - Experience Citrix XenServer (higher than 7.x) - Experience Citrix on VMware Hypervisor Stack (higher than VMWare ESXi 6.x) - Experience with monitoring tools (Aternity, SCOM, AZURE, Nagios, Dynatrace etc.) - Experience in troubleshooting in infrastructure - Experience in data-driven monitoring and analytics - Experience with ITIL processes (Incident, Change and Problem management) - Plan and execute maintenance tasks (change management) - Plan and execute infrastructure lifecycle tasks (technical lifecycle, change management) - Resolve incident tickets - Analyze and resolve problem tickets - Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: - 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 - Understanding of 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) WHICH QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE DO WE NEED FOR THE ROLE? - 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 - Experience with hardware and software lifecycle - Experience with ITIL processes (Problem, Incident, Change management) WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES? - 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. - Ensure smooth operation of VDI platforms. - Actively work on 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. Main Function: - Be responsible for the operations and standardization of the enterprise VDI infrastructure, platform, and desktop components. - Verify, plan, and execute maintenance tasks together with other infrastructure teams. - Continuously improve operational stability. - Automate platform operations, troubleshooting, and maintenance topics. - Install, configure, maintain, and deploy virtual Apps and desktop images. - Installation, Configuration, and maintenance of RDSH servers, e.g., Windows Server, Windows Multisession. - Installation, Configuration, and maintenance of Published Application presentation layer (e.g., XenApp & Citrix Workspace). - Application and Server hardening (e.g., Ivanti). - Work with Application Monitoring tools.
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