Job Description
Omnissa Horizon & Liquidware Stratusphere VDI Engineer Job Title: Omnissa Horizon & Liquidware Stratusphere VDI Engineer Position Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Omnissa Horizon & Liquidware Stratusphere VDI Engineer to oversee, optimize, and scale our enterprise virtual desktop infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for managing a high-performance VDI environment built on VMware vSphere and NVIDIA vGPU architectures. The ideal candidate will serve as a subject matter expert in user experience monitoring, utilizing Liquidware Stratusphere UX to analyze protocol performance, audit desktop pools, and streamline our golden image strategy. Key Responsibilities Protocol Optimization: Conduct routine reviews of Horizon Blast Extreme and RDP usage. Monitor network bandwidth, frame rates, and latency to optimize remote delivery. Image & Clone Management: Maintain, update, and review two primary base images tailored for specific business needs. Manage and optimize full-clone configuration pools for reliability and scale. Platform Alignment: Perform comprehensive reviews of configuration settings across Omnissa Horizon (Connection Servers, UAGs) and VMware vSphere (ESXi, vCenter) to ensure structural stability and host density. Graphics Acceleration: Allocate, monitor, and troubleshoot NVIDIA vGPU profiles. Ensure power users and graphics-heavy workloads are correctly provisioned and performing optimally. Performance Analytics & Diagnostics: Leverage Liquidware Stratusphere UX to evaluate user experience metrics, diagnose login delays, and pinpoint root-cause bottlenecks across compute, storage, and network layers. Required Qualifications VDI Expertise: Proven experience engineering and administering Omnissa Horizon (formerly VMware Horizon) enterprise environments. Monitoring & Diagnostics: Deep technical proficiency with Liquidware Stratusphere UX for diagnostic troubleshooting and workspace analytics. Infrastructure & Compute: Strong background in core VMware vSphere infrastructure, including ESXi cluster management and vCenter configurations. Hardware Acceleration: Hands-on experience configuring and managing NVIDIA vGPU profiles and licensing in a virtualized environment. Protocols & OS: Expert-level knowledge of Horizon Blast Extreme and RDP. Experience maintaining master Windows base images for full-clone desktop deployments. Preferred Skills & Certifications Omnissa or VMware VDI-related certifications (e.g., VCP-DTM, VCAP-DTM). Liquidware Stratusphere certified professional status. NVIDIA Certified Associate or Professional in Virtual Compute.