Omnissa Horizon Deployment Engineer

Role Summary
An experienced Omnissa Horizon Deployment Engineer is required to lead deployment initiatives across multiple sites, ensuring the seamless implementation of virtual desktop infrastructure and related technologies. This senior-level role involves configuring and managing virtualization platforms, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and supporting security integrations. The successful candidate will oversee infrastructure readiness, deployment, and optimization of a complex virtual environment to meet organizational needs.

Responsibilities

• Assess and verify infrastructure readiness for Horizon Virtual Desktop implementation.
• Configure hardware, virtual networks, storage, and security integrations for virtualization environments.
• Support integration of on-premises data centers with security and privileged access management solutions.
• Configure and support VMware vSphere ESXi hosts, vCenter, and manage Microsoft Hyper-V hosts, virtual switches, and clustering.
• Deploy Windows Server virtual machines and install Horizon Connection Server components.
• Configure Horizon policies, Events Database, Active Directory integration, load balancers, and certificates.
• Deploy and manage App Volumes, Unified Access Gateways, and Nvidia GRID licensing and GPU appliances.
• Install and configure Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) and Microsoft FSLogix profiles.
• Prepare and maintain virtual desktop images, including migration, optimization, and security policies.
• Configure Horizon pools, Cloud Pod Architecture, and perform validation testing with stakeholder sign-off.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Proven experience deploying and managing VMware Horizon, vSphere, and Microsoft Hyper-V environments.
• In-depth knowledge of virtualization, VDI architecture, security protocols, and Active Directory.
• Hands-on experience with Nvidia GRID, DEM, and FSLogix profile management.
• Familiarity with enterprise virtualization hardware such as Cisco UCS servers and storage solutions such as Pure Storage.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and technical documentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to conduct technical knowledge transfer sessions.
• Relevant VMware, Microsoft, or related certifications are preferred.
• Ability to work independently and remotely with a flexible schedule.

Publishing Pay Range: $70.00 – $80.00 USD Hourly

This is a fully remote role and can be performed from an approved location.