Horizon VDI Engineer

Exciting Opportunity Alert! HTC Global Services is hiring Horizon VDI Engineer - Immediate joiners for our premium project at Chennai & Hyderabad .

HTC Global Services - a leading CMM level 5 global provider of innovative IT and Business Process Services and Solutions since 1990 with headquarters in Troy, Michigan, USA.

Location: Chennai/Hyderabad

Mode: 5 days work from office (NO HYBRID)

Shift: 24*7 Rotational

The Horizon VDI Administrator will manage VMware Horizon environments, desktop images, user sessions, and performance while also handling enterprise backup or monitoring operations. The role is responsible for ensuring a secure, reliable, and highly available VDI platform with strong data protection capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

VDI Administration

• Deploy, configure, and manage VMware Horizon environments (pools, farms, UAGs).
• Create and maintain golden images, snapshots, and application delivery configurations.
• Troubleshoot VDI issues such as login failures, profile corruption, connectivity, and performance.
• Monitor Horizon performance, user experience, and session stability.
• Upgrade and patch VDI components (Horizon, agents, connection servers).

Backup Administration (or Monitoring – based on candidate)

• Manage backup systems supporting VDI infrastructure (Cohesity/Commvault/Avamar).
• Monitor backup jobs, validate recovery, and troubleshoot failures.
• Perform storage and capacity planning for VDI-related file shares and datastores.
• Administer SAN/NAS arrays and cloud storage for user profiles and VDI workloads.

Monitoring Operations

• Configure monitoring alerts and dashboards using AppDynamics, Splunk, or server monitoring tools.
• Track system health, login times, session metrics, and performance thresholds.
• Generate reports for usage, capacity, incidents, and service health.

System & Security

• Install, harden, and maintain Windows servers used in VDI (AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO).
• Ensure compliance with security standards for virtual desktops.
• Implement DR processes and support testing of recovery procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT / Computer Science (preferred).
• 6+ years of experience in VDI administration (Horizon preferred).
• Strong knowledge of VMware Horizon, Windows server imaging, GPO, and profile management tools.
• Experience with backup tools (Cohesity / Commvault / Avamar) or monitoring tools (AppDynamics / Splunk).
• Familiarity with storage platforms (NetApp, Qumulo, SAN/NAS) and VMware vSphere.
• Scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash) for automation.

Preferred Certifications

• VMware VCP-DT or VCP-DCV
• Backup/Storage certifications (Cohesity, Commvault, etc.)
• ITIL Foundation

Soft Skills

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Proactive and detail-oriented
• Ability to manage multiple issues under pressure

Interested immediate joiners please do share your updated CV to mentioning your Current CTC, expected CTC and notice period details.

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