Cloud Support Engineer III, VDI / AVD SME

Immediate need for a talented Cloud Support Engineer III, VDI / AVD SME. This is a Fulltime opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Raleigh, NC(Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested. 

Job ID: 24-44689

Pay Range: $95,000 - $116,000/annum.  Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain multiple customer environments.
• Work a minimum of 40 hours a week.
• Update and Manage ticket backlog based on internal policies.
• Crisis Management - Identify any high-priority issues and escalate them to the next level.
• Provide Customer-First experience while utilizing phone calls, emails, and the ticketing system to manage cases.
• Work cohesively with a team as well as all divisions of the company. Customer-first approach.
• Effectively engage resources inside and outside of your team to further the troubleshooting and resolution of issues which may include other technical engineers, account teams, or project managers.
• Deliver solutions that lead to problem resolution or mitigation with a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Be able to independently research and learn new material/ concepts, then share the latest knowledge with the team.
• Be able to listen to, accept, and accurately follow directions from senior engineers.
• Be able to interface with Vendors to achieve resolutions for the customer.
• Be able to upkeep various spreadsheets accurately.
• Assist with creating, reviewing, and updating internal Knowledge Base Articles.
• Provide technical guidance to CSE1s and technicians.
• Provide training to technicians on VDI technologies and procedures.
• Provide technical reviews for RFCs to other engineers on the team.
• Ensure the client(s) environment is fully patched and running compatible components. (OS, Apps, Vmware Tools, etc.)
• Update Customer environments to newer Long Term Stable Releases (LTSR), Cumulative Updates (CU), and apply security patches.
• Be able to receive, understand, and implement advanced technical procedures: Troubleshoot and document.
• Interface with adjacent teams to provide advanced and unique solutions.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience: 

• High School Diploma/GED and 7 years’ experience in a related field.
• The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as any level degree/certification beyond a HS diploma/GED in a related discipline and 5 years’ experience;
• 9 years’ experience in a related field
• Excellent troubleshooting methodology.
• Excellent communication, presentation, writing, and editorial abilities.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Flexibility to work alternative days and shifts as needed.
• Manage VDI environments
• Experience with: Citrix, AVD, Horizon, RDS; AVD expertise is a priority for this role
• Willingness to work on a 24x7 on-call rotation schedule.
• AZ-900
• AZ-104
• AZ-140
• Advanced Windows management
• Active Directory - Server roles (installation, configuration, and management), Object management, Group management, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, Replication, IIS, FSMO.
• OS Optimization.
• Server Optimization - Performance Monitoring, investigation, and remediation -> Memory, CPU, Disk, I/O, AV management, scheduled maintenance, etc.
• GPO Optimization.
• Log analysis.
• Intermediate Citrix (XenApp) LTSR 1912, 2203
• PVS, Storefront, Director, Session Host, Base Image, NetScaler, UPM, Citrix Policies.
• Log analysis
• Advanced RDS
• RDS Gateway, Certificates, Hosts, etc.)
• Ability to manage, renew, monitor, & and configure Certificates on multiple platforms.
• Understanding of Cybersecurity concepts - CVE remediation, environment hardening, etc.
• Nerdio Certification
• Citrix Certified Associate (CCA)
• Legacy Windows OS experience, management, and troubleshooting - 2008, 2012/R2.
• Advanced Virtualization: VMware ESXi, VMware vSphere, VMware vCenter, VMware vCloud.
• Experience with N-able Management.
• Good understanding of parallel technologies.
• Networking- Fortigate, VPN (Layer 1 and Layer 2), VeloCloud, Firewall.
• Microsoft services - Outlook/ Exchange, Azure AD.
• MFA/2FA: Duo, Azure MFA, Workspace One, OneLogin.
• Veeam Back up and Restoration - Veam Self Service portal, VBR.

Our client is a leading Auto Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar fulltime positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration. 

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Salary : $95,000 - $116,000