Lead VDI Engineer (Omnissa/VMware Horizon) - Defence/Secure Platforms
Farnborough (On-site)
*DV Clearance (eligibility required)*.(TO APPLY YOU MUST HAVE 5 YEARS UK RESIDENCY)*
£70,000 - £100,000 + Bens + Car Allowance + Company Bens
We're working with a leading technology organisation in the defence sector that is building out a highly secure, multi-tenant, multi-datacentre platform from a brand-new Farnborough site. As part of this programme, they're looking to hire a Lead VDI Engineer to take ownership of the EUC/VDI layer across a large-scale Wintel and VMware Horizon environment. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, working on systems aligned to NCSC-grade security standards, where you'll play a key role in shaping both the architecture and delivery of a critical platform.
The Role
You'll act as the technical lead for VDI/EUC, owning delivery end-to-end and setting the direction for how the environment is designed, deployed and operated.
Key responsibilities include:
* Leading the VDI/EUC workstream from a technical perspective
* Designing and implementing multi-site, multi-tenant VMware Horizon environments
* Driving delivery across the full life cycle - design, build, deployment, hardening and optimisation
* Ensuring the platform meets strict security, resilience and availability standards
* Producing and owning key documentation (LLDs, DR/failover procedures, release notes, runbooks)
* Defining and improving engineering standards, processes and best practice
* Supporting delivery across dev, test, pre-prod and production environments
Tech & Duties
* Omnissa (VMware) Horizon View
* Becrypt OS and Becrypt Enterprise Manager (EUD)
* VDI architecture, deployment and operational support
* Unified Access Gateway (UAG)
* App Volumes
* Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM)
* Secure by Design principles and security framework compliance
* DR planning, testing and documentation
* SLA management and incident resolution
* Lifecycle and obsolescence management
* LLD production and maintenance
* Release notes and operational runbook authorship
* Change control processes
* Requirements gathering and solution alignment
* Technology evaluation and emerging tech research
Leadership & Behavioural
* Providing technical leadership across the full delivery life cycle
* Mentoring and developing capability within the team (particularly junior engineers)
* Driving engineering best practice and continuous improvement
* Engaging with key stakeholders across Architecture, Service Management and Senior Leadership
* Managing and coordinating third-party suppliers
* Balancing BAU and project delivery, setting direction across workstreams
* Contributing to engineering strategy and innovation
What We're Looking For
* Strong experience delivering enterprise VMware Horizon environments
* Deep technical expertise across Horizon, vCenter, ESXi and UAG
* Experience with DEM, App Volumes and image life cycle management
* Strong understanding of security hardening aligned to CIS, NIST or similar frameworks
* Good working knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and networking fundamentals
* VMware certification (or equivalent hands-on experience)
Desirable Experience
* EUC endpoint design (thin/zero/thick clients across Windows or Linux)
* Secure desktop environments (eg Windows 11, BeCrypt Paradox)
* Microsoft infrastructure services (AD DS/AD FS)
* Cisco networking environments
* Enterprise DNS/DHCP administration
Why This Role?
* Opportunity to work on a greenfield, high-security platform
* Real ownership and influence over technical direction
* Exposure to complex, large-scale environments
* A genuinely hands-on leadership role with real impact
If you're a senior VDI specialist looking for a role where you can genuinely own and shape a platform, this is well worth a conversation.
Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
Lead VDI Engineer (Omnissa/VMware Horizon) - Defence/Secure Platforms
Farnborough (On-site)
DV Clearance (eligibility required) (5 years UK residency)
£70,000 - £100,000 + Bens + Car Allowance + Company Bens