2597 CAX VDI Engineer (Advanced)

SUMMARY:
Our client, a leading company in the automotive industry, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced CAX VDI Engineer (Advanced) to join their team. This role plays a vital role in designing, implementing, and maintaining VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) solutions specifically for CA (Computer Aided Engineering) applications.

As a CAX VDI Engineer (Advanced), you will be a technical expert with a strong understanding of VDI technologies, agile methodologies, and CA applications used within the automotive industry. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining cutting-edge VDI solutions that support the needs of BMW engineers.

POSITION INFO:
Essential Skills:

• Strong technical knowledge of:
  • Collaboration tools: Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket/GitHub
  • Operating Systems: Unix, Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu), Windows
  • Mounting technologies: Autofs, DFS
  • Protocols: NFS, CIFS
  • Virtualization technologies: VMWare Horizon/ESXi/Cloud Foundation
  • Agile methodologies (Scrum)
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, Powerpoint, Excel)
• Excellent communication and documentation skills

• Knowledge of Agile Working Model (AWM) Framework and dedicated roles
• Experience in DevOps methodologies and team leadership
• Knowledge of migrating complex VDI environments
• Expertise in Linux (Redhat/Ubuntu) for high-performance virtual environments
• Knowledge of storage technologies (EMC2, NetApp)
• Experience with systems management tools (scVENUS, Ansible) and Ansible Tower
• Familiarity with Public and Private Cloud solutions (Azure, AWS)
• Knowledge of Data Security & Privacy best practices
• Understanding of Directory Access Manager (DIVA)
• Knowledge of Intelligent Storage Orchestration Environment (iStore) and Active Directory Gruppentool (ADGR)

• Degree in Information Systems or equivalent experience
• Minimum 4 years of IT operations experience with ITIL certification (advantageous)
• Minimum 3 years of experience each in storage, Scrum, VDI/operating systems, and managing service provider topics
• Scrum certification (advantageous)

• Understand complex CA application architecture and its impact on VDI environments
• Design VDI solutions tailored to business needs using BMW guidelines
• Develop Ansible playbooks to optimize CA application performance in VDI deployments (Public/Private Cloud)
• Manage VDI operations and maintenance within a hybrid cloud architecture
• Understand BMW's CA Data Management/"Follow the Data" approach for VDI deployment
• Drive automation initiatives related to VDI deployment, resource management, and asset management
• Define specific VDI engineering roles catering to application needs, supporting BMW partner onboarding
• Analyze global engineering resource demands and design optimal VDI solutions
• Continuously update BMW's CA VDI cloud strategy with cutting-edge architecture
• Perform housekeeping, monitoring, and management of VDI platforms, focusing on stability, performance, and cost optimization
• Define self-service requests in ServiceNow portals for VDI needs (resizing, additional VDI, platform switch)
• Report and forecast overall CA VDI demands based on user requirements and platforms
• Support and consult application owners on cloud migration requests specifically for VDIs
• Manage Problem, Incident, and Change processes for dedicated ITSM service
• Willingness to work weekends (on-call) for changes
• Operate and maintain scripts (e.g., deletion)
• Keep documentation up-to-date in relevant systems (CMDB, Application Instance Wizard, Connect IT, resolveIT)
• Attend and moderate operational meetings
• Coordinate with external contractors and service providers
• Manage and track service provider feedback and timelines
• Manage security vulnerabilities