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@dharmaandelauser
Senior VMware VDI engineer specializing in Horizon, vSphere, vSAN, NSX-T automation.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a Senior VDI and VMware Engineer with 6+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and operating enterprise virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructures. I lead Horizon/Omnissa environments including Instant Clones, App Volumes, DEM, Workspace ONE integration, and core vSphere platforms while driving automation with PowerCLI and participating in DR planning and testing.
Throughout my career I have reduced top polluters by 25% through documented RCAs, supported 24/7 on-call operations for P1/P2 incidents, mentored junior engineers, and managed server administration, backups, and security hardening to maintain stability and compliance across production environments.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior VDI Engineer
Denken Solutions
Feb 2023 - Present (2 years 11 months)
Lead design, deployment, and lifecycle management of Omnissa Horizon VDI environments, drove VDI 2.0 modernization, and reduced top polluters by 25% through RCAs and process improvements.
VDI / VMware Engineer
OpenTeQ Technologies
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023 (11 months)
Supported enterprise Horizon VDI environments, assisted migration from legacy VDI to Horizon, managed golden images and App Volumes, and monitored performance using vRealize/Aria.
ECVMware Engineer
EC-Council
Feb 2021 - Feb 2022 (1 year)
Administered VMware vSphere infrastructure (ESXi, vCenter), managed HA/DRS/vMotion, handled host patching and capacity planning to support enterprise workloads.
VMware Engineer
Global Data - NewStatesman
Jun 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 6 months)
Built and managed vSphere environments for production workloads, installed ESXi and vCenter, managed clusters and datastores, and performed performance tuning and DR drills.
ECAnalytics Specialist
EC-Council
Dec 2017 - Jun 2019 (1 year 6 months)
Delivered analytics that improved forecasting accuracy by 25% through data analysis and reporting to support business decision-making.
WIDeveloped and administered Cognos BI reporting, optimized BI environments, and supported ETL processes to improve reporting reliability.
Software Consultant
Vision Systems Group
Feb 2006 - Aug 2009 (3 years 6 months)
Delivered Cognos BI and data warehouse solutions for clients, implementing reporting and ETL pipelines to support analytics needs.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UMUniversity of Madras
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Madras University focusing on core computer science fundamentals and engineering principles.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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