Virtual Reality Hardware Engineer

We are seeking an experienced VDI Engineer to maintain and support a high-performance Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment for our End Clients Trading Desk and Front Office users. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in low-latency systems , Citrix or VMware Horizon platforms , and a strong understanding of financial trading workflows . This role requires close collaboration with traders, application teams, and infrastructure engineers to ensure a seamless, secure, and performant end-user experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain VDI environments (Citrix / VMware Horizon / Azure Virtual Desktop) optimized for high-performance trading applications.
• Assist with VDI Design and build.
• Onsite Support for incident response and problem management .
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune VDI performance to minimize latency and maximize reliability.
• Provide Tradefloor support for Trader Users.
• Laise with network, storage, and systems teams to optimize backend infrastructure supporting virtual desktops.
• Deploy and maintain images, applications, and profiles for traders.
• Laise with information security team to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory standards.
• Maintain documentation of VDI architecture, configurations, and operational procedures.
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide support during market hours.
• W2 Employment with 40 hours per week.
• Our end client in a multinational investment Bank based in New York City.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience managing VDI environments (Citrix Virtual Apps/Desktops, VMware Horizon, or Azure Virtual Desktop).
• Strong understanding of Windows 10/11, Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy.
• Experience with Bloomberg, Reuters, Eikon, and custom trading applications .
• Exposure to real-time market data systems and FIX protocol environments.
• Knowledge of cloud-hosted VDI (Azure, AWS WorkSpaces) .