Nikki Jay

Technical Specialist - Desktop Virtualisation (Contract) @Worldpay

London, GB

Worked with vendors and 3rd parties to define and create LLDs for the Citrix (XenApp, XenDesktop, PVS/MCS, EdgeSight, NetScaler and Branch Repeater), Microsoft (SCCM 2012 & Bitlocker) and Symantec VIP solutionsImplementation of the Production and PreProd Citrix infrastructure across 2 Active-Active datacentres including XenApp 6.5, PVS 6.1, XenDesktop 5.6, EdgeSight, ESLT and SCCM 2012/AppV 4.6 application delivery and management.XenApp/XenDesktop infrastructure continual improvement, optimisation, support, capacity management and DR capabilities.Use of LoginVSI to load test both XenApp & XenDesktop. Analysis to determine component infrastructure impact and continual optimisation, as well as baselining changes. AMD/Intel load testing and right sizing.Management of PVS/MCS infrastructure and images including server expansion, patching and application deploymentProject team lead for clients and applications and Citrix teamVMware administration of the SBC/VDI environment NetScaler 9/10 administration and supportApplication delivery, discovery and troubleshooting across multi platforms and infrastructure components deliverd via SCCM and AppVEvaluation of WorldPay end user infrastructure requirements including PCI considerations against current market solutions to define a recommended desktop delivery infrastructure.Complete a high level design document detailing the recommended solutions and products and their integration including desktop virtualisation infrastructure, desktop management infrastructure, laptop/thin client infrastructure, end point protection solution, remote access solution and wan optimisation technologyCollaborate with vendors to provide detailed infrastructure requirements for the desktop virtualisation solution and translate these into of bill of materials for the project.Define licensing compliance requirements for all desktop/server infrastructure components including the use of Centrix Workspace IQ to determine current usage