EUC/VDI Solutions Architect

Info Way Solutions LLC

United States

7 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.dice.com

Tech stack

Microsoft Access Microsoft Windows Active Directory Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Application Layers Cloud Computing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Domain Name System (DNS) Multi-Factor Authentication Identity and Access Management Image Management

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Subnetting Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP) Virtual Desktops Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Software Deployment User-Centered Design Virtual Local Area Networks VMware Horizon View Data Logging Load Balancing IT Architecture Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Cloudformation Cloudwatch Firewall Services Module Terraform Network Server

Job description

Scope: Design, build, and configure a production-ready Omnissa Horizon (formerly VMware Horizon) virtual desktop environment on AWS, including provisioning of approximately 30 custom Windows images. Key Deliverables: * Fully operational Horizon infrastructure on AWS (Connection Servers, UAGs, vCenter integration) * ~30 custom Windows golden images (optimized, hardened, application-layered)

Operational runbooks and image lifecycle documentation Summary Senior-level architect responsible for the end-to-end design and deployment of the Omnissa Horizon environment on AWS, including infrastructure architecture, connectivity, identity integration, and image management strategy., * Lead architectural design of the Horizon environment on AWS (sizing, HA, DR considerations) * Configure Connection Servers, Unified Access Gateways, and vCenter integration * Design the golden image strategy (base images, application layers, personas) * Define and implement desktop pools (instant clone / full clone) with entitlement policies * Integrate with customer identity provider (AD, MFA, SSO) * Establish monitoring and logging (vROps, CloudWatch, or equivalent) * Produce HLD/LLD documentation and operational runbooks

Requirements

5+ years hands-on experience deploying and managing Horizon environments (Connection Servers, UAGs, Blast/PCoIP protocols, instant clones, linked clones)

AWS Infrastructure

Strong working knowledge of VPC design, EC2, EBS, FSx, Direct Connect/VPN, IAM, and Security Groups in context of VDI workloads

VMC on AWS / EC2 Horizon

Experience deploying Horizon infrastructure on AWS (either VMC on AWS or native EC2-based Horizon deployments)

Active Directory & Identity

Integration of Horizon with AD/LDAP, conditional access, MFA (e.g., RADIUS, SAML/SSO)

Networking

VLAN/subnet segmentation for VDI, firewall rules, load balancing (UAG/ALB), DNS/DHCP for desktop pools

Image Management

Experience with Omnissa App Volumes, Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM), or equivalent layering/profile management tools

Windows OS

Deep familiarity with Windows 10/11 Enterprise multi-session and Server OS image optimization for VDI

Security & Compliance

STIG/CIS hardening of VDI images, endpoint security integration, GPO management for virtual desktops, Omnissa Certified Professional (VCP-DTM or equivalent) * AWS Solutions Architect certification * Experience with Omnissa Horizon Cloud on AWS * Familiarity with AWS WorkSpaces (for hybrid/comparison context) * Terraform or CloudFormation for infrastructure-as-code deployments * Experience in FedRAMP / IL4-IL5 or StateRAMP environments