VDI/Horizon Architect

Info Way Solutions LLC

United States

2 days ago

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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 Cloud Computing System Configuration 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) Windows Servers Windows PowerShell Vrealize Operations Manager (VROPS) Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Single Sign-On Systems Integration Virtual Local Area Networks VMware Horizon View Data Logging Load Balancing Software Troubleshooting Firewalls (Computer Science) Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Cloudformation Cloudwatch Terraform Network Server Wsus

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Horizon VDI Architect with strong hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing Omnissa Horizon (formerly VMware Horizon) environments on AWS. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the end-to-end architecture, infrastructure configuration, identity integration, networking, security, and Windows image management strategy., * Design and deploy production-ready Omnissa Horizon VDI infrastructure on AWS.

Configure and manage Horizon Connection Servers, Unified Access Gateways (UAGs), and vCenter integration.
Design desktop pools using Instant Clones and Full Clones.
Develop the architecture for approximately 30 custom Windows golden images.
Integrate Horizon with Active Directory, LDAP, MFA, SSO, and identity providers.
Design VPCs, subnets, security groups, VPN/Direct Connect, DNS/DHCP, and load-balancing solutions.
Implement App Volumes, Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM), or equivalent application/profile management solutions.
Establish monitoring and logging using AWS CloudWatch, vROps, or equivalent tools.
Apply security best practices including CIS/STIG hardening and GPO management.
Develop HLD/LLD documentation, operational runbooks, and image lifecycle documentation.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on Omnissa/VMware Horizon experience.
Strong experience with Connection Servers, UAGs, Blast/PCoIP, Instant Clones, and Linked Clones.
Strong AWS experience with VPC, EC2, EBS, FSx, IAM, Security Groups, VPN/Direct Connect.
Experience deploying Horizon on AWS/VMC on AWS or native EC2.
Strong Active Directory, LDAP, MFA, SAML/SSO integration experience.
Strong networking knowledge including VLANs, subnet segmentation, firewalls, DNS/DHCP, and load balancing.
Experience with App Volumes, DEM, or similar application/profile layering technologies.
Strong knowledge of Windows 10/11 Enterprise and Windows Server environments.
Experience with CIS/STIG hardening, GPOs, and VDI security.
Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and architectural design skills.

Preferred Skills

Omnissa VCP-DTM / VCP-DW or equivalent certification.
AWS Solutions Architect certification.
Experience with Horizon Cloud on AWS.
Terraform or CloudFormation experience.
Familiarity with AWS WorkSpaces.
Experience in FedRAMP, IL4/IL5, or StateRAMP environments.

Additional Experience

Windows golden image creation and optimization.
PowerShell scripting and automation.
Packer or similar image automation tools.
FSLogix or Omnissa DEM.
Windows patching/WSUS strategies.
Experience supporting Windows 10, Windows 11, Server 2019/2022.

Education & Certifications

Relevant bachelor’’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.

Desired Certifications:

Omnissa VCP-DTM / VCP-DW
AWS Solutions Architect - Associate/Professional, The ideal candidate is a hands-on VDI/Horizon Architect who can independently lead architecture and implementation while collaborating with infrastructure, cloud, security, networking, and Windows engineering teams.