Eitacies Inc

EUC VDI Solutions Architect

Eitacies Inc United States

IT Services and IT Consulting · 51-200 employees

6 h ago
Remote software-architect Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

Lead the architectural design and deployment of an Omnissa Horizon virtual desktop environment on AWS. Configure infrastructure components, manage golden image strategies, and ensure seamless integration with identity providers and monitoring systems.

What they look for

Omnissa Horizon VMware Horizon AWS Infrastructure VPC Design EC2 Active Directory Identity Integration Windows Image Provisioning App Volumes Dynamic Environment Manager Networking Security Hardening Load Balancing CloudWatch Infrastructure Architecture VDI

Requirements

Requires 5+ years of hands-on experience with Omnissa/VMware Horizon and strong proficiency in AWS infrastructure design. Candidates must possess deep knowledge of Windows OS image optimization, networking, and security hardening for VDI workloads.

Benefits

401(k)

Full description

Benefits:

  • 401(k)

EUC / VDI Solutions Architect

AWS WorkSpaces Core – Horizon (Omnissa) Environment Build & Windows Image Provisioning

 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.

 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.

Required Skills & Experience

• Omnissa / VMware Horizon: 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

Responsibilities

  • 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

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

  • 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

This is a remote position.

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