EUC VDI Solutions Architect
Eitacies Inc United States
IT Services and IT Consulting · 51-200 employees
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
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
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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