EUC VDI Solutions Architect

Eitacies Inc

EUC VDI Solutions Architect

Des Moines, IA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    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.