Horizon VDI Architect

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're looking for a Senior Horizon VDI Architect to lead a major infrastructure transformation for a global financial institution. You'll drive the migration from Citrix to Omnissa Horizon and move 40,000+ virtual workloads into Microsoft Azure.

This is a hands-on, full-time role where you'll be embedded with the client's cloud engineering and end user platforms teams. You'll own the technical architecture, guide implementation, and work across multiple engineering disciplines to deliver a modern, secure VDI platform at enterprise scale.

If you've led complex Horizon deployments and know Azure inside and out, this is your opportunity to shape a transformational project.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and architect Omnissa Horizon on Microsoft Azure from the ground up
• Define multi-region infrastructure including Connection Servers, UAGs, App Volumes, and Dynamic Environment Manager
• Integrate Horizon into Azure Landing Zones, addressing networking, security, compute, and identity requirements
• Collaborate with cloud engineering teams on Terraform modules and infrastructure as code standards
• Partner with security teams to implement F5 APM, network segmentation, identity flows, and SAML integration
• Establish image management strategy, workload sizing models, user personas, and operational runbooks
• Drive application delivery modernization using App Volumes, Workspace ONE, and Intune
• Produce architecture documentation, technical diagrams, and repeatable deployment patterns
• Lead technical workshops with internal stakeholders and client engineering teams
• Serve as the senior technical authority across all VDI-related workstreams

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• 7+ years designing and deploying Horizon solutions at enterprise scale
• Deep technical expertise with Horizon Connection Servers, UAG, App Volumes, DEM, and Workspace ONE
• Proven experience designing multi-site and multi-region Horizon architectures
• Strong Azure VDI background including landing zones, virtual networking, hub-spoke topologies, NSGs, and IAM
• Track record of partnering with cloud platform, network, security, and identity teams on complex integrations
• Working knowledge of Terraform or similar IaC tools comfortable reviewing and guiding infrastructure code
• Experience in financial services or highly regulated environments is a plus
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear documentation

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS

• Omnissa or VMware Horizon certifications
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
• Hands-on experience with Citrix-to-Horizon migrations
• Familiarity with F5 APM or similar remote access technologies
• PowerShell or automation scripting experience