Horizon VDI Architect
Job Summary
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.
Key Responsibilities
• 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.
• Support HA, disaster recovery, scalability, and performance optimization.
Required Skills
• 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
• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
• CompTIA Security+
Candidate Profile
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.
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