VDI Architect
About The Position
We are seeking a Senior Horizon VDI Architect to support a large-scale transition from Citrix to Omnissa Horizon and the migration of 40,000+ virtual workloads into Microsoft Azure for a major global financial institution. This is a hands-on, full-time, dedicated architecture role, embedded within the client’s cloud engineering and end-user platforms teams. This architect will design and guide the buildout of Horizon on Azure, integrate identity and security components, collaborate with cloud engineering on landing zone patterns, support app delivery strategies, and ensure end-to-end technical success. This role is ideal for someone who has led complex Horizon deployments and understands Azure at an enterprise level.
Requirements
- Seven or more years designing and implementing Horizon at enterprise scale
- Strong hands-on expertise with Horizon Connection Servers, UAG, App Volumes, DEM, and Workspace ONE
- Experience with multi-site and multi-region architectures
- Azure VDI experience including landing zones, virtual networking, hub-spoke models, network security groups, and identity and access management
- Experience collaborating with cloud platform teams, network and security teams, and identity and access management teams
- Familiarity with Terraform or other infrastructure as code tools, including the ability to review and guide cloud engineering work
- Experience in financial services or highly regulated enterprise environments preferred
- Strong communication and documentation skills
Nice To Haves
- Omnissa or VMware Horizon certifications
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
- Citrix-to-Horizon migration experience
- F5 APM or equivalent technologies
- PowerShell or automation scripting background
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture and design for Omnissa Horizon on Microsoft Azure
- Define multi-region Horizon components (Connection Servers, UAGs, App Volumes, DEM)
- Integrate Horizon into Azure Landing Zones (networking, security, compute, IAM)
- Work closely with cloud engineering on Terraform and infrastructure as code patterns
- Partner with security teams on F5 APM, segmentation, identity flows, and SAML
- Define image strategy, workload sizing, user personas, and operational patterns
- Support application delivery modernization, including App Volumes, Workspace ONE, and Intune
- Create architecture documentation, diagrams, and deployment patterns
- Participate in technical workshops with internal and client engineering teams
- Act as the senior technical resource across multiple workstreams
Benefits
- Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
- Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
- Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
