EUC/VDI Solutions Architect

Role: EUC / VDI Solutions Architect

Remote

Client: State of Iowa

Implementation; CTS

Engagement Overview

Scope: 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.

Key Deliverables:

• Fully operational Horizon infrastructure on AWS (Connection Servers, UAGs, vCenter integration)
• ~30 custom Windows golden images (optimized, hardened, application-layered)

Operational runbooks and image lifecycle documentation

Summary

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

Category

Requirement

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