VDI Architect

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• 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-HAVE SKILLS

• 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

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

An individual who has built enterprise Horizon platforms end-to-end, understands Azure at both the architectural and implementation levels, communicates clearly, collaborates well across siloed teams, documents thoroughly, and can serve as the primary technical expert for Horizon in a fast-moving environment.
Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $109,600 to $137,000  annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay. 

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• 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

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All!

 If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email [email protected].

Why WWT?

At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits, and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients.

Founded in 1990, WWT is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. WWT combines the power of strategy, execution, and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for organizations around the globe. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test, and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution, and integration capabilities.

With over 12,000 employees across WWT and Softchoice and more than 60 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 14 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation, and creating a great place to work for all.

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.

KEY 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