Job Purpose :
The VDI Solutions Architect will lead the end-to-end design, capacity planning and roadmap for enterprise VDI and workspace services across on-prem, hybrid and cloud models. You’ll partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable, secure VDI architectures and govern standards, best practices and automation frameworks.
3. Key Responsibilities :
Solution Design & Roadmap
- Drive the creation of High-Level (HLD) and Low-Level (LLD) design artifacts for VDI and workspace services.
- Conduct capacity planning, sizing exercises and TCO / ROI analyses for new VDI projects.
Platform Strategy & Governance
Define and enforce standards, best practices and naming conventions for VDI builds, images, and policies.Establish a governance model for change control, security posture and lifecycle management.Automation & Integration
Architect infrastructure-as-code (Terraform / PowerShell / Ansible) frameworks for repeatable VDI deployments.Integrate VDI with identity, endpoint management and cloud orchestration platforms (e.g., Azure AD, Okta, Workspace ONE).Performance Optimization & Capacity Management
Lead performance tuning, capacity forecasting and proactive scaling plans.Develop monitoring dashboards and runbooks for trend analysis and cost optimization.Cross-Functional Leadership
Facilitate workshops with application, networking and security teams to align on interoperability requirements.Mentor junior engineers and review technical designs for compliance with enterprise architecture.4. Required Skills & Qualifications
Retain existing “Strong expertise in VMware / Omnissa Horizon…NSX…” items, then add :
Category
Architect-Level Skills
Architecture & Design
Designing multi-site, hybrid-cloud VDI topologies (on-prem ➔ Azure / AWS).Capacity planning, sizing and cost modeling.Automation & Infrastructure as Code
Terraform / Ansible / PowerShell scripting to provision and scale VDI stacks.CI / CD pipelines for image builds and patch management.Security & Compliance
Defining micro segmentation strategies (NSX-T / Firewalld).Integrating VDI with enterprise IAM (SAML, OAuth2).Cloud & Hybrid Integration
Hands-on experience with Horizon Cloud on Azure / AWS.Designing DR and burst-to-cloud scenarios.Performance & Capacity Management
vROPS custom dashboards and predictive analytics.Storage IOPS / QoS tuning for non-persistent & persistent desktop pools.Leadership & Governance
Establishing architecture review boards and change control processes.Mentoring and peer-review of HLD / LLD documents.Required Skills & Qualifications :
EducationBachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).Experience :Preferred banking experience10+ years of experience in private cloud infrastructure engineering or similar roles.5+ years leading VDI design and architecture engagements.Proven track record of managing large-scale private cloud environments.