Information Technology Architect (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure)

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Location Atlanta, Georgia
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Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides information technology leadership and support to the Georgia Institute of Technology, working in partnership with academic and business units to meet the unique needs of a leading research university. OIT serves as the primary source of enterprise-wide information technology and telecommunications services in support of students, faculty, staff, and researchers.

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

Job Summary

Information Technology Architects design and oversee the architecture of Information Technology systems to ensure alignment with business goals and technological standards. They define system structures, integration points, and technology frameworks to support scalability, security, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -
Design, develop, and implement Information Technology system architectures, frameworks, and solutions to meet business requirements.

Job Duty 2 -
Define system design principles, standards, and best practices to guide system development and deployment.

Job Duty 3 -
Evaluate system technologies, tools, and platforms to recommend optimal system designs and implementations.

Job Duty 4 -
Conduct system assessments, architecture reviews, and performance tuning to optimize system performance.

Job Duty 5 -
Lead system design workshops, technical discussions, and architectural decisions with development teams.

Job Duty 6 -
Establish system governance, compliance, and security measures to ensure system integrity and quality.

Job Duty 7 -
Mentor, coach, and train system developers, engineers, and architects on system architecture principles.

Job Duty 8 -
Stay informed about system architecture trends, emerging technologies, and industry standards.

Job Duty 9 -
Collaborate with stakeholders, project managers, and Information Technology teams to align system architecture with business objectives.

Job Duty 10 -
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced certification may be preferred or required (some profiles may require additional education).

Required Experience
Six or more years of relevant experience. Required Qualifications

Required:

1. 2 years of experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
2. Host pool and workspace configuration
3. Session host deployment and scaling
4. FSLogix profile management
5. Azure Premium File Share and NetApp integration
6. Azure Active Directory (AAD)
7. Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Key Vault

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Technical leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Architects design and oversee the architecture of the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) systems to ensure alignment with business goals and technological standards. They define system structures, integration points, and technology frameworks to support scalability, security, and efficiency.

Required Qualifications
Host pool and workspace configuration
Session host deployment and scaling
FSLogix profile management
Citrix App and Workstation
Citrix Cloud
VMWare vSphere ESXi
Image Management
GPU workloads

Preferred Qualifications
Infrastructure as Code (ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, Ansible)
Networking fundamentals (firewalls, SSL offload, TCP/IP)
Storage (SAN/NAS) in EUC environments
End-to-end delivery of enterprise projects.
Citrix Certifications
Citrix Certified Professional Virtualization (CCP-V)
Citrix Certified Expert Virtualization (CCE-V)
Citrix Certified Associate Virtualization (CCA-V)
Experience in secure, compliance-heavy environments (e. g., government, healthcare)
XenServer host/pool management, patching, and migrations
Load Balancing
Group and Citrix Policy
Active Directory

The 2 mandatory skills needed are Citrix app and workstation and Azure Virtual Desktop

Proposed Salary

Budget $100,000

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS
This job requires advanced knowledge of complex concepts, practices and procedures associated with IT systems design, installation and maintenance. Expert knowledge in variety of applications and platforms is required.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

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