Information Technology Architect Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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Location Atlanta, Georgia

Full/Part Time Full-Time

Regular/Temporary Regular

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About Us

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:

• Students are our top priority.
• We strive for excellence.
• We thrive on diversity.
• We celebrate collaboration.
• We champion innovation.
• We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
• We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
• We act ethically.
• 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)

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 (In Person in the office)

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.

Job Summary

Description

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.

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

• Host pool and workspace configuration
• Session host deployment and scaling
• FSLogix profile management