Exelegent
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Job details:
Role Requirement: AWS WorkSpaces Pools Specialist (BYOL & Certificate-Based Authentication)
- Strong hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), specifically Amazon WorkSpaces and Amazon WorkSpaces Pools (formerly WorkSpaces Web / Pools environments)
- Proven expertise in Bring Your Own License (BYOL) image creation and management:
- Building custom Windows images compliant with Microsoft licensing
- Image optimization, patching, and lifecycle management
- Experience with Amazon EC2 image pipelines and golden image strategies
- Strong experience with certificate-based authentication (CBA):
- Integration with enterprise PKI infrastructure
- Smart card / certificate login setup and troubleshooting
- Knowledge of protocols like SAML, Kerberos, and mutual TLS
- Experience integrating AWS WorkSpaces with identity providers:
- AWS Directory Service (Managed Microsoft AD / AD Connector)
- Federation using AWS IAM Identity Center (formerly AWS SSO) or third-party IdPs (e.g., Okta, Azure AD)
- Solid understanding of end-user compute (EUC) environments and VDI concepts:
- Performance tuning, scaling, and cost optimization
- User session management and monitoring
- Networking knowledge within AWS:
- VPC design, subnets, routing, and security groups
- Secure access patterns (VPN, Direct Connect)
- Security and compliance experience:
- Endpoint hardening and encryption standards
- Certificate lifecycle management and revocation handling
- Automation and scripting skills:
- Experience with AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or scripting (PowerShell/Python)
- Automating WorkSpaces deployment and image updates
- Troubleshooting and support experience:
- Diagnosing login/authentication issues
- Performance and connectivity problem resolution
- Nice to have:
- Experience with hybrid environments (on-prem + AWS)
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks (ISO, SOC, etc.)
- Previous experience migrating VDI workloads to AWS
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