End User Computing (EUC) Transformation Architect - Citrix & Azure

VISEO ASIA; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

VISEO ASIA is seeking a Transformation Lead to own the end-to-end migration of a large on‑prem Citrix VDI estate to Azure Virtual Desktop. You will lead technical and delivery leadership across multiple datacenters, designing landing zones, image and application modernization, and data migration while ensuring regulatory alignment.

The role requires 10+ years in EUC/workplace infra with strong Citrix background and a track record delivering large VDI transformations in a regulated financial

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelors degree in IT/Computer Science or equivalent.
• 10+ years in EUC/workplace infra, with 3+ years leading large VDI transformations.
• Deep hands-on Citrix: CVAD, Citrix Cloud, NetScaler/ADC, Provisioning Services, WEM/UPM.
• Windows 10/11 multi-session, image lifecycle automation, MSIX/App-V/Intune Win32.
• IaC and automation: PowerShell, Terraform or Bicep, CI/CD for images builds.
• Regulated financial services exposure: change control, audit, data residency.

Responsibilities

• Own target-state EUC architecture on Azure (AVD host pools, session hosts, FSLogix).
• Define migration strategy: wave planning, lift-and-shift vs re-platform, Citrix Cloud vs native AVD choices.
• Produce design artefacts (HLD/LLD/security/DR/BCP) for governance forums.
• Lead migration factory: discovery, packaging (MSIX/App Layering), pilot, UAT, production waves, hypercare.
• Manage Azure engineers, Citrix/VMware specialists, and service desk across locations/time zones.
• Own migration plan, RAID log, dependencies; report to steering committee.
• Drive cost management: right-sizing, autoscaling, reserved instances, FinOps reporting.
• Ensure compliance with data residency, privileged access, session recording, DLP, audits.
• Collaborate with CISO/audit/regulators for approvals.
• Define operating model, runbooks, knowledge transfer; monitor and improve UX.

Skills

EUC architecture

Azure AV Authenticate?

Citrix VDI

FSLogix

Security design

FinOps

PowerShell

Terraform/Bicep

CI/CD for images

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Computer Science

Tools

Citrix Cloud

Azure Virtual Desktop

Intune Win32

Nexthink

ControlUp

Aternity

Job description

We are looking for the Transformation Lead who can Lead owns the technical and delivery leadership of this migration end to end. It's a multi-year modernization of its end-user computing estate, migrating a large on-premises Citrix VDI environment (multiple datacenters, several thousand seats across front office, operations, and back office) to Azure Virtual Desktop. The programme covers landing zone design, image and application modernisation, profile and data migration, security and regulatory alignment, run-model transition, and user adoption.

Responsibilities

• Own the target-state EUC architecture on Azure (AVD host pools, session hosts, FSLogix profile management, image pipeline, networking, identity via Entra ID / hybrid AD).
• Define the migration strategy: wave planning, persona segmentation, lift-and-shift vs. re-platform decisions, and Citrix Cloud on Azure vs. native AVD trade-offs.
• Produce and defend design authority artefacts — HLD, LLD, security design, DR/BCP design — through the bank's architecture and risk governance forums.
• Lead the migration factory: discovery and application rationalisation, packaging (MSIX app attach / App Layering), pilot, UAT, production waves, and hypercare.
• Manage a mixed team of Azure engineers, Citrix/VMware specialists, packaging engineers, and service desk staff across multiple locations and time zones.
• Own the migration plan, RAID log, dependencies on network, security, identity, and application owners, and report progress to steering committee.
• Drive cost management: right-sizing, autoscaling policies, reserved instances, and FinOps reporting against the programme business case.
• Ensure the target design meets the bank's control framework and regulatory obligations (data residency across jurisdictions, privileged access, session recording, DLP, endpoint hardening, audit and evidence trails).
• Work with CISO, internal audit, and regional regulators' liaison teams to obtain design and go-live approvals.
• Define the operating model, support processes, and monitoring/observability for the AVD estate; transition to the run organization with documented runbooks and knowledge transfer.
• Establish digital experience monitoring and performance baselines; own remediation of latency and application performance issues, particularly for trading and market-data users.
• Act as the senior point of contact for business heads, regional IT leads, and vendor partners (Microsoft, Citrix, ISVs).
• Own the change and communications plan: user comms, training material, floor-walking, and early-life support.

Profile

• Minimum Bachelors degree in IT/Computer Science or other relevant discipline
• 10+ years in end user computing / workplace infrastructure, with at least 3 years leading large-scale VDI transformation programme.
• Deep hands-on background in Citrix (CVAD, Citrix Cloud, NetScaler/ADC, Provisioning Services, WEM, FSLogix or UPM) and demonstrable experience decommissioning or re-platforming a Citrix estate.
• Windows 10/11 multi-session, image lifecycle automation, application packaging and delivery (MSIX, App-V, Intune Win32).
• Infrastructure-as-code and automation: PowerShell, Terraform or Bicep, CI/CD for image builds.
• Proven delivery in a regulated financial services environment — familiarity with change control, segregation of duties, audit evidencing, and multi-jurisdiction data residency constraints.
• Experience leading distributed teams and managing third-party vendors and SIs.
• Programme-level planning and reporting; comfortable presenting to CIO-level stakeholders.
• Citrix CCP-V / CCE-V.
• Exposure to trading floor or market-data desktop environments (low-latency, GPU, multi-monitor, Bloomberg/Reuters integration).
• Experience with digital experience monitoring tools (ControlUp, Nexthink, Aternity).