Windows Image Engineer
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Build ~30 custom Windows golden images tailored to specific user personas and application requirements. Optimize each image for VDI performance by managing services, scheduled tasks, and antivirus exclusions. Install and configure per-persona application stacks using MSI, MSIX, or App-V, while applying CIS/STIG security hardening baselines. Integrate application and profile layers via App Volumes or DEM, and document image composition including patch levels. Establish an image update lifecycle process and validate images through structured QA testing prior to pool deployment. This role supports the Omnissa Horizon environment, focusing on Windows Image Provisioning and VDI optimization.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years building custom Windows images for VDI (MDT, SCCM/MECM, or manual sysprep-based workflows)
- Proficiency with the Omnissa OS Optimization Tool (OSOT), Citrix Optimizer, or equivalent VDI optimization techniques
- Experience packaging and silently installing enterprise applications (MSI, MSIX, App-V, or Omnissa App Volumes)
- Applying CIS/STIG benchmarks to Windows images, managing GPOs specific to non-persistent VDI
- PowerShell scripting for image build automation, post-deployment configuration, and validation
- Experience with Horizon instant-clone image publishing workflows, replica management, and pool updates
- Structured QA process for image validation (application functionality, performance, login/profile behavior)
- Remote work capability
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Packer or similar for automated image pipelines
- Familiarity with Windows Update / WSUS patching strategies for golden images
- Knowledge of FSLogix or Omnissa DEM for profile management
- Experience supporting images across multiple Windows versions (Win10, Win11, Server 2019/2022)
- Omnissa VCP-DTM (Digital Workspace) or equivalent legacy VCP-DW certification
- AWS Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional certification
- Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification
- CompTIA Security+ certification
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