Windows Image Engineer

Benefits:

• 401(k)

Windows Image Engineer
Remote 100%
AWS WorkSpaces Core – Horizon (Omnissa) Environment Build & Windows Image Provisioning

 Hands-on engineer responsible for building, optimizing, and validating ~30 custom Windows golden images tailored to different user personas and application requirements.

Required Skills & Experience

• Windows Image Authoring: 3+ years building custom Windows images for VDI (MDT, SCCM/MECM, or manual sysprep-based workflows)
• OS Optimization: Proficiency with the Omnissa OS Optimization Tool (OSOT), Citrix Optimizer, or equivalent VDI optimization techniques
• Application Packaging: Experience packaging and silently installing enterprise applications (MSI, MSIX, App-V, or Omnissa App Volumes)
• Hardening & GPO: Applying CIS/STIG benchmarks to Windows images, managing GPOs specific to non-persistent VDI
• Scripting & Automation: PowerShell scripting for image build automation, post-deployment configuration, and validation
• Horizon Image Management: Experience with Horizon instant-clone image publishing workflows, replica management, and pool updates
• Testing & Validation: Structured QA process for image validation (application functionality, performance, login/profile behavior)

Responsibilities

• Build ~30 custom Windows golden images based on defined user personas
• Optimize each image for VDI performance (services, scheduled tasks, visual effects, antivirus exclusions)
• Install and configure per-persona application stacks
• Apply security hardening (CIS/STIG baselines) while maintaining application compatibility
• Integrate with App Volumes / DEM for application and profile layering
• Document image composition (installed software, configurations, patch levels)
• Establish an image update/patch lifecycle process
• Validate images through structured testing prior to pool deployment

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• 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)

Certifications (Desired)

• Omnissa VCP-DTM (Digital Workspace) or equivalent legacy VCP-DW
• AWS Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional
• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
• CompTIA Security+ 

This is a remote position.