VDI / Server Engineer

Avacone GmbH; Basel; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Avacone GmbH is seeking an experienced VDI / Server Engineer to design, implement, and support enterprise VDI and Microsoft-based server platforms. You will ensure secure, scalable virtual workspaces and maintain high levels of performance and user experience across the organization.

The role requires hands-on experience with Citrix, Windows Server, AD, and GPO, plus strong automation and incident-management skills. Collaboration with security, storage, and application teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Typically six to ten years of relevant experience.
• Strong experience designing and supporting enterprise VDI environments.
• Deep knowledge of Citrix, Windows desktop/server OS, AD and GPO.
• Experience with endpoint management, security controls and build automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain VDI and virtual application platforms.
• Manage VDI capacity, performance and availability to ensure a consistent user experience.
• Integrate VDI with identity, storage, networking and security platforms.
• Automate image creation, provisioning, configuration and maintenance tasks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering and security domains.
• Maintain technical documentation, standards and operating procedures.
• Support patching, upgrades, migrations and lifecycle management.
• Participate in incident, problem, change and major incident management.

Skills

VDI design

Citrix

Windows Server

Group Policy

Endpoint management

Automation

Performance tuning

Security controls

Incident management

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops

Active Directory

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Role Purpose

The VDI / Server Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing and supporting virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), Microsoft-based server platforms and end-user computing services. The role delivers secure, reliable and scalable virtual workspaces for users across the organisation, ensuring platform performance, availability and a consistent user experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain VDI and virtual application platforms.
• Manage virtual desktop images, application delivery, user profiles and policy configurations.
• Manage VDI capacity, performance and availability to support a consistent user experience.
• Integrate VDI services with identity, endpoint management, storage, networking and security platforms.
• Implement secure configuration baselines and access controls.
• Automate image creation, provisioning, configuration and maintenance activities.
• Monitor VDI and Microsoft server platforms, investigating and resolving performance and availability issues.
• Support patching, upgrades, platform migrations and lifecycle management.
• Participate in incident, problem, change and major incident management.
• Maintain technical documentation, design standards and operating procedures.
• Collaborate with client engineering, network, security, storage and application teams.
• Contribute to modernisation initiatives and continuous service improvement.

Requirements

Skills and Experience

• Strong experience in designing and supporting enterprise VDI and server environments.
• Knowledge of virtual desktop, application virtualisation and profile management technologies.
• Experience with virtualisation platforms and their storage and network dependencies.
• In-depth knowledge of Citrix, Windows desktop and server operating systems, Active Directory and Group Policy.
• Experience with endpoint management, identity integration and security controls.
• Familiarity with desktop image management, application packaging and build automation.
• Knowledge of monitoring, user experience analysis and performance optimisation.
• Strong understanding of platform reliability, security, resilience and operational excellence.
• Experience participating in incident, problem, change and lifecycle management.
• Ability to document technical solutions and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A collaborative, improvement-focused and automation-oriented approach to engineering.
• Commitment to continuous learning, professional development and relevant industry accreditations.

Qualifications And Professional Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Typically six to ten years of relevant experience, or demonstrable expertise appropriate to the role.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with cloud-hosted or hybrid VDI solutions.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) concepts.
• Experience coordinating the work of others or contributing to technical projects.