Application Engineer II - Windows VDI Administrator

Wet Coast Logistics; Greenville (SC); Presencial; USD 72.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

WCL Group in Greenville, SC seeks an Application Engineer II to own and optimize Windows VDI for engineers. You will manage desktop images, sessions, and application delivery while solving performance and compatibility issues with engineering software such as Matlab, Exceed, and NX.

You will also lead data migrations, onboarding workflows, and security compliance as part of a broader migration to more automated deployment processes in a cloud-enabled environment.

Formación

• Must be able to obtain authorization to access export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as the primary technical owner for the Windows virtual desktop environment, managing the platform at image, session, and application delivery levels.
• Identify and resolve top VDI pain points affecting engineering users to improve desktop responsiveness and reliability.
• Manage the Windows VDI base image lifecycle including OS patching, rollback, and application deployment.
• Support and lead user data migration from legacy environments and manage onboarding workflows for new VDI users.
• Resolve complex application compatibility issues on Windows VDI for engineering software (e.g., Matlab, Exceed, NX).
• Monitor VDI performance, resource usage, and concurrency to inform provisioning decisions and cost benchmarks.

Conocimientos

VDI administration

Image lifecycle management

Application delivery

Performance monitoring

Data migration

Onboarding workflows

Access provisioning

Application compatibility

CI/CD alignment

Cybersecurity compliance

AWS WorkSpaces

Herramientas

Matlab

Exceed

NX

Descripción del empleo

CLIENT HIGHLIGHTThe client you will be working for is a Fortune 500 Energy and Industrial Technology Company. This opportunity will give you experience in the energy transition sector with a company that is a globally recognized leader in power generation, wind energy, electrification, and grid solutions — and one of the most storied industrial brands in the world.LOCATIONGreenville, South Carolina, 29615COMPENSATION$52.00–$58.00 per hourSCHEDULEMonday-Friday, 40 hoursOnsiteCONTRACT TERM1 year contract with a high likelihood of extension or conversion to full timePOSITION OVERVIEW – Application Engineer II - Windows VDI AdministratorYou'll be the go-to expert for the Windows virtual desktops that engineers use to do their work. You'll manage the desktop images, user sessions, and application delivery, fix the most common problems that slow engineers down, and make the desktops faster and more reliable. You'll also help move users and their data off older systems, solve tricky issues with engineering software like Matlab, Exceed, and NX, and watch performance and capacity so the team can plan. You'll work closely with the team that runs the underlying cloud and network.RESPONSIBILITIES• Serve as the primary technical owner for the Windows virtual desktop environment, managing the platform at the image, session, and application delivery level, and support ongoing migration and stabilization efforts after the PowerVDI transition• Systematically identify, track, and resolve the top VDI pain points affecting engineering users, driving measurable improvement in desktop responsiveness and application reliability• Manage the Windows VDI base image lifecycle, including OS patching and rollback, application deployment, and standardization aligned with the Software Store Standardization initiative• Support and lead ongoing user data migration from legacy environments, and manage user onboarding workflows and access provisioning for new and migrating VDI users• Resolve complex application compatibility issues on Windows VDI, including engineering applications (e.g., Matlab, Exceed, NX, and third-party simulation tools), and serve as the escalation point for desktop-tier issues that affect engineering productivity• Monitor VDI session performance, resource consumption, and concurrency patterns, and provide capacity data to inform provisioning decisions and cost benchmarking by engineer persona• Support the move of Windows deployment processes toward more automated, standardized models, aligned with broader CI/CD goals• Ensure Windows VDI environments meet the company's cybersecurity standards, and support vulnerability remediation workflows• Work closely with the DT team on underlying infrastructure changes (AWS WorkSpaces or equivalent), networking, and cloud capacity, providing Windows desktop expertise while the DT team manages the cloud and network layersREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS• Since this role involves access to U.S. export-controlled information, candidates must be able to obtain authorization for that access from the U.S. Government. Final offers are contingent on receiving this authorization.