Remote VDI Windows Image Engineer

Eitacies Inc; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Job summary

Eitacies Inc. seeks a Windows Image Engineer to build and optimize ~30 custom Windows golden images for VDI deployments, using MDT/SCCM/MECM or manual workflows with Omnissa DEM where applicable.

The role emphasizes automation via PowerShell, image validation, and CIS/STIG baselines while preserving application compatibility across Windows versions (Win10/Win11, Server 2019/2022). This is a remote position with 401(k) benefits and strong security focus.

Qualifications

• 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)

Skills

Windows image authoring

OS optimization

Application packaging

Hardening & GPO

Scripting & automation

Horizon image management

Testing & validation

Education

Omnissa VCP-DTM

AWS Solutions Architect

Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Admin

CompTIA Security+

Tools

Packer

WSUS

FSLogix

Omnissa DEM

Horizon

Job description

Eitacies Inc. seeks a Windows Image Engineer to build and optimize ~30 custom Windows golden images for VDI deployments, using MDT/SCCM/MECM or manual workflows with Omnissa DEM where applicable.

The role emphasizes automation via PowerShell, image validation, and CIS/STIG baselines while preserving application compatibility across Windows versions (Win10/Win11, Server 2019/2022). This is a remote position with 401(k) benefits and strong security focus.