VDI / Windows Desktop Engineer- Onsite

Calance; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Calance is seeking an experienced Windows Desktop / VDI Engineer in Columbus, OH to lead and support a large-scale Horizon-based desktop migration and ongoing optimization project. You will build, image, and tune Windows 10/11 desktops, manage Horizon components, and automate repeatable tasks with PowerShell.

You will work across cross-functional teams to resolve complex desktop issues, optimize user experience, and document engineering procedures for ongoing reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Windows desktop engineering, particularly Windows 10/11.
• Experience supporting and engineering an enterprise VDI environment.
• Experience with at least one major VDI platform (Omnissa Horizon, VMware Horizon, Citrix, or Azure Virtual Desktop).
• Good understanding of VDI architecture and desktop delivery concepts.
• Strong Active Directory and Group Policy knowledge.
• Image creation, configuration, optimization, and lifecycle management.
• PowerShell skills and automation-first approach to engineering.
• Understanding of enterprise networking concepts relevant to VDI (DNS, load balancing, firewalls, remote access).

Responsibilities

• Engineer and support enterprise Windows VDI environments using Omnissa Horizon.
• Support migration and transition of workloads from existing VDI platforms to Horizon.
• Build, configure, and maintain Windows 10/11 virtual desktop images and desktop services.
• Engineer and optimize desktop images, profiles, policies, and application configurations.
• Configure Horizon components including Connection Servers, Horizon Agents, and desktop pools.
• Troubleshoot complex VDI issues across Windows desktop, application, profile, authentication, and infra layers.
• Support Active Directory, Group Policy, and Windows security within the VDI environment.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, network, and security teams to resolve end-to-end desktop issues.
• Support application delivery, packaging, and deployment into VDI environments.
• Automate repeatable desktop engineering activities using PowerShell or equivalent tooling.
• Monitor and optimize VDI performance, stability, capacity, and end-user experience.
• Produce engineering documentation, procedures, and implementation plans.

Job description

This role offers the opportunity to work alongside a senior end-user computing engineering organization delivering impactful VDI migration, engineering, and automation outcomes across a large, complex enterprise desktop estate.

Position Overview

This role supports the engineering, migration, and ongoing development of a large-scale enterprise virtual desktop environment. The team is migrating workloads onto Omnissa Horizon and needs engineers who can build, configure, troubleshoot, and improve Windows virtual desktop services.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer and support enterprise Windows virtual desktop environments using Omnissa Horizon
• Support the migration and transition of workloads from existing VDI platforms to Horizon
• Build, configure, and maintain Windows 10/11 virtual desktop images and associated desktop services
• Engineer and optimize desktop images, profiles, policies, and application configurations
• Configure and support Horizon components including Connection Servers, Horizon Agents, desktop pools, and associated infrastructure
• Troubleshoot complex VDI issues across the Windows desktop, application, profile, authentication, and infrastructure layers
• Support Active Directory, Group Policy, and Windows security configuration within the virtual desktop environment
• Work with application, infrastructure, network, and security teams to resolve end-to-end desktop issues
• Support application delivery, packaging, and deployment into virtual desktop environments
• Automate repeatable desktop engineering and operational activities using PowerShell or equivalent tooling
• Monitor and optimize VDI performance, stability, capacity, and end-user experience
• Produce engineering documentation, operational procedures, and implementation plans

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Windows desktop engineering, particularly Windows 10/11
• Strong experience supporting and engineering an enterprise VDI environment
• Experience with at least one major VDI platform, such as Omnissa/VMware Horizon, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Azure Virtual Desktop, or other comparable enterprise VDI technologies
• Good understanding of VDI architecture and desktop delivery concepts
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory and Group Policy
• Experience with Windows image creation, configuration, optimization, and lifecycle management
• Experience troubleshooting desktop performance, application, profile, and authentication issues
• Strong PowerShell skills and an automation-first approach to engineering
• Understanding of enterprise networking concepts relevant to VDI, including DNS, load balancing, firewalls, and remote-access connectivity

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on Omnissa Horizon engineering experience
• Experience migrating from Citrix to Horizon or between other enterprise VDI platforms
• Experience with Omnissa technologies such as Workspace ONE UEM or DEX
• Experience with profile-management technologies such as FSLogix, DEM, or Citrix Profile Management
• Experience with application packaging and deployment technologies
• Knowledge of F5, authentication/SSO technologies, and enterprise remote-access architectures
• Experience with infrastructure automation, scripting, and configuration management