Windows Image Engineer

EITACIES Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Job summary

EITACIES Inc. is seeking a Windows Image Engineer to work remotely, focusing on building, optimizing, and validating Windows golden images for VDI environments.

You will tailor images to diverse user personas and application requirements, ensuring reliable deployment across Horizon-based pools. The role requires hands-on experience with MDT/SCCM/MECM, OS optimization tools, application packaging, CIS/STIG hardening, and PowerShell automation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building Windows images for VDI environments.
• Experience with enterprise packaging and silent install methods.
• Hands-on with CIS/STIG baselines and GPOs for non-persistent VDI.

Responsibilities

• Build ~30 custom Windows golden images for defined personas.
• Optimize images for VDI performance and security posture.
• Install and configure per-persona application stacks.
• Apply CIS/STIG baselines while maintaining compatibility.
• Document image composition and patch lifecycle.
• Validate images through structured testing prior to pool deployment.

Skills

Windows image authoring

OS optimization

Application packaging

Hardening & GPO

Scripting & automation

Horizon image management

Testing & validation

Tools

MDT

SCCM/MECM

Omnissa OSOT

Citrix Optimizer

App Volumes

DEM

Horizon

Packer

WSUS

Job description

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.