Windows Systems Engineer, Active Directory + Horizon VDI + Python HIL Testing | $77.50/hr | #3711228

Pave Talent; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 179,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Stability of contract

Job summary

Pave Talent is seeking a senior Windows infrastructure engineer for an on-site contract in Foster City, CA. The role blends maintaining enterprise IT reliability with building test tools for vehicle hardware, in collaboration with engineering teams.

Responsibilities include hardening Windows Server/AD, supporting Horizon VDI, deploying on-prem and AWS resources, and developing automated tests and Python libraries for lab equipment. 8+ years in IT/engineering are expected.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in enterprise IT or engineering environments.
• Deep, hands-on Windows administration and troubleshooting, including Active Directory.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Horizon VDI and AWS experience.
• Hardware, electronics or embedded test automation with PyTest or Robot Framework.
• CAN, Ethernet or TCP/IP protocols.
• Concurrent Python (threads, queues) and reusable library design.
• Git, Jira, Bamboo, Polarion or TestRail.
• Static analysis and formatting tools such as Ruff, Pylint, mypy and Black.

Responsibilities

• Run and harden Microsoft Windows Server, including AD domain controllers, and recommend security, configuration and performance upgrades.
• Support the VMware Horizon VDI environment and validate new features with engineering users.
• Deploy and manage resources on premises and in AWS.
• Build automation that removes manual work and gives users self-service options.
• Write automated functional and characterization tests for vehicle hardware and systems.
• Build reusable Python libraries and hardware interfaces for lab equipment, live test data visualization and HIL testing.
• Help test leads design test stations, procedures and validation plans from technical specifications.
• Plan and support hardware test campaigns with design engineers and project managers.
• Document your tools and processes so the next engineer can pick them up.

Skills

Windows administration

Active Directory

Horizon VDI

AWS

Python testing (PyTest/Robot)

Git/Jira/Bamboo/Polarion/TestRail

CAN/Ethernet/TCP/IP

Concurrent Python (threads/queues)

Static analysis tools (Ruff/Pylint/myp

Tools

VMware Horizon

AWS

PyTest

Robot Framework

Git

Jira

Bamboo

Polarion

TestRail

Ruff

Pylint

mypy

Black

Job description

This is a hands-on, on-site contract seat for a senior Windows infrastructure engineer who also writes real, reviewed code. Half of it keeps engineering's servers and desktops secure and fast; the other half builds tools that put vehicle hardware through its paces in the lab.

Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client, an autonomous mobility company building self-driving vehicles and the ride-hailing service around them. A large engineering organization depends on the IT platform team every day, so the reliability of your systems directly affects how fast the vehicle program moves.

• • Windows engineers who automate a fix instead of clicking through it a second time
• • People equally at ease with a hardware test lead in the morning and a domain controller in the afternoon
• • Developers who care about clean, reviewed, documented code, not one-off scripts only they can run
• • Calm troubleshooters who like supporting demanding engineering users face to face

If you want a remote role, or you want pure help desk or pure software work with no infrastructure ownership, this is not your role.

You will join the IT platform team and work across two areas: the enterprise infrastructure engineers rely on, and the software that tests vehicle hardware. Day to day you will partner with application support, test leads, design engineers and project managers.

• • Run and harden Microsoft Windows Server, including Active Directory (AD) domain controllers, and recommend security, configuration and performance upgrades
• • Support the VMware Horizon virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment and validate new features with engineering users
• • Deploy and manage resources on premises and in Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• • Build automation that removes manual work and gives users self-service options
• • Write automated functional and characterization tests for vehicle hardware and systems
• • Build reusable Python libraries and hardware interfaces for lab equipment, live test data visualization and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
• • Help test leads design test stations, procedures and validation plans from technical specifications
• • Plan and support hardware test campaigns with design engineers and project managers
• • Document your tools and processes so the next engineer can pick them up

• • 8+ years in enterprise IT or engineering environments, or an equivalent mix of education, training and experience
• • Deep, hands‑on Windows administration and troubleshooting, including Active Directory
• • Strong written and verbal communication
• • Horizon VDI and AWS experience
• • Hardware, electronics or embedded test automation with PyTest or Robot Framework
• • Communication protocols such as Controller Area Network (CAN), Ethernet or TCP/IP
• • Concurrent Python (threads, queues) and reusable library design
• • Git, Jira, Bamboo, Polarion or TestRail
• • Static analysis and formatting tools such as Ruff, Pylint, mypy and Black

Type: Contract, current assignment runs through mid-December 2027, with potential to convert

Pave Talent and our client are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.