Windows Image Engineer

Scope:
Design, build, and configure a production-ready Omnissa Horizon (formerly VMware Horizon) virtual desktop environment on AWS, including provisioning of approximately 30 custom Windows images.

• Fully operational Horizon infrastructure on AWS (Connection Servers, UAGs, vCenter integration)
• Operational runbooks and image lifecycle documentation

Hands‑on engineer responsible for building, optimizing, and validating ~30 custom Windows golden images tailored to different user personas and application requirements.

3+ years building custom Windows images for VDI (MDT, SCCM/MECM, or manual sysprep-based workflows)

Proficiency with the Omnissa OS Optimization Tool (OSOT), Citrix Optimizer, or equivalent VDI optimization techniques

Experience packaging and silently installing enterprise applications (MSI, MSIX, App‑V, or Omnissa App Volumes)

Applying CIS/STIG benchmarks to Windows images, managing GPOs specific to non‑persistent VDI

Power Shell scripting for image build automation, post‑deployment configuration, and validation

Experience with Horizon instant‑clone image publishing workflows, replica management, and pool updates

Structured QA process for image validation (application functionality, performance, login/profile behavior)

• 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

• 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 (Win
  10, Win
  11, Server 2019/2022)

• AWS Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional
• Microsoft Certified:
  Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
• CompTIA Security+ (if compliance environment)