Windows Image Engineer

Engagement Overview

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.

Key Deliverables:

• Fully operational Horizon infrastructure on AWS (Connection Servers, UAGs, vCenter integration)
• ~30 custom Windows golden images (optimized, hardened, application-layered)
• Operational runbooks and image lifecycle documentation

Summary

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

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+ (if compliance environment)