VDI / Windows Desktop Engineer- Onsite Job at Calance US, Columbus, OH

  • Calance US
  • Columbus, OH

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

We are hiring VDI / Windows Desktop Engineer- Onsite for a Contract position in Columbus , OH

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

Estimated Pay Range: 70-85/hr

Job Tags

Contract work, Remote work

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