Application Engineer

Job Title: Application Engineer Windows Virtual Desktop (VDI) Job Description
This role serves as the primary technical owner of the Windows Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) for an engineering organization. You will focus on delivering a reliable, secure, and high-performing virtual desktop experience by managing images, sessions, application delivery, and ongoing migration and stabilization activities. Embedded within a dedicated technology team, you will collaborate closely with infrastructure, networking, and cloud specialists to optimize performance, ensure cybersecurity compliance, and support critical engineering and simulation applications.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary technical owner for the Windows Virtual Desktop environment, overseeing images, sessions, application delivery, and the ongoing migration and stabilization following the PowerVDI transition.
- Administer, optimize, and continuously improve the Windows VDI environment to deliver an excellent user experience for engineering users.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex application compatibility and performance issues in a multiuser desktop environment, including applications such as Matlab, Exceed, NX, and thirdparty simulation tools.
- Act as the escalation point for desktoptier issues that cannot be resolved by frontline support teams.
- Manage the Windows VDI base image lifecycle, including operating system patching, rollback, application deployment, and standardization in alignment with the Software Store Standardization initiative.
- Support the migration of user data from legacy environments, ensuring a smooth transition for new and migrating VDI users.
- Handle onboarding and access provisioning activities for new VDI users, including permissions, profiles, and application access.
- Monitor session performance, resource utilization, and concurrency to identify bottlenecks and proactively address performance issues.
- Provide capacity and utilization data to support provisioning decisions, cost benchmarking, and optimization by engineer persona.
- Support deployment, security, and compliance activities for the VDI environment, ensuring adherence to organizational standards.
- Ensure VDI environments meet cybersecurity standards and participate in vulnerability remediation activities.
- Support standardized and automated Windows deployment models aligned with broader CI/CD and automation goals.
- Partner with the digital technology (DT) team on infrastructure, networking, and cloud capacity, including AWS WorkSpaces or equivalent technologies, providing Windows desktop expertise while DT manages cloud and network components.
- Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to maintain a stable, secure, and highperforming environment for engineering and scientific applications.
- Contribute to ongoing improvements in software packaging, deployment automation, and application delivery models as needed.
Essential Skills
- Deep expertise with Windows Server administration.
- Strong experience with Active Directory, including user and group management and domain services.
- Advanced knowledge of Group Policy design, configuration, and troubleshooting.
- Proven experience with Windows application delivery in an enterprise environment.
- Experience troubleshooting complex application compatibility and performance issues in a multiuser desktop environment.
- Handson experience with enterprise VDI platforms such as Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, VMware Horizon, AWS WorkSpaces, or equivalent solutions.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve VDI performance and reliability issues affecting engineering users.
- Strong understanding of security and compliance practices in a Windows and VDI context.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with infrastructure, networking, and cloud teams to support a virtual desktop environment.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience working in a dualprotocol VDI environment supporting both Windows and Linux desktops.
- Background supporting engineering or scientific applications in a VDI environment, such as simulation and modeling tools.
- Familiarity with software packaging and automated application deployment processes.
- Experience with Software Store or similar application catalog and delivery models.
- Scripting skills in PowerShell for administration, automation, and deployment tasks.
- Comfort working within standardized and automated Windows deployment models aligned with CI/CD practices.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with a focus on user experience and reliability.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical issues into clear, actionable information for stakeholders.
Work Environment
This position operates in a combined office and manufacturing environment, supporting engineering users who rely on stateoftheart equipment and advanced simulation tools. You will work closely with an inclusive, collaborative team that values continuous improvement and technical excellence. The organization is experiencing significant growth, with a strong product backlog and longterm project pipeline, offering opportunities for direct hire and career development. Team members have access to paid time off, holidays, and a comprehensive benefits package. The environment emphasizes modern digital technologies, enterprise VDI platforms, and cloudbased solutions such as AWS WorkSpaces or equivalent, with a focus on maintaining a secure, compliant, and highperforming virtual desktop infrastructure.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Greenville, SC.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $43.70 - $48.70/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Greenville, SC.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 9, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Greenville,SC. About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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