Senior QA Infrastructure Engineer – Workspace VDI

Key Responsibilities
VDI Image & Workspace QA
Own functional, regression, integration, compatibility, and release validation of Windows enterprise VDI images.
Validate Windows updates, security patches, configuration changes, Group Policies, agents, middleware, and enterprise applications.
Perform gold/master image validation before production rollout.
Validate VDI provisioning, user logon/logoff, profile loading, application launch, desktop usability, reboot, and session behavior.
Develop reusable regression suites and release-readiness checklists for VDI image releases.
Identify VDI/image-related defects and collaborate with engineering teams on root-cause analysis and remediation.
Citrix VDI Testing
Perform end-to-end testing of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environments.
Validate Citrix connectivity, desktop/application enumeration, session launch, reconnect, disconnect, logoff, and recovery scenarios.
Validate functionality across different user personas, VDI configurations, infrastructure changes, and application combinations.
Troubleshoot issues across endpoints, Windows images, Citrix components, user profiles, applications, networks, and supporting infrastructure.
Validate resiliency and user experience following infrastructure or image changes.
Automation & PowerShell
Design and develop automated validation for VDI image and infrastructure testing.
Use PowerShell extensively for test automation, system validation, configuration verification, log collection, and troubleshooting.
Automate pre-release and post-deployment health checks.
Develop reusable automation for:
Application launch validation
Windows service/process validation
Registry and configuration checks
Software/version verification
VDI image health validation
Citrix-related health checks
Log collection and analysis
Support integration of automated QA validation into release pipelines where applicable.
AI-Assisted QA & Automation
Utilize AI and Copilot-based tools to accelerate test development, automation, troubleshooting, and engineering productivity.
Apply AI-assisted development to PowerShell and other QA automation.
Use AI tools to support:
Test scenario generation
Automation script development
Failure-pattern identification
Defect investigation
Root-cause analysis
Identify opportunities to use AI to reduce repetitive manual testing and improve regression coverage.
Defect Management & Release Governance
Document defects with clear reproduction steps and supporting technical evidence.
Assess production risks associated with Windows image and infrastructure changes.
Provide evidence-based QA release-readiness and go/no-go recommendations.
Continuously improve automation coverage, testing efficiency, and release quality.
Required Skills
Strong experience in Infrastructure QA, Workspace, EUC, VDI, or Windows platform testing.
Hands-on experience testing Windows 10/11 enterprise and VDI images.
Strong knowledge of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.
Strong PowerShell scripting and automation skills.
Experience with functional, regression, integration, compatibility, and infrastructure testing.
Strong troubleshooting knowledge across:
Windows Event Logs
Windows Registry
Services and processes
Active Directory
Group Policy
DNS/networking
Certificates
User profiles
Authentication
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root-cause-analysis capabilities.
Preferred Skills
Experience validating Microsoft 365 applications in enterprise VDI environments.
Understanding of enterprise user-profile management technologies.
Knowledge of GitHub Copilot, or other GenAI/AI engineering tools.
Exposure to VDI performance, reliability, scalability, and end-user-experience testing.

Skills
Git, Automation Testing, Manual Testing