VDI / Server Engineer
About the job
- Strong experience in designing and supporting enterprise VDI and server environments.
- Knowledge of virtual desktop, application virtualisation, and profile management technologies.
- Experience with virtualisation platforms and their storage and network dependencies.
- In-depth knowledge of Citrix, Windows desktop and server operating systems, Active Directory, and Group Policy.
- Experience with endpoint management, identity integration, and security controls.
- Familiarity with desktop image management, application packaging, and build automation.
- Knowledge of monitoring, user experience analysis, and performance optimisation.
- Strong understanding of platform reliability, security, resilience, and operational excellence.
- Experience participating in incident, problem, change, and lifecycle management.
- Ability to document technical solutions and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A collaborative, improvement-focused, and automation-oriented approach to engineering.
- Commitment to continuous learning, professional development, and relevant industry accreditations.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Typically six to ten years of relevant experience, or demonstrable expertise appropriate to the role.
- Design, implement, and maintain VDI and virtual application platforms.
- Manage virtual desktop images, application delivery, user profiles, and policy configurations.
- Manage VDI capacity, performance, and availability to support a consistent user experience.
- Integrate VDI services with identity, endpoint management, storage, networking, and security platforms.
- Implement secure configuration baselines and access controls.
- Automate image creation, provisioning, configuration, and maintenance activities.
- Monitor VDI and Microsoft server platforms, investigating and resolving performance and availability issues.
- Support patching, upgrades, platform migrations, and lifecycle management.
- Participate in incident, problem, change, and major incident management.
- Maintain technical documentation, design standards, and operating procedures.
- Collaborate with client engineering, network, security, storage, and application teams.
- Contribute to modernisation initiatives and continuous service improvement.
- Experience with cloud-hosted or hybrid VDI solutions.
- Understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) concepts.
- Experience coordinating the work of others or contributing to technical projects.
About the company
Avacone is a Swiss service provider delivering specialized IT and non-IT solutions for regulated and non-regulated industries, with a focus on pharmaceuticals, chemicals, medical technology and IT system engineering. It combines business understanding with technology to translate developments into practical, scalable solutions, organized around two pillars: Pharmaceutical Engineering and IT System Support and Engineering, including GMP, quality and compliance, laboratory IT infrastructure, and IT services such as system engineering, storage, VMware, and Citrix. It stands out through an integrated, globally distributed delivery model and strong alignment with customers’ vision and priorities, serving as a single partner across projects. Its goal is to help clients achieve compliant, reliable, and scalable operations in complex environments via cross-border collaboration and end-to-end service delivery.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Gemeinde Deutschkreutz, Austria
Founded
2014
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Avacone posted 2026 openings for MES, PAS-X, and Ignition SCADA specialists.
- Official services page highlights transformation programs, operating models, and complex-initiative execution.
- Recent hiring across Hyderabad, Bedford, and Switzerland shows active multi-site delivery demand.
What critics are saying
- Avacone lacks visible 2026 funding, acquisition, or press momentum.
- Built In shows 66 employees, leaving thin bench strength against larger integrators.
- Regulated-industry concentration ties Avacone's revenue to pharma project cycles and customer retention.
What makes Avacone unique
- Avacone specializes in regulated pharma, chemical, and medical technology IT delivery.
- Avacone combines strategy, transformation, and disciplined execution across OT, MES, and SCADA.
- Avacone operates 11 offices and 66 employees, signaling cross-border service depth.
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Benefits
- Remote Work Options
- Flexible Work Hours
- Professional Certification Support