Lead Desktop Engineer

Gotham Technology
New york city, NY
05 Aug 2024

Vacancy expired!

This is a Contract to hire position - Must be able to work onsite We are looking for someone with a deep background in Windows operating systems. Ideally Windows Desktop, although many skills will be transferable from server / desktop and/or workstation. Candidate must be a fast learner and have a passion for teaching others. This position is primarily focused on Windows Desktop Performance in a VDI / SBC / Xenapp environment with strong knowledge in Windows OS, Windows Performance counters, Application performance diagnostics /troubleshooting and Networking. The position is highly technical and hands-on with a focus on Windows desktop (XenDesktop). The candidate should have very strong technical foundation as well as a strategic mindset, good communication skills and the ability to collaborate well with others.
  • Help get the best performance possible in a Windows Virtualized environment.
  • Grow the overall team understanding of Windows including tools and techniques required to measure and analyze performance.
  • Work hand in hand with the Desktop / Remote Access and SCCM teams to uncover new techniques for accelerating desktop performance and adoption of VDI and server-based applications running in a terminal service / Xenapp environment
  • Work closely with the teams to identify architectural changes / optimizations vital to get extreme performance from Microsoft OS.
  • Propose changes to memory, storage systems, I/O systems, file systems and operating system scheduling that improve performance.
  • Conduct system performance testing to ensure system reliability, capacity and scalability
  • Analyze test results and coordinate with development teams for bug fixes
  • Analyze root causes of performance issues and provide corrective actions
  • Review and recommend improvements to existing test procedures
  • Report defects found in testing diligently, promptly, and accurately
  • Compare and contrast system performance with varying levels of system resources (RAM, CPU cores,Disk caches, Network and compute nodes etc)
  • Windows Desktop General Engineering and Hardware evaluation
  • Creation of Desktop, Laptops, Virtual machines Performance Baselines for Windows Desktop Platform

Experience
  • Hands on experience tuning Windows Desktop and server operating systems for a Virtualized environment
  • Experience using a range of data science methodologies to conduct benchmarking and performance analysis.
  • Experience tuning and optimizing Virtualized Windows OS for VDI and Server Based computing
  • Proven ability to create automated test scripts, test scenarios and analyze results
  • Strong understanding of key Performance counters impacting system utilization
  • Experience in Performance Engineering in large Enterprise Windows Environments
  • Experience in Windows Performance Benchmarking and Monitoring Utilities
  • Strong scripting knowledge (PowerShell is a priority- additionally Batch, WMI, VBScript, etc.)
  • Good knowledge of Windows Operating System Internals and Microsoft based applications and technologies
  • Strong troubleshooting mindset (i. e. parsing event log, sysinternals tools, analyzing memory dumps, Windows Performance Analyzer / PAL)
  • Ability to write technical and Presentation management documentation (system design and engineering documents)
  • Experience in monitoring tools for Network and Workstations, including but not limited to Perfmon, Windows performance Analyzer / Recorder, SysTrack
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • ID: #44622350
  • State: New York New york city 10019 New york city USA
  • City: New york city
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2022-08-05
  • Deadline: 2022-09-16
  • Category: Et cetera