Focus: IGEL OS managed applications, VDI clients, endpoint workflows, and identity integration Role summary: We are looking for a Principal QA Automation Engineer to lead quality engineering for managed applications running on IGEL OS. This person will design and maintain automated tests for application installation, configuration, upgrades, compatibility, and end-to-end user workflows. The role focuses on applications and integrations such as Citrix Workspace app, Omnissa Horizon Client, and the IGEL Agent for Imprivata (IAFI). The engineer will work across IGEL OS, Universal Management Suite (UMS), VDI environments, and supporting identity services to find issues early and improve release confidence. Key responsibilities • Define and lead functional, integration, regression, compatibility, and end-to-end test strategies for IGEL managed applications. • Build and maintain Python automation frameworks using pytest, reusable fixtures, libraries, test data, and clear reporting. • Automate application lifecycle scenarios, including installation, configuration, profile assignment, updates, version compatibility, recovery, and removal. • Test VDI workflows across Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Omnissa Horizon, including authentication, session launch, reconnect, logoff, multi-monitor use, peripherals, and common failure paths. • Validate Imprivata workflows with Citrix and Horizon, including authentication, fast user switching, kiosk or shared workstation scenarios, and session continuity where applicable. • Create and maintain a compatibility matrix covering IGEL OS releases, managed app versions, VDI components, and relevant third-party dependencies. • Use API and UI automation where appropriate, and develop scripts for test setup, execution, log collection, and environment health checks. • Integrate automated suites with CI pipelines and publish results that help engineering teams reproduce and resolve defects. • Investigate failures across endpoint, managed app, VDI broker, identity, and network layers; produce actionable defect reports with logs and reproduction steps. • Use AI-assisted tools to help draft test cases, generate code suggestions, summarize logs, and identify coverage gaps, reviewing outputs for correctness and protecting sensitive data. • Mentor QA engineers, review automation contributions, and collaborate with developers, product managers, support, and partner teams. Required qualifications • 10+ years of experience in software QA, test engineering, or quality automation. • Strong hands-on experience with Python and pytest in maintainable test automation frameworks. • Demonstrated experience testing VDI or virtual desktop environments, especially Citrix and/or Omnissa Horizon, Imprivata, and other popular IDPs. • Experience validating endpoint applications, authentication flows, configuration policies, or centrally managed devices. • Experience with API testing, REST services, test data management, and automation of end-to-end workflows. • Proficiency with Linux command line and scripting, log analysis, Git, and CI systems such as Jenkins or GitLab CI. • Ability to isolate complex issues across client, endpoint, application, identity, and infrastructure layers. • Strong written communication, defect reporting, and cross-team collaboration skills. Preferred qualifications • Experience with Imprivata OneSign or IGEL Agent for Imprivata (IAFI), particularly in healthcare or shared-workstation environments. • Experience testing VDI or virtual desktop environments, especially Citrix and/or Omnissa Horizon • Familiarity with browser and desktop UI automation tools such as Selenium or Playwright. • Experience testing peripherals and endpoint features such as smart cards, badge readers, USB devices, audio, printers, and multiple displays. • Practical experience using AI tools in QA workflows, with the judgment to verify generated code and test results. What success looks like • Automated tests reliably catch regressions in managed app deployment, configuration, and user workflows. • Compatibility gaps between OS, app, VDI, and identity versions are identified before release. • Failures come with enough logs and environment detail for engineering teams to reproduce them. • Test coverage reduces repeated manual work while keeping critical VDI and Imprivata workflows under dependable regression coverage.