A recognized financial organization is seeking a Senior Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Engineer to join their growing team in either Charlotte or Detroit. This is a hybrid role, requiring 3 days/week onsite.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments
- Lead architecture discussions and provide expert guidance on AVD, Windows 365, and related Microsoft Azure services
- Configure and optimize session hosts, profiles, app groups, and user experience settings
- Develop and maintain automation scripts for AVD provisioning and scaling (PowerShell, Terraform)
- Monitor performance and availability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and other tools
- Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure adherence to governance policies
- Provide advanced troubleshooting and performance tuning for AVD and end-user environments
- Lead migration efforts from on-premises or other VDI platforms to Azure
- Stay current on Microsoft Azure updates, AVD best practices, and evolving cloud technologies
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in IT infrastructure or end-user computing roles
- 2 years of experience focused on Azure Virtual Desktop or similar VDI platforms
- Deep hands-on experience with AVD architecture, including host pools, session hosts, and MSIX app attach
