Virtualization Platform Engineer - Azure Virtual Desktop

The Azure Virtual Desktop Engineer supports the build, operation, and ongoing improvement of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments. This role focuses on hands‑on engineering, operational stability, automation, and user experience, working under established architecture and standards. The ideal candidate has solid experience with Azure, Windows desktop virtualization, and endpoint management, and is ready to grow deeper expertise in large‑scale enterprise AVD platforms.

• Designs, implements, and deploys platforms to support and meet business needs. Identifies, recommends, and implements opportunities for improvement and performance issue solutions.
• Develops technical standards. Tests and evaluates technologies vendor products. Recommends vendor selections and new technologies.
• Deploy, configure, and support Azure Virtual Desktop host pools, session hosts, application groups, and work spaces.
• Perform day‑to‑day platform administration, including scaling activities, host maintenance, and service health checks.
• Support gold image creation and maintenance using existing image pipelines and Shared Image Gallery.
• Support FSLogix profile containers, including configuration, performance troubleshooting, and storage access issues.
• Participate in improving repeatability, reliability, and documentation of deployment processes.
• Monitor AVD health, performance, and capacity using dashboards and Azure monitoring tools.
• Work closely with senior engineers, architects, and cross‑functional teams (networking, security, endpoint, service desk).
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 5+ years related work experience.
• Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 5+ years of experience supporting Windows desktop and Virtualization Platforms required.
• Hands‑on experience with Azure Virtual Desktop or comparable virtual desktop technologies required.
• Working knowledge of Azure fundamentals: compute, networking, storage required.
• Experience with FSLogix profile management.
• Experience using Microsoft Intune and/or Group Policy preferred.
• Familiarity with Entra  (Azure AD), RBAC, and MFA concepts preferred.
• Basic experience with automation tools (Power Shell, Terraform, or similar) required.
• Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills required.

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.