Virtualization Platform Engineer - Azure Virtual Desktop
Job in
Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Listed on 2026-07-18
Listing for:
The Vanguard Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-18
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Azure, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Administrator, IT Support
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Core Responsibilities
- 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.
Sponsorship:
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
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