Virtualization Platform Engineer - Azure Virtual Desktop

- 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 workspaces. - 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 ID (Azure AD), RBAC, and MFA concepts preferred. - Basic experience with automation tools (PowerShell, Terraform, or similar) required. - Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills required..