AVD Architect

Galent; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Galent is seeking a Senior Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Architect to lead the design, implementation, optimization, and escalation support of enterprise virtual desktop and application delivery platforms.

You will design across development, testing, preproduction and production environments, standardize deployment practices, and ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness while troubleshooting performance and user experience issues.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments across development, test, preproduction and production
• Experience leading DR planning, high availability and disaster recovery activities
• Ability to develop enterprise architecture, deployment standards and operational support documentation

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain Azure Virtual Desktop environments across development, test, preproduction, production, high availability and DR environments.
• Develop enterprise architecture, solution design, deployment standards and operational support documentation.
• Design scalable, secure and resilient virtual desktop and published application environments.
• Lead production readiness reviews and DR testing activities.
• Troubleshoot complex AVD infrastructure performance, authentication, connectivity and user experience issues.
• Create infrastructure standards and reference architectures for enterprise AVD deployments.

Skills

Azure Virtual Desktop

Cloud architecture

DR planning

PowerShell

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

FSLogix

Intune

Citrix replacement

Job description

• Senior Azure Virtual Desktop AVD Architect to lead the design implementation optimization and escalation support of enterprise virtual desktop and application delivery platforms.
• The resource will play a key role in the modernization of end-user computing services Azure Virtual Desktop deployments Windows 365 solutions including Citrix replacement initiatives Intune policy management application packaging and support for critical business applications
• Design implement and maintain Azure Virtual Desktop environments across development test preproduction production high availability and disaster recovery environments.
• Develop enterprise architecture solution design deployment standards and operational support documentation.
• Design scalable secure and resilient virtual desktop and published application environments.
• Lead production readiness reviews DR planning and DR testing activities.
• Optimize AVD host pools scaling plans FSLogix profiles image management and performance monitoring.
• Create infrastructure standards and reference architectures for enterprise AVD deployments.
• Troubleshoot complex AVD infrastructure performance authentication connectivity and user experience issues.

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