Azure Virtual Desktop Architect & Cloud Strategy Lead

Charter Communications; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fast-track career growth

Competitive compensation package

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

RapidScale is seeking a senior AVD Architect to lead Azure/AVD strategy and translate complex business needs into secure, scalable cloud architectures. You will drive architecture sessions with executives, design enterprise-grade AVD environments, and guide cost-optimized deployments across infrastructure, identity, and networking.

This role emphasizes hands-on design and leadership across delivery teams. You will collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Delivery, and Cloud Operations to shape

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant overall experience in cloud architecture.
• 4+ years of hands-on Azure architecture experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) experience in enterprise environments.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale AVD environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with senior and C-level stakeholders to define Azure, AVD, and EUC strategies aligned to business and technology objectives.
• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective AVD and Azure architectures.
• Lead discovery and architecture sessions to understand business drivers, user requirements, application dependencies, and technical constraints.
• Define enterprise AVD architecture, standards, reference designs, and technology roadmaps across infrastructure, networking, identity, security, applications, and operations.
• Develop TCO models, capacity assessments, optimization strategies, and technology recommendations to support AVD and Azure investment decisions.
• Provide technical leadership across the architecture lifecycle, from strategy and solution design through implementation and ongoing optimization.

Skills

Azure Virtual Desktop

Azure Compute

Azure Virtual Networks

Azure Storage

FSLogix

Azure Monitor and Log Analytics

Microsoft Entra ID

Active Directory

AVD scaling and cost optimization

Education

Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-140)

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Job description

RapidScale is seeking a senior AVD Architect to lead Azure/AVD strategy and translate complex business needs into secure, scalable cloud architectures. You will drive architecture sessions with executives, design enterprise-grade AVD environments, and guide cost-optimized deployments across infrastructure, identity, and networking.

This role emphasizes hands-on design and leadership across delivery teams. You will collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Delivery, and Cloud Operations to shape