Azure Virtual Desktop Architect & Enterprise Cloud Leader

Spectrum; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum is seeking a senior Azure Architect specializing in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) to lead enterprise-scale deployments and strategy. You will drive architecture from strategy through implementation, collaborating with executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-aware solutions.

The role requires deep Azure knowledge, hands-on AVD experience, and the ability to translate business needs into actionable technical roadmaps.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant overall experience with a BA/BS or higher (or 6+ with MS, 3+ with PhD, or 12+ without degree).
• 4+ years of hands-on Azure architecture experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) experience in enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale AVD environments.
• Experience migrating users and applications from traditional EUC/VDI platforms to AVD (Citrix, VMware Horizon, RDS).
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Azure services: compute, VNets, storage, AD, Entra ID, and FSLogix.
• Experience with AVD scaling, capacity planning, performance optimization, and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure, AVD, and EUC strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Translate requirements into scalable, secure AVD architectures.
• Conduct discovery sessions to capture drivers, requirements, and constraints.
• Define enterprise AVD architecture, standards, and roadmaps across infra, networking, identity, security, apps, and operations.
• Develop TCO models and capacity assessments to support Azure investment decisions.
• Provide technical leadership across architecture lifecycle from design to implementation.
• Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Delivery, and Cloud Ops to shape solutions.

Skills

Azure architecture

Enterprise IT

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud strategy

Leadership

Hands-on engineering

Education

BA/BS degree or higher

MS degree

PhD

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

PowerShell

Azure Monitor

ExpressRoute

Job description

Spectrum is seeking a senior Azure Architect specializing in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) to lead enterprise-scale deployments and strategy. You will drive architecture from strategy through implementation, collaborating with executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-aware solutions.

The role requires deep Azure knowledge, hands-on AVD experience, and the ability to translate business needs into actionable technical roadmaps.