Azure Virtual Desktop Engineer – Cloud VDI & Security

Applied Research Solutions

Beavercreek Township (OH)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Applied Research Solutions (ARS) seeks a Cloud VDI Engineer to design, operate, automate, and enhance Azure Virtual Desktop environments within a classified government environment. You will ensure reliability, security, and performance of Windows and Linux VDI, including image creation, session host management, application delivery, monitoring, and advanced troubleshooting.

The role collaborates with Platform Engineering, SRE, DevOps, Security, Networking, and application teams to drive

Qualifications

US citizen required.
Active Secret security clearance required.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent relevant experience, if contract allows)
At least three years of professional experience supporting cloud, VDI, or virtualized infrastructure
Hands-on experience administering Azure Virtual Desktop or a comparable enterprise VDI platform
Experience building, patching, and maintaining Windows virtual machine images
Strong Windows systems administration and troubleshooting skills
Security+ certified or ability to obtain within 1-2 months

Responsibilities

Administer and maintain Azure Virtual Desktop environments, including host pools, session hosts, workspaces, and application groups
Build, validate, deploy, and maintain standardized Windows and Linux VM images
Manage full lifecycle operations for VDI session hosts (provisioning, patching, scaling, and retirement)
Diagnose and resolve complex issues related to user sessions, profiles, authentication, applications, networking, and system performance
Package and deploy applications using Salt and other approved automation or configuration‑management tools
Monitor platform health, performance, capacity, and utilization; implement durable corrective actions for recurring issues
Apply system‑hardening standards, security baselines, and vulnerability remediation to images and session hosts
Plan and execute platform upgrades, image releases, patching windows, and scheduled maintenance
Support incident response, root‑cause analysis, capacity planning, and continuous improvement initiatives
Other duties as assigned