Azure Virtual Desktop Engineer - Scale & Automate

Cognizant; Denver (CO); Remoto; USD 79.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Descrizione del lavoro

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Senior Azure Virtual Desktop Engineer to design, deploy, automate, and optimize Azure Virtual Desktop environments supporting both pooled multi-user and personal desktop experiences.

You will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of the AVD platform, replacing legacy jump-server access while ensuring scalability, security, and cost efficiency across the Azure estate.

Competenze

• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and supporting Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
• Strong expertise in Azure Virtual Desktop architecture, including Host Pools, Workspaces, Application Groups, Session Hosts, and user assignment models.
• Strong understanding of Azure infrastructure services, including Resource Groups, VNets, Subnets, NSGs, and network security principles.
• Experience optimizing AVD environments for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Hands-on experience with PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure Automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Experience managing the full virtual desktop lifecycle, including provisioning, image management, autoscaling, patching, and decommissioning.

Mansioni

• Design, build, and deploy Azure Virtual Desktop environments from resource sizing and architecture through production implementation.
• Define AVD resource specifications, including VM SKUs, session host sizing, image selection, capacity planning, naming conventions, and tagging standards.
• Configure and maintain Azure infrastructure components including Resource Groups, VNets, Subnets, Host Pools, Workspaces, Application Groups, and Session Hosts.
• Design and manage pooled (multi-user) and personal (dedicated) desktop environments, aligning deployment models with business and technical requirements.
• Administer user assignments, application group access, and host pool allocations to ensure an optimal end-user experience.
• Monitor and optimize AVD consumption costs through rightsizing, scaling strategies, deallocation schedules, and monthly cost reviews.
• Develop automation solutions for provisioning, image management, autoscaling, patching, and decommissioning using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Collaborate with identity, networking, security, and endpoint management teams to ensure seamless integration with enterprise platforms.
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and support runbooks.

Conoscenze

Azure Virtual Desktop

AVD Architecture

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Cost optimization

Automation

Strumenti

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure CLI

PowerShell

Descrizione del lavoro

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Senior Azure Virtual Desktop Engineer to design, deploy, automate, and optimize Azure Virtual Desktop environments supporting both pooled multi-user and personal desktop experiences.

You will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of the AVD platform, replacing legacy jump-server access while ensuring scalability, security, and cost efficiency across the Azure estate.