Azure Virtual Desktop Engineering Lead

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United States

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USD 121,000 - 182,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Applied Information Sciences is seeking a Senior Azure Virtual Desktop Engineer to design, build, and optimize secure Azure Virtual Desktop environments that support Codex-enabled development and broader desktop modernization for a federal client.

We are looking for hands-on expertise in AVD design, FSLogix, Entra ID, Intune, and Azure networking, with the ability to navigate a highly controlled enterprise setting and deliver reliable user experiences.

Qualifications

7+ years of endpoint, virtual desktop, or Windows infrastructure engineering experience.
Hands-on AVD design and implementation experience with pooled and personal desktop patterns.
Strong knowledge of FSLogix, Windows 11, Entra ID, Intune, Azure networking, and profile-storage design.
Experience with image engineering, application packaging, performance tuning, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

Engineer AVD host pools, session hosts, images, scaling plans, application delivery, and user profiles.
Create secure desktop patterns for Codex access, including the required network segmentation, firewall rules, browser and developer-tool controls.
Implement and support FSLogix, Entra ID, Intune, profile storage, image lifecycle, and monitoring integrations.
Plan and execute Citrix transition activities, performance validation, capacity planning, and user acceptance testing.
Troubleshoot performance, sign-in, profile, application, network, and graphics issues across the AVD stack.
Produce deployment standards, operational runbooks, and technical knowledge transfer for steady-state support.