Remote Cloud VDI Engineer - Azure Virtual Desktop

Applied Research Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Applied Research Solutions is seeking a Cloud VDI Engineer to design, operate, automate, and enhance Azure Virtual Desktop environments within a classified government environment.

The Cloud VDI Engineer will ensure the reliability, security, and performance of Windows and Linux virtual desktop infrastructure, including image creation, session host management, application delivery, platform monitoring, and advanced troubleshooting.

Qualifikationen

• Must be a US citizen.
• Active security clearance (Secret) or ability to obtain within a short period.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years supporting cloud, VDI, or virtualized infrastructure.
• Hands-on Azure Virtual Desktop administration experience.
• Experience building and maintaining Windows VM images.
• Strong Windows system administration and troubleshooting skills.

Aufgaben

• Administer and maintain Azure Virtual Desktop environments: host pools, session hosts, workspaces, and application groups.
• Build, validate, deploy, and maintain Windows and Linux VM images.
• Manage lifecycle operations for VDI session hosts: provisioning, patching, scaling, retirement.
• Diagnose and resolve user session, profile, authentication, app, networking, and performance issues.
• Package and deploy applications using Salt and other automation/configuration tools.
• Monitor platform health, performance, capacity, and implement durable fixes.
• Apply system-hardening standards and security baselines to images and hosts.
• Plan upgrades, image releases, patch windows, and maintenance windows.
• Support incident response, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.

Kenntnisse

Azure Virtual Desktop

VDI

Windows Server

Linux administration

Security+ (cert)

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering or related field

Tools

Salt

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Jobbeschreibung

Applied Research Solutions is seeking a Cloud VDI Engineer to design, operate, automate, and enhance Azure Virtual Desktop environments within a classified government environment.

The Cloud VDI Engineer will ensure the reliability, security, and performance of Windows and Linux virtual desktop infrastructure, including image creation, session host management, application delivery, platform monitoring, and advanced troubleshooting.