Senior Azure AVD Architect & Cloud Strategy Lead

Charter Communications; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Charter Communications is seeking a Senior Azure Architect to lead enterprise AVD and cloud architecture initiatives. You will define Azure Virtual Desktop strategies, design scalable, secure, cost‑effective solutions, and partner with identity, networking, and security teams to translate business goals into roadmaps.

You will mentor architects, produce executive‑level recommendations, and guide deployments from strategy through implementation, leveraging Terraform, Bicep or ARM, and monitoring

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant overall experience with a strong focus on Azure architecture.
• 4+ years hands-on Azure architecture experience in enterprise environments.
• 3+ years hands-on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) experience in large-scale deployments.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale AVD environments and migrations to AVD.
• Proficiency with IaC and automation (Terraform, Bicep, ARM) and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with senior and C-level stakeholders to define Azure, AVD, and EUC strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective AVD and Azure architectures.
• Lead discovery and architecture sessions to understand drivers, requirements, and constraints.
• Define enterprise AVD architecture, standards, reference designs, and roadmaps across infrastructure components.
• Develop TCO models, capacity assessments, and technology recommendations to support investments.
• Provide technical leadership across the architecture lifecycle from strategy to deployment and optimization.
• Mentor architects and engineers, establishing best practices and reusable patterns.

Skills

Azure architecture

Executive stakeholder communication

Cloud strategy

Cost optimization

Security architecture

Education

BA/BS degree in a relevant field

MS degree

PhD

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

PowerShell

Azure Monitor

Entra ID

Job description

Charter Communications is seeking a Senior Azure Architect to lead enterprise AVD and cloud architecture initiatives. You will define Azure Virtual Desktop strategies, design scalable, secure, cost‑effective solutions, and partner with identity, networking, and security teams to translate business goals into roadmaps.

You will mentor architects, produce executive‑level recommendations, and guide deployments from strategy through implementation, leveraging Terraform, Bicep or ARM, and monitoring