Senior Azure Virtual Desktop Architect (Remote)

Cognizant; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 79,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Senior Azure Virtual Desktop Engineer to design, deploy, automate, and optimize Azure Virtual Desktop environments supporting 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.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Azure Virtual Desktop design and deployment.
• Experience optimizing AVD for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Proficiency with PowerShell, Azure CLI, and IaC (Terraform/Bicep/ARM).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy AVD environments from sizing to production.
• Configure resources: Resource Groups, VNets, Host Pools, Workspaces.
• Manage user assignments and access to ensure optimal end-user experience.

Skills

AVD design

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Automation

Cost optimization

Cloud security

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Intune

Azure Compute Gallery

FSLogix

Azure Bastion

Entra ID

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Senior Azure Virtual Desktop Engineer to design, deploy, automate, and optimize Azure Virtual Desktop environments supporting 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.