Senior Azure Virtual Desktop & Cloud Architecture Lead

Spectrum; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum is seeking an experienced AVD Architect to design and implement enterprise-scale Azure Virtual Desktop environments. You will work with executive stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable, secure, and cost-efficient AVD architectures, covering identity, networking, compute, storage, and endpoint management.

In this role you will lead architecture sessions, produce roadmaps and technical docs, and mentor teams to ensure best practices across deployments, optimization, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of overall experience in IT architecture or related fields.
• 4+ years of hands-on Azure architecture experience.
• 3+ years of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) in enterprise environments.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale AVD environments.
• Experience migrating users/applications to AVD from traditional EUC/VDI platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Azure services (Compute, Networking, Storage, Identity).
• Experience with IaC (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
• Security and identity expertise (Entra ID, AD, SSO, MFA, CA).
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with senior and C-level stakeholders to define Azure/AVD strategies.
• Translate business requirements into scalable AVD architectures and roadmaps.
• Conduct discovery sessions to capture requirements, dependencies, and constraints.
• Develop enterprise AVD architecture standards, reference designs, and roadmaps.
• Create TCO models, capacity plans, and cost-optimization recommendations.
• Provide technical leadership across architecture lifecycle from design to implementation.
• Partner with Sales, Engineering, Delivery, and Cloud Operations to shape solutions.
• Produce executive-ready architecture docs and deliverables.
• Mentor and guide architects and engineering teams on best practices.

Skills

Azure Virtual Desktop

Azure Compute

Azure Virtual Networks

Azure Storage

FSLogix

Microsoft Entra ID

Active Directory

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

PowerShell

CI/CD pipelines

Education

BA/BS degree in a related field

MS degree in a related field

Ph.D. with experience alternative

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Job description

Spectrum is seeking an experienced AVD Architect to design and implement enterprise-scale Azure Virtual Desktop environments. You will work with executive stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable, secure, and cost-efficient AVD architectures, covering identity, networking, compute, storage, and endpoint management.

In this role you will lead architecture sessions, produce roadmaps and technical docs, and mentor teams to ensure best practices across deployments, optimization, and