Senior Cloud Architect: Azure Virtual Desktop Strategy

Spectrum; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum is seeking a senior cloud architect to lead Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) deployments across enterprise settings. You will work with executive stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable architectures, roadmaps, and cost-optimized solutions.

You will own end-to-end design, including identity, networking, compute, storage, and security; mentor teams; develop executive-ready documentation; and align initiatives with business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant overall experience with a BA/BS or 6 years with MS or 3 with PhD.
• 4+ years of hands-on Azure architecture experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) in enterprise environments.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale AVD environments.
• Experience migrating users from traditional EUC/VDI to AVD (Citrix, VMware Horizon, RDS).
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Azure services and identity/security components.
• Experience with IaC tools: Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-140) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with senior and C-level stakeholders to define Azure, AVD and EUC strategies.
• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, secure AVD architectures.
• Conduct architecture sessions to capture drivers, dependencies, and constraints.
• Define enterprise AVD architecture, standards, reference designs, and roadmaps.
• Develop TCO models, capacity assessments, and optimization strategies.
• Provide technical leadership across architecture lifecycle from design to implementation.
• Partner with Sales, Engineering, Delivery, and Cloud Operations to align solutions.
• Prepare executive-ready architecture documentation and roadmaps.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams to adopt best practices.

Skills

Azure Virtual Desktop

Active Directory

Microsoft Entra ID

SSO

MFA

Hybrid identity

Azure Networking

Azure Compute

Azure Storage

Education

BA/BS degree with 8 years of relevant overall experience

MS degree with 6 years of relevant overall experience

Ph.D. with 3 years of experience

12 years of relevant overall experience without a college degree

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

PowerShell

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Job description

Spectrum is seeking a senior cloud architect to lead Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) deployments across enterprise settings. You will work with executive stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable architectures, roadmaps, and cost-optimized solutions.

You will own end-to-end design, including identity, networking, compute, storage, and security; mentor teams; develop executive-ready documentation; and align initiatives with business outcomes.