Senior Desktop Infrastructure Engineer

Veritis Group Inc; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Veritis Group Inc. in Chicago, IL is seeking an experienced Azure Virtual Desktop Engineer to architect, implement, and operate complex VDI environments. You will own gold image architecture and testing, and lead automation workflows for image provisioning and deployment pipelines.

You will design host pools, session hosts, and image lifecycles, optimize performance and costs, and establish governance. Collaboration with Network teammates on ExpressRoute/VPN and hybrid connectivity is essential,

Qualifications

• Experience architecting and operating Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
• Experience with FSLogix profile management and optimization.
• Proficiency with Intune and Autopilot integration.
• Strong automation skills using PowerShell and Azure services.
• Ability to design scalable, resilient desktop infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and maintain Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
• Design and manage host pools, session hosts, and image lifecycles.
• Develop scalability, resiliency, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Optimize user experience and Azure consumption costs.
• Establish platform governance and operational standards.
• Troubleshoot AVD network connectivity across Azure and on-prem.
• Serve as escalation point for network-related VD issues.
• Partner on ExpressRoute, VPN, and hybrid connectivity solutions.
• Lead design and engineering of Windows 11 desktop platform.
• Own gold image architecture and release processes.

Skills

Azure Virtual Desktop

FSLogix

Intune and Autopilot

PowerShell

Azure Networking

Automation

Tools

Nerdio Manager

Job description

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Job Description:

• Core Ownership Areas
• Windows 11 Gold Images
• FSLogix
• Intune and Autopilot Integration
• End User Compute Architecture
• Desktop Infrastructure Automation
• Endpoint Security and Compliance

Primary Responsibilities

• Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture & Operations
• Architect, implement, and maintain Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
• Design and manage host pools, session hosts, image lifecycles, and deployment pipelines.
• Develop scalability, resiliency, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Optimize user experience, performance, and Azure consumption costs.
• Establish operational standards and platform governance.
• Design and troubleshoot AVD network connectivity across Azure and on-premises environments.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for network-related virtual desktop issues.
• Diagnose and resolve DNS, routing, firewall, latency, authentication, and connectivity problems.
• Partner with Network Engineering on ExpressRoute, VPN, segmentation, and hybrid connectivity solutions.
• Optimize network paths and client connectivity performance for virtual desktop workloads.
• Troubleshoot FSLogix profile performance, storage connectivity, and authentication issues.
• Analyze packet captures, connection diagnostics, and performance metrics to identify root causes.
• Support private endpoint, storage account, Azure Files, and Entra ID integration requirements.
• Administer and optimize Nerdio Manager.
• Develop automated provisioning and image management workflows.
• Configure autoscaling and cost optimization strategies.
• Build operational automation using PowerShell and Azure services.
• Lead design and engineering of the Bank's Windows 11 desktop platform.
• Own gold image architecture and standards.
• Establish image testing, validation, and release processes.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership for desktop engineering initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and contractors.
• Establish engineering standards and operational practices.
• Evaluate vendors and technical solutions.
• Lead major incident response and root cause investigations.