Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Engineer and DevOps
Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)
We are seeking an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Engineer to join our end‑user computing team and support a large‑scale AVD environment serving 4,500+ users globally. The ideal candidate has hands‑on expertise in designing, deploying, and maintaining multi‑session AVD environments, with a strong focus on security best practices, performance optimization, automation, and modern application delivery.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, configure, and optimize multi‑session AVD environments.
- Manage and support daily AVD operations including session hosts, host pools, images, and scaling policies.
- Implement and maintain AVD security best practices (conditional access, RBAC, MFA, hardening session hosts, patch compliance).
- Use Terraform and Nerdio Manager for infrastructure automation, policy‑based scaling, and image lifecycle management.
- Support deployment pipelines by embedding security controls into CI/CD processes for AVD builds, images, and applications.
- Proactively monitor performance and resolve user‑experience issues.
- Collaborate with security, networking, cloud infrastructure, and help desk teams.
- Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and compliance with patching, vulnerability, and risk management standards.
Required Qualifications
- 2–4 years of hands‑on experience managing AVD environments.
- Strong understanding of multi‑session Windows 10/11 design and profile/container solutions.
- Proficiency with Terraform and Nerdio Manager for Enterprise for deployment, automation, scaling, and lifecycle management.
- Experience with application packaging and delivery.
- Solid grasp of security best practices and familiarity with DevSecOps principles and pipeline integration.
- PowerShell scripting and automation skills for administration and deployment.
- Experience working in enterprise environments.
Preferred Certifications
- AZ-140 (Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop)
- AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate)