At a Glance
- Tasks: Support and optimise a large-scale Azure Virtual Desktop environment while ensuring top-notch user experience.
- Company: Join a specialist infrastructure team in a remote-first, collaborative setting.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible remote work, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a supportive team with excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Take ownership of a critical platform and make a real impact in a dynamic tech environment.
- Qualifications: Experience with Azure Virtual Desktop and strong troubleshooting skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 70000 £ per year.
We're looking for an experienced Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Subject Matter Expert to join a specialist infrastructure team supporting a large-scale enterprise Azure Virtual Desktop environment. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a remote-first environment, taking ownership of a business-critical AVD platform, and delivering a secure, resilient, and high-performing end-user experience. You'll play a key role in the support, administration and continuous improvement of a mature Azure Virtual Desktop estate while working alongside experienced infrastructure and cloud professionals.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and administer a large-scale Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environment
- Manage host pools, session hosts, application groups and user access
- Build, maintain and optimise AVD images and golden images
- Administer FSLogix profiles and associated storage solutions such as Azure NetApp Files or equivalent
- Ensure platform availability, resilience and disaster recovery readiness
- Troubleshoot complex AVD performance, connectivity and user experience issues
- Monitor platform health and implement service improvements
- Work closely with infrastructure, cloud and security teams to maintain best practice
- Participate in a shared 1-in-3 on-call support rota
Essential Skills
Azure Virtual Desktop SME in Kingston upon Hull employer: Xcede
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