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, dynamic work culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, remote work flexibility, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a collaborative team with excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on enterprise-level Azure solutions and enhance your tech skills.
- Qualifications: 4+ years in Microsoft Azure with hands-on AVD experience and strong troubleshooting skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ 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 & Experience
- 4+ years' experience supporting Microsoft Azure infrastructure
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
- Experience administering: Host Pools, Session Hosts, Application Groups, User Profiles, Image Management
- Strong understanding of FSLogix profile containers
- Experience with Azure networking and core Azure services
- Excellent troubleshooting skills across Windows and Azure environments
- Experience working in enterprise production environments
- Active UK Security Clearance (SC), or the ability to obtain it
Desirable Skills
- Azure NetApp Files (or similar enterprise storage solutions)
- Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Azure Automation
- Azure Monitor / Log Analytics
- PowerShell scripting
- Microsoft Intune
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Certifications AZ-140 Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
- AZ-900 Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
- Additional Azure certifications are advantageous
We think you need these skills to ace Azure Virtual Desktop SME in London
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
Microsoft Azure infrastructure
Host Pools management
Session Hosts administration
Application Groups management
User Profiles administration
Image Management
