Azure Virtual Desktop Senior Engineer
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Job Summary
Location: Wigan UK
Work type: Contract
Work mode: 4 days per week on site
Division: Engineering
Work mode: 4 days per week on site
Division: Engineering
Are you passionate about delivering highquality virtual desktop experiences in complex cloud environments
Do you have deep handson expertise in Azure Virtual Desktop Intune and enterprisescale cloud operations
Do you thrive in roles where you can solve problems optimise environments and share your knowledge with others
If so we would love to hear from you!
ABOUT US
Agilisys is at the forefront of digital transformation and innovation in the public services sector. With over two decades of experience we have established ourselves as a trusted partner for governments local authorities and organisations nationwide. Our mission is to empower our clients to deliver exceptional public services by harnessing the full potential of technology and data.
OUR VALUES
Partnership: we become one team and family with organisations helping them to navigate change and stay agile.
Integrity: our people really care going beyond the brief to make change happen for organisations and citizens.
Innovation: we bring together the right technologies and services to design solutions that work.
Passion: we are passionate about and dedicated to public services and improving peoples lives.
Integrity: our people really care going beyond the brief to make change happen for organisations and citizens.
Innovation: we bring together the right technologies and services to design solutions that work.
Passion: we are passionate about and dedicated to public services and improving peoples lives.
THE ROLE
We are seeking an experienced Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Senior Engineer to provide handson operational support optimisation and expertise across our AVD estate. This role is pivotal in ensuring a stable secure and highperforming virtual desktop platform while enabling internal teams through robust documentation and knowledge transfer.
Working closely with Cloud Architects Engineering Leads Security and Service Delivery teams you will help drive improvements in performance governance scalability and automation. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong engineer who thrives in fastpaced environments and is confident operating with minimal supervision
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide daytoday BAU support across the AVD environment including FSLogix session hosts image management and troubleshooting.
- Manage AVD configuration through Intune/Endpoint Manager and Group Policy covering app deployment compliance updates and patching.
- Monitor and maintain environment performance health and capacity ensuring proactive issue resolution.
- Lead knowledge transfer to Cloud EUC and Support teams producing documentation runbooks and architecture diagrams.
- Review and optimise AVD architecture image strategy scaling and security posture identifying opportunities for performance cost governance and automation.
- Collaborate with Cloud Architects Engineering Leads and Security teams contributing to technical recommendations and AVD roadmap planning.
OPPORTUNITY
This contract role offers the opportunity to play a critical part in stabilising enhancing and futureproofing our Azure Virtual Desktop estate. You will help shape bestpractice standards uplift operational capabilities and support strategic development of our virtual desktop services.
ABOUT YOU
You will be an experienced AVD specialist with strong problemsolving skills the ability to work independently and the confidence to drive meaningful technical improvements. You will also bring excellent communication skills enabling you to work effectively with a wide range of technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
Skills
- Strong handson experience designing managing and supporting Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
- Deep knowledge of:
- FSLogix including profile configuration and storage optimisation
- Microsoft Intune / Endpoint Manager (app deployment policy management compliance updates)
- Azure AD / Entra ID including Conditional Access and governance
- Onprem Active Directory and Group Policy Management
- Azure Networking (VNets NSGs routing firewalls)
- Azure Monitor Log Analytics AVD Insights
- Image management host pool configuration and scaling
- Demonstrable BAU support experience in enterprise cloud environments.
- Ability to assess troubleshoot and optimise existing AVD deployments.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
- Experience mentoring or upskilling technical teams.
- A selfstarter able to work with minimal supervision and manage multiple workstreams.
PROCESS
Simply submit your CV.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- VDI
- SQL
- Active Directory
- VMware
- Citrix
- Group Policy
- PowerShell
- OS
- Windows
- SCCM
- Security Patches
- Troubleshoot
- Desktop
- hardware
- Technical Support
About Company
Agilisys, a trusted Generative AI, Cloud Management and IT Services provider & expert digital transformation consulting for seamless business operations
