Job#: 3046929 Job Description: - AVD Engineer (Azure Virtual Desktop Engineer)- Hybrid on site in Wayne, PA or Plano, TX
**W2 ONLY- NO C2C OR PERSONAL LLCs**Apex Systems has an immediate need for an AVD Engineer for a large financial client of ours!! Please see the role overview below and apply here if interested!
For immediate consideration please email your most up to date resume to Trevor Jones at **Requirements**:- 5+ years of experience with AVD from an engineering standpoint, NOT operational side
- Experience installing and implementing AVD
- Experience supporting 2,000+ users at a given time
- Problem solving mindset is a MUST HAVE
Title: AVD Engineer
Location(s): Hybrid on site in Plano, TX or Wayne, PA
Duration: 6 months contract to hire
Pay rate on contract: $70 - $80 per hour contingent upon experience
Pay rate upon conversion: $130,000 - $140,000
Job Description:The Azure Virtual Desktop Engineer supports the build, operation, and ongoing improvement of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments. This role focuses on hands-on engineering, operational stability, automation, and user experience, working under established architecture and standards. The ideal candidate has solid experience with Azure, Windows desktop virtualization, and endpoint management, and is ready to grow deeper expertise in large-scale enterprise AVD platforms.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Designs, implements, and deploys platforms to support and meet business needs. Identifies, recommends, and implements opportunities for improvement and performance issue solutions.
- Develops technical standards. Tests and evaluates technologies vendor products. Recommends vendor selections and new technologies.
- Deploy, configure, and support Azure Virtual Desktop host pools, session hosts, application groups, and workspaces.
- Perform day-to-day platform administration, including scaling activities, host maintenance, and service health checks.
- Support gold image creation and maintenance using existing image pipelines and Shared Image Gallery.
- Support FSLogix profile containers, including configuration, performance troubleshooting, and storage access issues.
- Participate in improving repeatability, reliability, and documentation of deployment processes.
- Monitor AVD health, performance, and capacity using dashboards and Azure monitoring tools.
- Work closely with senior engineers, architects, and cross-functional teams (networking, security, endpoint, service desk).
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5+ years of related work experience.
- Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
- 5+ years of experience supporting Windows desktop and Virtualization Platforms required.
- Hands-on experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
- Working knowledge of Azure fundamentals: compute, networking, storage required.
- Experience with FSLogix profile management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using Microsoft Intune and/or Group Policy preferred
- Familiarity with Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, and MFA concepts preferred.
- Basic experience with automation tools (PowerShell, Terraform, or similar) required.
- Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills required.
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