Virtualization Platform Engineer - Azure Virtual Desktop

About the role

The Virtualization Platform Engineer – Azure Virtual Desktop is responsible for designing, implementing, and deploying platforms to support and meet business needs. This role involves identifying, recommending, and implementing opportunities for improvement and performance issue solutions. Responsibilities also include developing technical standards, testing and evaluating technologies, deploying, configuring, and supporting Azure Virtual Desktop host pools, session hosts, application groups, and workspaces. Day-to-day tasks include scaling activities, host maintenance, and service health checks. Additionally, the role involves supporting gold image creation and maintenance, managing FSLogix profile containers, participating in improving deployment processes, monitoring AVD health, performance, and capacity, and collaborating with senior engineers, architects, and cross-functional teams.

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).
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years 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 or comparable virtual desktop technologies required.
• Working knowledge of Azure fundamentals: compute, networking, storage required.
• Experience with FSLogix profile management.
• 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.

Special Factors

Sponsorship: Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard: At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work: Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.

Our Commitment to You: Vanguard takes the same long-term view of your success—at work and in life—with Benefits and Rewards packages that reflect what you care about, throughout all the phases and stages of your life. Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life: Financial wellness, Physical wellness, and Personal wellness.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Vanguard is an equal opportunity employer. Vanguard is committed to providing all crew members a working environment that is free from discrimination, prejudice and bias. Through this Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy, Vanguard reaffirms its commitment to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and crew members without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status. In addition, Vanguard prohibits discrimination based on genetic information, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.