Azure Virtual Desktop SME

Salary: £70,000 - 75,000 per year

Requirements:

• 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, and 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: Azure NetApp Files or similar enterprise storage solutions
• Desirable: Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Desirable: Azure Automation
• Desirable: Azure Monitor / Log Analytics
• Desirable: PowerShell scripting
• Desirable: Microsoft Intune
• Desirable: Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Desirable certifications: AZ-140 Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
• Desirable certifications: AZ-900 Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
• Additional Azure certifications are advantageous

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

Technologies:

• Azure
• Cloud
• Support
• Microsoft Intune
• PowerShell
• Security
• Terraform
• Windows
• DevOps

More:

We are offering a 12-month fixed-term contract for an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) SME role, paying £60,000-£70,000. This is a remote-first position, but you must be UK based and hold active SC clearance or be able to obtain it. You will join a specialist infrastructure team supporting a large-scale enterprise Azure Virtual Desktop environment, working alongside experienced infrastructure and cloud professionals to deliver a secure, resilient, and high-performing end-user experience.

last updated 32 week of 2026