Vanguard

Virtualization Platform Engineer - Azure Virtual Desktop

Vanguard  •  Wayne, PA (Hybrid)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

Core 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 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.

Vanguard

About Vanguard

Join us as we celebrate 50 years of empowering our 50 million investor-owners.* Since our founding in 1975, we’ve been on a mission to help investors achieve their goals.

With no outside shareholders to answer to, we make decisions—including keeping investing costs as low as possible—with our clients’ needs in mind. Whether you’re investing for your first house, college for your kids, or a comfortable retirement, you can be confident we’re on your side.

We are a community that thinks—and feels—differently about investing. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests. Let’s celebrate 50 years together.

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*As of January 2025

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Valley Forge, PA
Year Founded
1975
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