AVD Architect

Salary: £85,800 - 123,500 per year

• Proven experience designing and delivering Azure Virtual Desktop environments from inception through to production.
• Strong Azure architecture and Microsoft cloud expertise.
• Experience integrating complex or legacy applications into virtual desktop environments.
• Deep understanding of Windows Virtual Desktop/AVD, identity, networking and security.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience producing architecture documentation and technical designs.
• Previous experience working within the legal sector or another highly regulated environment would be highly desirable.

• Design and deliver a greenfield Azure Virtual Desktop solution end to end.
• Define the architecture, standards and best practices for the AVD environment.
• Lead the integration of complex legacy applications into the new virtual desktop platform.
• Work closely with infrastructure, cloud, networking and security teams throughout delivery.
• Ensure the solution is secure, resilient, scalable and aligned with Microsoft best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance during implementation and migration activities.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation and architecture artefacts.
• Support testing, optimisation and knowledge transfer as the platform moves into service.
• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to deliver a robust AVD solution capable of supporting a demanding enterprise environment.

• Azure
• Cloud
• Support
• Security
• Windows
• Architect

We are a leading organisation within the legal sector delivering a high-profile greenfield Azure Virtual Desktop programme. This is a 9-month outside IR35 contract with hybrid working in Bristol, requiring one day per week on-site. You will join a collaborative team working on a technically challenging enterprise transformation and helping shape a modern cloud-first workspace that supports our long-term digital strategy.