Senior Endpoint Engineer (Azure Virtual Desktop)

Location: San Jose, California, United States

Salary: $133.2K–$192.8K USD annually for the Bay Area, California

Company

hirify.global is hiring an endpoint engineering specialist to manage Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure and secure virtual access environments.

What you will do

• Design and implement Azure Virtual Desktop host pools, session desktops, and RemoteApp environments.
• Manage master images, golden image updates, application layering, and image management procedures.
• Configure FSLogix profile containers, Office containers, and user profile management strategies.
• Implement scaling plans, auto-scaling policies, cost optimization, and monitoring for AVD environments.
• Integrate AVD with Intune, Azure AD, Defender for Endpoint, and enterprise security controls.
• Collaborate with EDA and engineering teams to optimize GPU-enabled virtual desktop environments and resolve session or connectivity issues.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience deploying and managing Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
• Strong knowledge of FSLogix profile management and Office container configuration.
• Experience with Azure Image Builder or custom image pipelines.
• Proficiency with Azure networking, including private endpoints, VNets, and ExpressRoute.
• Knowledge of Conditional Access, session host hardening, and other AVD security controls.
• Scripting skills in PowerShell and familiarity with Azure CLI or Terraform for AVD automation.

Nice to have

• Experience delivering GPU-enabled AVD sessions for EDA or compute-intensive applications.
• Familiarity with Citrix DaaS, VMware Horizon, Amazon WorkSpaces, Nerdio, or equivalent platforms.
• Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty certification or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cloud Computing, or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employment.
• Incentive opportunities based on individual and company performance.
• Artificial intelligence is used to screen, assess, or select applicants.
• Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.