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AVD L2 Engineer

Bridgestone · Automotive

  • Bengaluru, India
  • On-site
  • Posted today
  • Core Engineering

About the job

Experience: 4+

Job Summary

The Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Engineer L2 is responsible for the administration, support, monitoring, troubleshooting, optimization, and operational management of the Azure Virtual Desktop environment. This role provides second-level technical support, ensures service availability, supports migration projects, and collaborates with infrastructure, security, networking, and cloud teams to maintain a secure and high-performing virtual desktop platform.

Key Responsibilities

Operations & Support

- Provide L2 support for Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
Monitor AVD infrastructure, host pools, session hosts, FSLogix profiles, and connectivity.
Troubleshoot desktop performance, login issues, profile issues, and application problems.
Resolve escalated incidents from L1 support teams.
Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring issues.
Participate in on-call support and major incident management.

Azure Administration

- Manage AVD Host Pools, Workspaces, Application Groups, and Session Hosts.
Deploy and maintain Golden Images.
Configure autoscaling and load balancing policies.
Manage Azure resources associated with AVD.
Optimize Azure consumption and capacity utilization.

User Experience Management

- Ensure optimal end-user performance.
Analyze latency and application performance issues.
Monitor resource consumption trends.
Recommend performance improvements.

Security & Compliance

- Implement security baselines and hardening standards.
Support Conditional Access and MFA integration.
Address security vulnerabilities and audit findings.
Ensure compliance with organizational security policies.

Patch & Change Management

- Execute monthly patching activities.
Perform image updates and validation.
Participate in CAB activities.
Maintain rollback and recovery procedures.

Documentation

- Create and maintain SOPs, KB articles, and architecture diagrams.
Maintain operational runbooks.
Document incidents, workarounds, and resolutions.

Project Support

- Support Citrix-to-AVD migration initiatives.
Participate in new AVD deployments and upgrades.
Support application packaging and testing.
Assist in automation initiatives using PowerShell and Azure Automation.

Technical Skills Required

Mandatory Skills

- Microsoft Azure Administration
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
FSLogix Profile Management
Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
Intune / Endpoint Manager
Windows Server Administration
Windows 10/11 Enterprise Multi-Session
PowerShell Scripting
Azure Monitoring & Log Analytics
Networking Concepts (DNS, VPN, Firewall, Load Balancing)

Preferred Skills

- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
VMware Horizon
Azure Automation
Azure Landing Zones
Microsoft Defender
ServiceNow ITSM
SCCM / MECM
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Experience & Qualification

Education

- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology or related discipline.

Experience

- 4-7 years of Infrastructure Support experience.
Minimum 2-3 years of AVD administration experience.
Experience managing enterprise virtual desktop environments.

Certifications (Preferred)

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert