
Operations and Maintenance Technician – Azure Landing Zone, Azure Virtual Desktop
AIS (Applied Information Sciences)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $102,000 - $154,000 per year
About the role
- Support the ongoing operation and maintenance of Azure Landing Zone components, including management groups, subscriptions, policies, role-based access controls, and networking constructs.
- Monitor platform health, configuration compliance, and resource performance across Azure environments.
- Assist with administration of core Azure infrastructure services such as virtual networks, network security groups, route tables, storage accounts, key vaults, backup, monitoring, and resource locks.
- Perform routine operational tasks including validation checks, configuration updates, patch coordination, log review, and issue remediation.
- Support enforcement of governance and security controls through Azure Policy, tagging standards, and operational guardrails.
- Assist in incident response, root cause analysis, and problem resolution for Azure platform-related issues.
- Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, asset inventories, and support procedures for Azure infrastructure services.
- Provide day-to-day support for Azure Virtual Desktop host pools, session hosts, application groups, workspaces, FSLogix profiles, and user access configurations.
- Monitor AVD service health, user session performance, host availability, and capacity utilization.
- Troubleshoot user connectivity issues, session reliability problems, login delays, profile container issues, and application delivery concerns.
- Support integration and operational coordination with identity, networking, storage, and endpoint management teams as required for AVD service delivery.
- Help maintain secure and stable end-user virtual desktop environments in accordance with organizational standards.
- Participate in testing and validation of AVD changes, updates, and operational improvements prior to production implementation.
- Respond to incidents, service requests, and operational alerts within defined service levels.
- Participate in troubleshooting bridge calls and support escalations involving Azure infrastructure and AVD services.
- Execute approved changes in accordance with change management procedures and maintenance windows.
- Identify recurring issues and contribute to problem management and continuous service improvement efforts.
- Coordinate with engineering, architecture, security, and service desk teams to resolve cross-functional issues.
- Provide after-action documentation and operational reporting as needed.
Requirements
- 3–6 years of IT infrastructure, cloud operations, or end-user computing support experience.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate and Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
- Hands-on experience supporting Microsoft Azure infrastructure in an operational environment.
- Experience supporting Azure Virtual Desktop or other enterprise virtual desktop technologies.
- Familiarity with Azure core services such as virtual machines, networking, storage, monitoring, identity integration, and backup/recovery.
- Working knowledge of Azure governance concepts including subscriptions, RBAC, policies, and resource organization.
- Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and service health dashboards.
- Understanding of incident, problem, and change management practices in an enterprise IT environment.
- Ability to follow operational runbooks and standard operating procedures while exercising sound technical judgment.
- Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
- US Citizenship required.
Benefits
- Competitive Salaries
- Qualified Overtime
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Flexible Holiday Leave (88 hours per year)
- Parental Leave
- Immediate Healthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 401(k) Retirement Plan (5% match on base compensation, immediate 100% vesting)
- Tuition Reimbursement & Learning Allowance
- Referral Bonus Program (up to $5k)
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Hard Skills & Tools
Azure Landing ZoneAzure infrastructureAzure Virtual Desktopvirtual networksnetwork security groupsstorage accountsbackupmonitoringtroubleshootingconfiguration compliance
Soft Skills
troubleshootingdocumentationcommunicationproblem resolutionincident responsetechnical judgmentservice improvementoperational coordinationcollaborationattention to detail
Certifications
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator AssociateMicrosoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty