Azure Virtual Desktop Engineer

Joining Arup
Are you passionate about delivering modern virtual desktop solutions that enhance user experience and enable a flexible, secure digital workplace? Join Arup as an Azure Virtual Desktop Engineer and help shape the future of our cloud-first strategy

Why Arup?

Arup is a global collective of designers, consultants, and experts dedicated to sustainable development and innovation. We foster an inclusive work environment where people thrive and grow. Diversity and collaboration are at the core of our culture, and our people are empowered to shape a better world.

About The Role
As an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting our AVD environment using Nerdio Manager for Enterprise. You'll work across multiple teams to ensure high-performance, secure, and scalable virtual desktop experiences for all users globally. Your role will focus on automating processes, optimising performance, and streamlining onboarding across our AVD environment.

The Opportunity

• Design, deploy, and maintain the AVD platform, ensuring security, performance, and scalability.
• Manage and configure Nerdio Manager for Enterprise to orchestrate AVD workloads.
• Monitor FSLogix profiles and solve issues impacting user experience.
• Automate deployment of images, session hosts, applications, and profiles.
• Support and enhance onboarding, training, and documentation processes.
• Create and manage AVD-related Intune and Conditional Access policies.
• Analyse usage trends and identify improvements for end-user experience.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and support teams across the organisation.

Is this role right for you?

• Minimum 3 years' experience in Azure Virtual Desktop or Windows Virtual Desktop in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of FSLogix, Conditional Access, Azure AD, and Intune policies.
• Experience using Azure management tools, including PowerShell, Azure Portal, and ARM/Bicep templates.
• Proven ability to manage Nerdio Manager for Enterprise in a large-scale setting.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Strong communication skills for engaging with partners and end users.

Desirable

• Familiarity with ExpressRoute, NSGs, VPNs, and Azure networking components.
• Experience onboarding and supporting users in VDI environments.
• Ability to write and maintain PowerShell scripts for automation.

Please note that all applicants must apply directly via the job portal. If this role is not quite what you are looking for but you are interested in other opportunities for a future with purpose, please sign up to our Talent Community where you will be kept up to date with roles suitable for you to shape a better world.

What We Offer You
At Arup, we care about each member's success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup's legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Benefits at Work
- At Arup, we have a comprehensive and valuable benefits program that works for our employees and their families. These are 100% paid for by Arup except for optional life insurance. These benefits provide health and welfare security for you as well as paid time off for rest and renewal. Our Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi-annually) provides an opportunity for you to share in the success of the Firm. As a valued employee of Arup, you can also choose to participate in our GRRSP 5% company match to help you save for your future.

Flexible Working
- We believe that flexible arrangements create a more inclusive way of working that supports our diversity and the wellbeing of our people. Options for alternative schedules and the ability to work outside of the office for a portion of your workweek are available.

Toronto Hiring Range
- The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in Toronto is $105,000 to $115,000 per year. This range is commensurate with experience, educational background, and skill level. Benefits are not included in the base salary. Please note hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of Toronto will differ.

Different people, shared values
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at

Our Toronto office is located on ceded and unceded lands of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinabewaki, and the Haudenosaunee (hoe-dee-no-SHOW-nee). We acknowledge this land and its people to build a shared understanding of how our collective past brings us to where we are today. Through our ever-developing commitments, we strive to strengthen our relationships with this land, its people, and its treaties to shape a better, more inclusive world.

Our Application Process
We will be reviewing our candidates for this position on a rolling basis. Once you have applied you will be evaluated and potentially moved on to the next round, at which point a member of the talent resourcing team will reach out to you directly.

Arup is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of a protected veteran, or disability.

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