Cloud VDI Engineer (Azure Virtual Desktop)

ARS is seeking a Cloud VDI Engineer to design, operate, automate, and enhance Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments within a classified government environment. This role ensures the reliability, security, and performance of Windows and Linux virtual desktop infrastructure, including image creation, session host management, application delivery, platform monitoring, and advanced troubleshooting. The Cloud VDI Engineer supports a mission-critical virtual desktop platform by collaborating closely with Platform Engineering, SRE, DevOps, Security, Networking, and application development teams. This role contributes to architectural decisions, cloud-native integrations, automation strategies, and high-assurance cloud design patterns. The engineer will help scale and modernize the AVD service while maintaining strict security and compliance standards. Why Work with us? Applied Research Solutions (ARS) is respected as a world-class provider of technically integrated solutions as we deliver premier talent and technology across our focused markets for unparalleled, continuous mission support. Awarded a Best Places to Work nominee since 2020, ARS recognizes that without our career- driven, loyal professionals, we would not be able to deliver state-of-the-art results for our mission partners. We firmly believe that prioritizing our employees is of the upmost importance. We provide a culture where our employees are challenged to meet their career goals and aspirations, while still obta