Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Engineer (HYBRID - CT/MA/TX/AZ)

RTX • Farmington, CT

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA. The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Services Process and Systems Transformation (PST) Team: RTX has an opening for an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Engineer position (Manager, Information Workplace Services) to support, optimize and scale our Active Virtual Desktop environment. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AVD deployment, session host management, FSLogix, and Azure networking, along with a strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and automation.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8+ years’ experience in IT infrastructure or cloud engineering and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or related discipline or equivalent combination of related work experience and schooling; Advanced degree and 5+ years’ related work experience.
• Experience with Azure Virtual Desktop
• Experience with Azure PaaS, Active Directory, and FSLogix
• Experience with PowerShell scripting and infrastructure-as-code
• Current U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and diagnostics tools
• Understanding of ITIL processes and ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow)

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and manage Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) host pools, workspaces, and session hosts
• Implement and maintain FSLogix profile containers using Azure Files or NetApp
• Optimize AVD performance and user experience through image management and autoscaling
• Configure Azure networking components (VNet, NSG, firewalls) for secure AVD access
• Monitor and troubleshoot AVD sessions, user profiles, and application delivery
• Collaborate with security teams to apply hardening policies and compliance controls
• Automate routine tasks using PowerShell, ARM templates, or Bicep
• Maintain documentation and contribute to knowledge base for AVD operations
• Support integration with Microsoft 365, Teams, and third-party applications
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for AVD-related issues

Benefits

• Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.
• Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees