Senior AVD Consultant (Azure Virtual Desktop)

Overview

Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services. We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the heart of Version 1 and what we do.We’re a core values driven company that hires people who share our values and rewards those who display and foster them. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

UK and Ireland''s premier AWS, Microsoft and Oracle partner

3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business

10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland and UK

Best Workplace for Women in the UK and Ireland by GPTW

Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

What You Will DoWork with customers and Version 1 colleagues delivering high quality solutions on Microsoft Azure

Engage with customers to understand requirements and identify solutions and opportunities

Use DevOps processes and tooling for the delivery of IaaS and PaaS services using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Produce and contribute to high quality documentation

All of this will be done with the support and collaboration of our Cloud Engineering Team – and you will contribute to technical decisions and team development initiatives in our collaborative environment.

Qualifications

What will make you succeed in this roleExperience with the delivery of Azure technologies and solutions that are highly available, high performing, and secure

Extensive hands-on experience with at least two of the following:

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

Citrix (including Citrix Cloud)

VMware Horizon

Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

Detailed understanding of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions for the delivery of desktops and applications to end users

In-depth knowledge of End User Computing concepts and solutions that affect the delivery of VDI solutions such as identity, security, profile management, printing, image and application management, policies etc.

Experience working with Cloud native solutions and services

Experience using DevOps and IaC tooling

Experience with identity and security services and solutions

Be passionate about continual learning and development to keep track of emerging technology

Be able to contribute to technical designs, identify issues, and resolutions, communicating to both technical and non-technical audiences

Have good commercial awareness and be able to articulate the commercial impacts of technical challenges and opportunities

We want to build our team with diverse perspectives and experiences. If you are a good communicator, thrive on collaboration, enjoy obtaining buy-in for your delivery approaches, and are able to manage your own priorities and performance to deliver high quality, highly performant solutions to our customers, please consider applying.

Additional Information

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company’s profits.

Strong Career Progression and mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance and Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.

Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is understanding of life events and offers flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.

Financial Wellbeing initiatives including Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.

Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.

Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards and ‘Call-Out’ platform.

Environment, Social and Community First initiatives to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

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