Health Care Service Corporation

Infrastructure Engineer - Azure Virtual Desktop / End User Computing

Health Care Service Corporation$102K — $184K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Chicago, IL
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 5 years of experience in Information Technology, or 7 years with technical certification
  • Hands-on experience designing, building, and supporting Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop environments
  • Expertise in configuring and managing AVD components including host pools and application groups
  • Strong familiarity with FSLogix and Microsoft RemoteApp/AVD RemoteApp solutions

Responsibilities

  • Improve the overall Virtual Desktop experience through automation and design
  • Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to develop desktop virtualization architectures
  • Participate in designing and creating build-kits for effective deployment
  • Transition knowledge to Infrastructure Operations for ongoing support
  • Establish and maintain VDI best practices and policies
  • Optimize processes related to desktop virtualization offerings

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • 401(k) savings plan and pension plan
  • Paid time off including parental leave and holidays
  • Disability and supplemental life insurance
  • Employee assistance program and tuition reimbursement
  • Incentive bonuses based on performance
Full Job Description
Job Summary

This high-level employee will be responsible for improving the overall Virtual Desktop (VDI) experience through automation and design. You will provide guidance and plans for the existing and future desktop virtualization architectures and desktop virtualization roadmaps. This position is responsible for collaborating with Virtualization Engineering, Infrastructure Operations, and Infrastructure Service Management teams in the engineering and design area of responsibility; participating in the design and build of repeatable patterns (build-kits) to improve deployment times for non-prod and prod environments; transitioning knowledge to Infrastructure Operations.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building and operating Azure Virtual Desktop environments and a strong understanding of Microsoft Windows, Azure infrastructure, identity, networking, application delivery, and infrastructure automation. Experience with Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp, particularly supporting or migrating traditional Citrix workloads to Azure Virtual Desktop, is highly beneficial. Experience with Nerdio for AVD deployment, management, optimization, and automation is also preferred.

Required Job Qualifications:
* Bachelors Degree and 5 years in Information Technology or relevant experience OR Technical Certification and/or College Courses and 7 year Information Technology experience OR 9 years Information Technology experience.
* Demonstrated hands-on experience designing, building, configuring, operating, and supporting Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments.
* Experience configuring and managing AVD components including host pools, session hosts, workspaces, application groups, desktop assignments, scaling, and user access.
* Strong experience with FSLogix, including profile containers, configuration, storage integration, troubleshooting, and profile performance.
*Experience building and supporting Microsoft RemoteApp / AVD RemoteApp solutions for enterprise application delivery.

* Infrastructure Automation
* Operations Management
* ITIL v3
* IT standards, procedures, policies
* Ability to simplify & standardize complex concepts / processes
* Understanding of business priorities (e.g., vision), trends (e.g., industry knowledge) and markets (e.g., existing/ planned)
* Oral & written communications
* Problem solving / analytical skills, tools and techniques
* Supplier management
* Ability to prioritize and make trade-off decisions
* Drive cross functional execution
* Adaptability and ability to introduce / manage change
* Teamwork and collaboration
* Organized and detail oriented
* Analytical and problem solving skills

Preferred Job Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree (Computer Science, MIS, or related degrees).

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Pay Transparency Statement:

At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards.

The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.

Base Pay Range
$102,000.00 - $184,300.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

About Health Care Service Corporation

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is the largest customer-owned health insurer in the United States. HCSC offers a wide variety of health insurance products and related services, through its operating divisions and subsidiaries in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. HCSC's headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois.
Learn more about Health Care Service Corporation
Size
24,000 employees
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Founded
1936

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