FinXL IT Professional Services – Sydney CBD NSW

FinXL IT Professional Services is a premium Australian IT services and consulting firm. We partner with Australia's leading enterprise and public sector organisations to deliver complex, high-impact cloud and digital infrastructure programs. When you join FinXL, you gain access to a dedicated national IT practice network, long-term project pipelines, and robust candidate support.

FinXL IT Professional Services is a premium Australian IT services and consulting firm. We partner with Australia's leading enterprise and public sector organisations to deliver complex, high-impact cloud and digital infrastructure programs. When you join FinXL, you gain access to a dedicated national IT practice network, long-term project pipelines, and strong candidate support.

About FinXL IT Professional Services

FinXL IT Professional Services is a premium Australian IT services and consulting firm. We partner with Australia's leading enterprise and public sector organisations to deliver complex, high-impact cloud and digital infrastructure programs. When you join FinXL, you gain access to a dedicated national IT practice network, long-term project pipelines, and strong candidate support.

About the Role

FinXL are seeking an experienced Microsoft AVD SME / AVD Cloud Engineer to join our team and take ownership of an enterprise Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) initiative; working with our federal government client.

In this technical specialist role, you will lead the initial Proof of Concept (PoC) phase to evaluate requirements, establish feasibility, and design a scalable, secure,



and production-ready enterprise solution. You will provide deep engineering expertise across design, implementation, optimisation, security, FinOps/cost management, and service transition-ensuring the AVD platform delivers exceptional user experience and operational reliability.

Note: Candidates must be an Australian Citizen to be considered for this position due to security clearance and client compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

- Proof of Concept & Solution Design: Lead the Azure Virtual Desktop Proof of Concept (PoC), evaluate performance, and design the end-to-end target state enterprise solution.

- AVD Strategy & Engineering: Define host pool strategies, image management standards, FSLogix profile container configurations, application delivery methods, and identity integrations.

- Environment Deployment: Deploy, configure, and maintain AVD host pools across Development, Test, and Production environments.

- Azure Service Management: Implement and govern supporting core Azure infrastructure, including:

- Azure Virtual Machines & Compute

- Azure Storage (Azure Files, NetApp Files, FSLogix)

- Azure Networking (VNets, ExpressRoute, VPN, NSGs)

- Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Insights

- Azure Backup & Disaster Recovery





- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

- Intune & Microsoft Endpoint Manager

- Automation & Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop infrastructure automation scripts and deployment pipelines using PowerShell, Bicep, ARM Templates, Terraform, or Azure DevOps.

- Gold Image & Packaging Management: Develop, collaborate on, and maintain gold image management workflows, patching rhythms, and application packaging/delivery processes (e.g., MSIX app attach).

- Optimization & Governance: Drive platform performance tuning, session density optimization, cost management (auto-scaling), security hardening, and operational handover.

Key Requirements

Essential

- Candidates must be an Australian Citizen to be considered for this position due to security clearance and client compliance requirements.
- Specialist AVD & PoC Expertise: Proven track record running Proof of Concept (PoC) initiatives and designing full lifecycle enterprise Azure Virtual Desktop solutions.

- FSLogix & Identity Integration: Deep hands-on experience configuring FSLogix profile management, RBAC, and Entra ID / Active Directory identity integrations.

- Cloud Infrastructure Mastery: Comprehensive knowledge across supporting Azure core services (Virtual Machines, Storage, Virtual Networking, Monitoring, Backup, and Intune).

- Infrastructure Automation: Hands-on automation skills using PowerShell, Bicep, ARM templates, Terraform, or Azure DevOps pipelines.

- Image Management & Packaging: Demonstrated experience establishing gold image build standards, application pack

📌 Microsoft AVD SME/ AVD Cloud Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 FinXL IT Professional Services
📍 Sydney