Citrix Engineer

REQUIRES AN ACTIVE/EXISTING TS/SCI WITH CI POLYGRAPH - NO REMOTE WORK, MUST WORK ON SITE

Primary Responsibilities

• Leads design, performance-monitoring, tuning, scripting, upgrades and maintenance of production Citrix systems
• Test, upgrade, and migrate virtual environments and components, while ensuring that change management and defined security protocols for all assigned systems are executed in accordance with DHS policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate your ability to troubleshoot applications within a Citrix environment, identifying and resolving issues to maintain a high level of performance and user experience.
• Contribute as a subject matter technical expert for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops administration and maintenance/operations/troubleshooting and all elements related the application environment
• Stay abreast of related technology and recommend future system enhancements, improving troubleshooting and reducing the manual tasks

Basic Qualifications

• An active TS/SCI clearance
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• BS degree and 8 - 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 - 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Must have a solid foundation in Citrix Virtual Apps and Virtual desktops from initial requirements gathering, testing, documentation, and installation through all troubleshooting aspects.
• Experience in designing, deploying and supporting large-scale Citrix environments using, Virtual Applications, Virtual Desktops, Provisioning Server (PVS) deployments, and management of on-premise controllers.
• Strong hardware and software troubleshooting skills required
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with technical and non-technical teams.
• Proactive, self-learner who is motivated & results-oriented with a positive, team-player attitude.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong technical depth in Citrix virtual desktops, VMware, and Windows Operating Systems
• 10+ years of experience in virtual desktop, performance engineering, systems engineering role
• Detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple tasks and heavy workloads efficiently
• Experience in several of the following areas: Scripting, Powershell, Active Directory, Group Policy, SCCM, Certificates (PKI), Application configurations
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including DNS, TCP/IP, 802.1q tagging, routing protocols preferred.
• Technical IT certifications or experience with the related technologies preferred - Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA), Citrix Certified Advanced Administrator (CCAA), Citrix Certified Enterprise Engineer
• (CCEE), Citrix Certified Integration Architect (CCIA), Azure, AWS, VMware VCP-DCV