Contract Citrix Engineer

Spectrum IT Recruitment; Greater London; Remote; GBP 77,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum IT Recruitment is seeking an experienced Citrix Infrastructure Engineer for a short-term, fully remote contract to support a client’s new Citrix environments. You will lead setup and configuration of NetScaler and NetScaler Gateway, and assist with ADFS integration. Quick start and independent delivery are essential for this hands-on project.

Qualifications

• Experience building or implementing new Citrix environments.
• Hands-on engineer capable of productive delivery quickly.
• Support delivery of Citrix environments across NetScaler and ADFS.

Responsibilities

• Lead the setup and implementation of new on-premise Citrix environments.
• Configure and support Citrix NetScaler / NetScaler Gateway.
• Assist with the implementation and configuration of Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).
• Support authentication, federation and secure access across the Citrix environment.
• Troubleshoot Citrix, authentication and connectivity issues.
• Support configuration of the wider Citrix infrastructure.
• Work closely with the internal Infrastructure and Hosting team.
• Take ownership of technical delivery within a short project timeframe.

Skills

Citrix NetScaler

NetScaler Gateway

ADFS

Active Directory

Windows Server

SSO / federated authentication

SAML

On-premise Citrix infrastructure

Job description

Spectrum IT are looking for an experienced Citrix Infrastructure Engineer to support a client on a short-term infrastructure project for an established technology organisation. The client is currently setting up new on-premise environments and requires additional technical resource to support the design, configuration and implementation of key Citrix and authentication technologies.

This is an initial 1 month contract with scope to extend and has been deemed OUTSIDE IR35. This is a fully remote working role with the client needing someone who can start asap. This role will have a 1 stage Teams video call interview process.

Previous experience building or implementing new Citrix environments would be particularly useful. This is a short, hands‑on project where the client requires someone capable of becoming productive very quickly. You should be an experienced Citrix specialist who is comfortable working independently within an existing engineering / infrastructure team, troubleshooting technical issues and supporting the delivery of new environments. Overall the requirement is for someone who can join quickly, work independently and provide hands‑on engineering services across Citrix NetScaler and ADFS.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the setup and implementation of new on-premise Citrix environments
• Configure and support Citrix NetScaler / NetScaler Gateway
• Assist with the implementation and configuration of Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
• Support authentication, federation and secure access across the Citrix environment
• Troubleshoot Citrix, authentication and connectivity issues
• Support configuration of the wider Citrix infrastructure
• Work closely with the internal Infrastructure and Hosting team
• Take ownership of technical delivery within a short project timeframe

Key Technical Skills

• Citrix NetScaler / NetScaler Gateway
• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 - 2507
• ADFS
• Citrix authentication and secure remote access
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• SSL certificates
• SAML / SSO / federated authentication
• On-premise Citrix infrastructure