Lead Virtual Desktop Architect – Citrix Cloud & Azure

Randstad Technologies Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Technologies Recruitment is seeking a Lead Virtual Desktop Engineer (Citrix Cloud) to design, build, and scale an enterprise Citrix Cloud platform in London. You will drive the transition from legacy VDI to an Azure-integrated, multisession environment with high availability for a global workforce.

The role demands hands-on expertise with CVAD, MCS, App-V and Ivanti Appsense/WEM, plus strong Azure and CA skills to steer complex projects in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Senior VDI architect with experience in Citrix Cloud (CVAD).
• Hands-on design and deployment of MCS, App-V, and non-persistent pools.
• Proven ability to lead migrations in regulated enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end Citrix Cloud and Azure VDI infrastructure (HLD/LLD).
• Drive gold image management with MCS.
• Manage application delivery and packaging with App-V.
• Optimise profiles and logon times with Ivanti Appsense and WEM.
• Lead engineering teams through large migrations and disaster recovery planning.

Skills

Citrix Cloud (CVAD)

MCS

Ivanti Appsense

UPM

WEM

Azure

Conditional Access

VDI architecture

Tools

App-V

Job description

Randstad Technologies Recruitment is seeking a Lead Virtual Desktop Engineer (Citrix Cloud) to design, build, and scale an enterprise Citrix Cloud platform in London. You will drive the transition from legacy VDI to an Azure-integrated, multisession environment with high availability for a global workforce.

The role demands hands-on expertise with CVAD, MCS, App-V and Ivanti Appsense/WEM, plus strong Azure and CA skills to steer complex projects in regulated environments.