Senior Citrix Infrastructure Engineer

Rise Technical Recruitment; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 101,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment is seeking a Senior Citrix Infrastructure Engineer in Milton Keynes for a six‑month contract (Inside IR35). The role pays £550‑£600pd and may require DV clearance eligibility.

You will maintain secure Citrix VAD environments and ensure reliable access to critical services in a highly regulated setting. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, platform improvements, and thorough knowledge transfer, with strong emphasis on security and enterprise-scale Citrix expertise.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and secure deployments.
• Experience designing, building, upgrading and supporting Citrix environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning in high‑availability setups.
• Experience operating Citrix in secure or government environments is a plus.
• Proven ability to integrate Citrix with Active Directory and secure access tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain stability and performance of secure Citrix VAD in a regulated setting.
• Provide expert troubleshooting and platform improvements.
• Create and hand over operational documentation and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Citrix VAD

Citrix architecture

High availability

AD integration

Security compliance

Government environment

Education

CCA‑V

CCP‑V

CCE‑V

Job description

Senior Citrix Infrastructure Engineer

Milton Keynes

£550 - £600pd DOE (Inside IR35)

6 month initial contract

Ideally DV Cleared (Need to be eligible if not)

My central Government client is looking for an experienced Citrix SME to be responsible for the stability, performance and ongoing support of secure Citrix virtual applications and desktop environment.

You will be operating within a highly regulated setting, and the role will focus on maintaining reliable end-user access to critical services while ensuring platform resilience and security.

You will provide expert troubleshooting, support platform improvements, and contribute to operational documentation and knowledge transfer. The role requires strong hands‑on Citrix experience and the ability to work effectively in a controlled, service‑managed environment.

Experience Required:

• Extensive experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
• Design, build, upgrade and support of Citrix environments
• Performance tuning and troubleshooting in high‑availability environments
• Integration with Active Directory and secure access solutions
• Understanding of user experience optimisation in virtual desktop platforms
• Experience operating Citrix in secure or government environments (desirable)

Citrix Certified Associate - Virtualization (CCA‑V)

Core administration of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Day‑to‑day operational support and troubleshooting

Citrix Certified Professional - Virtualization (CCP‑V)

Advanced configuration, optimization and complex troubleshooting

Strong indicator of enterprise‑scale Citrix experience

Citrix Certified Expert - Virtualization (CCE‑V) (desirable for senior SMEs)

Architecture‑level knowledge

Suitable for complex, high‑availability environments

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates