Virtual Desktop Engineer

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

Job Title: Lead Virtual Desktop Engineer (Citrix Cloud)

Location: London

Employment Type: Full-Time Contract (Inside IR 35)

The Role

We are looking for a senior Virtual Desktop Architect to design, build, and scale our enterprise Citrix Cloud platform. You will lead the transition from legacy VDI to a modern, Azure-integrated multisession environment, ensuring lightning-fast performance and high availability for a global workforce.

Core Responsibilities

• Design and architect the end-to-end Citrix Cloud and Azure VDI infrastructure (HLD/LLD).
• Drive gold image management strategy using Machine Creation Services (MCS).
• Manage complex application delivery and packaging using Microsoft App-V.
• Optimise user experience, profiles, and logon times using Ivanti Appsense and Citrix WEM.
• Lead engineering teams through large-scale migrations and disaster recovery planning.

What You Bring

• Expert-level experience designing and deploying Citrix Cloud (CVAD).
• Deep hands-on skills with MCS, Microsoft App-V, and pooled/non-persistent environments.
• Strong profile management expertise (Ivanti Appsense / UPM / WEM).
• Solid cloud infrastructure knowledge, particularly Azure (Entra ID, VNets, Conditional Access).
• Ability to steer complex technical projects in highly regulated enterprise environments.