Citrix Engineer

First Mile Consulting; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

First Mile Consulting in Pune is seeking an experienced Citrix Administrator to join our enterprise delivery platform team. The role focuses on managing Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, DaaS, and VDI, with ownership of image management, automation, and Level 3 support across on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments.

Ideal candidates have strong skills in Citrix components, PowerShell scripting, Azure CLI, REST APIs, and hands-on experience with Azure, VMware vSphere, and networking

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field; or 8 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years hands‑on experience administering Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Citrix DaaS, VDI, or enterprise application delivery platforms, with ownership of image management, automation, and Level 3 support in on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments.
• Strong working knowledge of Citrix components and enterprise delivery platforms, with expertise in image lifecycle management, automation, and troubleshooting.

Skills

Citrix VAD

Citrix DaaS

VDI

Image management

Automation scripting

PowerShell

Azure CLI

REST APIs

IaC

Citrix Director

Citrix Monitor

Azure

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V

Networking basics

Active Directory

Entra ID

Group Policy

MFA

FSLogix

Citrix Profile Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Citrix SDKs

Citrix Director

Citrix Monitor

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Event Logs

Job description

Location :- Only pune candidates

EXp :- 8 + years

Associate or Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field; or 8 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ideal candidate will have 5+ years of hands‑on experience administering Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Citrix DaaS, VDI, or enterprise application delivery platforms, with demonstrated ownership of image management, automation, and Level 3 support in on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments. The candidate should have strong working knowledge of the following:

• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Citrix DaaS, StoreFront, Citrix Gateway/NetScaler, Machine Creation Services, Provisioning Services, Delivery Controllers, VDAs, machine catalogs, delivery groups, and published applications
• Image lifecycle management, including master image creation, patching, application updates, image versioning, testing, promotion, rollback, and catalog updates
• Automation and scripting using PowerShell, Citrix SDKs, Azure CLI, REST APIs, infrastructure-as-code tools, or comparable automation frameworks
• Troubleshooting complex Level 3 issues involving application launch, authentication, user profiles, printing, peripheral redirection, session performance, network connectivity, and user experience
• Active Directory, Entra ID, Group Policy, DNS, certificates, authentication, multifactor authentication, and conditional access concepts
• User profile technologies such as FSLogix, Citrix Profile Management, roaming profiles, folder redirection, or similar profile management solutions
• Cloud and virtualization platforms such as Microsoft Azure, VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V, or other enterprise virtualization technologies
• Networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, firewalls, load balancing, secure remote access, and hybrid connectivity
• Monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting tools such as Citrix Director, Citrix Monitor, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, event logs, platform analytics, and related operational toolsets
• Preferred certifications may include Citrix CCA‑V, CCP‑V, CCE‑V, Microsoft AZ‑104, AZ‑140, VMware Horizon, ITIL Foundation, CompTIA Network+, or CompTIA Security+
• Able to work in an office environment with minimal supervision.