AWS Automation & Citrix Virtualization Engineer

Vanguard; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a senior cloud engineer to design, implement, and deploy platforms that meet business needs across hybrid environments in the United States. You will develop standards, test technologies, and drive automation using AWS, focusing on Citrix SaaS deployments and multi-region support.

You’ll partner with senior engineers and cross‑functional teams to monitor health, scale services, and improve deployment processes, with a strong emphasis on reliability and documentation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in related work experience.
• 5+ years AWS automation experience.
• 5+ years supporting virtualization platforms.
• Undergraduate degree or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Familiarity with Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, and MFA concepts preferred.
• Experience with automation tools (PowerShell, Terraform, or similar) required.
• Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills.

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and deploys platforms to support and meet business needs. Identifies, recommends, and implements opportunities for improvement and performance issue solutions.
• Develops technical standards. Tests and evaluates technologies vendor products. Recommends vendor selections and new technologies.
• Developing AWS Automation for a Citrix SaaS deployment across multiple regions.
• Deploy, configure, and support Citrix host pools, session hosts, application groups, and workspaces.
• Perform day‑to‑day platform administration, including scaling activities, host maintenance, and service health checks.
• Support gold image creation and maintenance using existing image pipelines.
• Participate in improving repeatability, reliability, and documentation of deployment processes.
• Monitor Citrix health, performance, and capacity using dashboards and AWS monitoring tools.
• Work closely with senior engineers, architects, and cross‑functional teams (networking, security, endpoint, service desk).
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

AWS automation

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

RBAC & MFA concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

PowerShell

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Vanguard is seeking a senior cloud engineer to design, implement, and deploy platforms that meet business needs across hybrid environments in the United States. You will develop standards, test technologies, and drive automation using AWS, focusing on Citrix SaaS deployments and multi-region support.

You’ll partner with senior engineers and cross‑functional teams to monitor health, scale services, and improve deployment processes, with a strong emphasis on reliability and documentation.