Citrix Administrator

Siri InfoSolutions Inc; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Siri InfoSolutions Inc. in Boston, MA seeks an experienced Citrix Administrator to manage Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop in a VMware environment onsite. You will handle remote access gateways, DNS/DHCP services and core infrastructure components while coordinating with global teams.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in network administration and strong Windows Server/AD expertise, with excellent communication to explain complex proposals to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Network Administration and Infrastructure experience
• Minimum 5+ years' experience Citrix XenApp 6.X / 7.X and Citrix XenDesktop 7
• Minimum 5+ years' experience with engineering and administration of remote access gateways covering Citrix, Cisco and Juniper product lines
• Minimum 3+ year experience Citrix Access Gateway/Netscaler
• Knowledge of the farm components: network, storage, server, database
• Experience with DNS and DHCP
• Thorough knowledge of remote access solutions covering IPSec, SSL VPNs
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server and AD, SQL Server, Active Directory
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments and meet deadlines
• Provide escalated, highly complex technical support to customers

Responsibilities

• Provide escalated, highly complex technical support to customers by investigating and resolving systems-related matters
• Communicate systems proposals to management and customers and provide diagnoses and resolutions
• Interact with customers and team members with strong interpersonal skills
• Work independently and as part of a global team
• Help build and extend the Citrix stack on VMware environments
• Present solutions to business leaders and stakeholders
• Assess environment readiness and plan provisioning services improvements
• Monitor server performance and optimize configurations
• Document training tools and oversee implementation

Skills

Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop

Remote Access Gateways

DNS/DHCP

Windows Server

Active Directory

Networking

Communication

Troubleshooting

Tools

VMware

Citrix NetScaler

Cisco ASA

Juniper

Job description

Role: Citrix Administrator

Location: Boston. MA - Onsite

Job Type: Fulltime

Job Description

• Citrix Administrator
• 5+ years of Network Administration and Infrastructure experience
• Minimum 5+ years' experience Citrix XenApp 6.X / 7.X and Citrix XenDesktop 7
• Minimum 5+ years' experience with engineering and administration of remote access gateways covering Citrix, Cisco and Juniper product lines
• Minimum 3+ year experience Citrix Access Gateway/Netscaler
• knowledge of relationship of each component of the farm including: network, storage, server, and database
• Experience with DNS and DHCP
• Thorough knowledge of remote access solutions covering IPSec, SSL VPNs and associated data security designs
• Strong Technical knowledge of Windows 2003/2008, Windows XP, Windows 7, SQL Server, Altiris, MS Office 2003/2007/2010, Active Directory
• Working knowledge of application deployment process and functional network troubleshooting
• Ability to function in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines
• Provide escalated, highly complex technical support to customers by investigating and resolving systems-related matters of significance; provides support telephonically and/or electronically
• Strong communication skills to communicate systems proposals to management and customers and provide systems diagnoses and resolution for current systems
• Good interpersonal skills to interact with customers, senior level personnel, subordinates, and team members
• Ability to work independently and as part of a global team
• Network Administration: 5+ years (Required)
• This person will help build our Citrix stack on top of a VMware environment
• You'll have the opportunity to present these solutions to the business and leadership of the organization, so
• presentation and speaking skills are needed
• Assess environment readiness
• Identify the server performance metrics that determine whether a server is a good virtualization candidate
• Identify options for providing Provisioning Services bootstrap redundancy and available network optimizations for Provisioning Services
• Determine how to configure an Access Gateway implementation for an environment
• Optimize server performance
• Identify problem trends and resolve
• View and interrupt Edgesight reporting information
• Experience developing training tools and documentation; oversees implementation of same