Citrix Administrator

Prodware Solutions; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Business Consulting and IT Services is seeking a Citrix Administrator with extensive experience in managing Citrix environments. The role involves designing, deploying, and supporting Citrix solutions, ensuring high availability and performance. Candidates should possess strong skills in virtualization, scripting, and networking, with a focus on optimizing Citrix infrastructure. This is a contract position based in Princeton, NJ, offering competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience with Citrix technologies.
• Hands-on experience with DAAS platforms required.
• Advanced experience administering Windows Server.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, deploy, and manage Citrix solutions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot technical issues in Citrix infrastructure.
• Collaborate with IT teams to integrate Citrix solutions.

Skills

Citrix technologies

Virtualization

Scripting

Networking

IT security practices

Tools

PowerShell

VMware

Hyper-V

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Job description

Skills they must have and should be reflective on the resume should be as follows:

• Exp. Administering and Supporting DAAS environments
• Exp. With Citrix XenApp, Xen Desktop and NetScaler
• Solid experience with Virtualization VMware or Hyper-V
• Exp with scripting example: PowerShell, bash, etc.

JD:

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, configure, deploy, and manage Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop solutions.
• Oversee and maintain Citrix Storefront, ensuring seamless access to applications and desktops for users.
• Implement and manage Citrix NetScaler for load balancing, security, and access control.
• Administer and support DAAS environments, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues within the Citrix infrastructure.
• Collaborate with IT teams to integrate Citrix solutions with other enterprise systems, including networking, storage, and virtualization platforms.
• Perform upgrades, patches, and maintenance to ensure systems are up to date.
• Provide technical leadership and best practices for Citrix infrastructure optimization and scalability.
• Develop and maintain detailed technical documentation for all Citrix environments.
• Analyze, log, track and resolve software/hardware issues pertaining to server operating system and related services.
• Manage Windows Server ticket queue, resolve issues and provide 1st and 2nd level support of all Windows server platforms and associated applications.
• Identify and repair inconsistent Windows server configurations including drift config on Citrix and VMware systems.
• Standardization and automation of systems, tasks and workflows using PowerShell.
• Participate in Infrastructure project design/implementations and Disaster Recovery exercises.
• Produce reports for daily checks, real-time monitoring, and capacity management to support infrastructure management needs.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven experience (5+ years) working with Citrix technologies, including XenApp, XenDesktop, Storefront, and NetScaler.
• Expertise in designing and managing Citrix environments in both on-premise and cloud environments.
• Experience with Terraform is a HUGE plus
• Hands-on experience with DAAS platforms and virtual desktop solutions is required.
• Strong knowledge of virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V).
• Proficient in networking concepts and load balancing using Citrix NetScaler (ADC).
• Experience with Citrix provisioning services (PVS) and/or machine creation services (MCS).
• Knowledge of Active Directory, group policies, DNS, DHCP, and other Windows Server components.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues in Citrix environments, including application, network, and infrastructure layers.
• Strong understanding of IT security practices, especially related to Citrix environments.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, including CI/CD pipeline configuration, automation, and management of cloud infrastructure and services.
• Advanced experience administering Windows Server (2016, 2019 and 2022).
• Familiarity with scripting (e.g., PowerShell) for automation and system management.

Regards

Dev

732 334 3122

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services and IT Services and IT Consulting

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