Junior Citrix Administrator

TechDigital Group; Basking Ridge (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled professional to tackle complex business challenges through innovative solutions. In this role, you will enhance the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure service while providing expert Tier 3 support for users. Your expertise in Citrix and virtual desktop technologies will be crucial as you work to optimize and maintain applications and their infrastructure. Join a dynamic team that values continuous improvement and operational excellence, where your contributions will directly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of business operations. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in a forward-thinking organization.

Qualifications

• Strong background in Citrix and virtual desktop products required.
• Experience with enterprise-wide software and desktop deployments.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, monitor, and optimize applications and infrastructure.
• Provide Tier 3 level support for VDI infrastructure and users.

Skills

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7.x administration

Citrix PVS administration

Python

Java

Nodejs

PowerShell

Observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk)

Technical writing

Performance monitoring and optimization

Windows Server 2016+ administration

Windows 10+ systems administration

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

Splunk

Job description

Role Summary:

This role will solve complex and broad business problems with simple and straightforward solutions. Through code, cloud, and on-prem infrastructure, you will configure, maintain, monitor, and optimize applications and their associated infrastructure to decompose and iteratively improve on existing solutions. Additionally, the role will continuously improve the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure service and provide Tier 3 level support for VDI infrastructure and VDI users. A strong background in Citrix and/or other virtual desktop products is required.

Required Skills:

• Experience in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7.x + administration
• Experience with Citrix PVS administration
• Proficient in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, Nodejs, PowerShell
• Experience in observability, such as white and black box monitoring, service level objective alerting, and telemetry collection using tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, and others
• Technical writing and presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of customer organization
• Experience with performance monitoring and optimization tools
• Experience with creating functional software and desktop images
• Experience with enterprise-wide software and desktop deployments
• Experience with providing technical support
• Experience with resolving system security issues
• Experience in Windows Server 2016 +, and Windows 10 + systems administration

Preferred Skills:

• Continuous improvement and operational excellence mindset in building and integrating tools with usability, business value, and metrics in mind.
• Knowledge of Active Directory administration, including Group Policy Objects (GPO) management
• Knowledge of configuration and management of Client Blades and Nutanix hardware solutions