Senior CITRIX Administrator

Int; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Short- and Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Bonuses & Awards

Professional Training Reimbursement

Paid Parking

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Integral Federal seeks a Senior CTRIX Administrator to support the US Army PL ALTESS Windows team. You will deploy, troubleshoot, and harden Windows servers, manage Citrix components, and automate tasks with PowerShell. The role requires DoD Secret clearance and strong networking know-how.

You will help implement new HW/SW, develop operating procedures, and contribute to secure, efficient datacenter operations in a Federal environment.

Qualifications

• Five+ years as Windows admin/engineer for Citrix and related services.
• Experience with Citrix XenApp, NetScaler Gateway, StoreFront, Director.
• Strong PowerShell scripting for automation tasks.
• Experience installing and troubleshooting IIS, Apache apps.
• Solid networking knowledge: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, SNMP.
• Security+ certified; DoD Secret clearance.
• CE Certification (MCSE, Server+, CCNA, RedHat, Palo) preferred.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage, deploy, and support Windows servers for a mixed customer environment.
• Monitor performance, harden servers, and report security/ops status.
• Recommend improvements and integrate new SW/HW technologies.
• Support lifecycle of vendor equipment in datacenter with firmware control.
• Develop and follow procedures to expand, upgrade, and increase efficiency.

Skills

Windows Systems Administrator/Engineer

Citrix XenApp

Citrix NetScaler Gateway

Citrix StoreFront

Citrix Director

PowerShell

Networking principles (TCP/IP, DNS, DH

Security+

Active Directory

Group Policy

DoD Secret Security Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

CE Certification / MCSE / Server+ / CCNA / RedHat / Palo

Tools

IIS

Apache

DNS

SFTP

SMTP

NTP

Job description

Overview

The Senior CTRIX Administrator is responsible for supporting the U.S. Army Product Lead Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Enterprise Systems and Services (PL ALTESS) Windows team. This position will assist with implementing new system HW and SW and provide input for developing local operating procedures and policies as needed.

Responsibilities

· Work with the existing Windows team to manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot and support servers for a mixed customer environment.

· Be adept at monitoring and tuning system performance, ongoing operation of the servers, hardening of the servers and reporting of the overall security and operational status.

· Recommend improvements to the enterprise and manage new SW/HW integrations when required while also providing utilization reports using existing tools to identify problems and corrective actions as needed.

· Provide support towards the lifecycle of a mixed environment of vendor equipment in the datacenter to include firmware version control and periodic preventive maintenance.

· This position will also recommend, demonstrate, and implement technologies to help expand, upgrade, and increase efficiencies to the current environment.

Qualifications

Required:

· Experience in Computer Science or IT.

· Five or more years' experience as a Windows Systems Administrator or Engineer designing, installing, and maintaining Citrix Xenapp, NetScaler Gateway, Citrix Storefront, and Citrix Director.

· Three more years' experience in automating assigned tasks utilizing powershell.

· Three or more years' installing, configuration, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex applications and websites IIS, Apache, etc.

· Three or more years' experience working in an environment with complex networking solutions with senior level fundamental knowledge in networking principles (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, SNMP).

· CompTIA Security+.

· Computing Environment (CE) Certification (i.e., MCSE, Server+, CCNA, RedHat, Palo, etc.) – can be waived for 30 days after project join date.

· Strong interpersonal skills and willing to be a team player with excellent communication and team skills

· Active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred:

· Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent years of experience.

· Three or more years' experience supporting Cybersecurity patch management and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG), SRG, RMF, SCA-V, and Cyber Operational Readiness Assessments (CORA).

· Three or more years' experience managing enterprise level Active Directory Structures.

· Three or more years' experience creating and maintaining complex MS Group Policy implementations.

· Three or more years' experience creating, maintaining, following Standard Operating Procedures for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and common problem resolution.

· Three or more years' experience configuring and maintaining key services such as DNS, SFTP, SMTP, and NTP.).

Company Overview

Integral partners with federal defense, intelligence, and civilian leaders to tackle their most important challenges and deliver positive outcomes. Since our founding in 1998, we have helped clients leverage existing and emerging technologies to transform their enterprises, empower growth, drive innovation, and build sustainable success. The forward-leaning solutions we deliver are tailored to each mission with a focus on keeping our nation safe and secure.

Integral is headquartered in McLean, VA and serves clients throughout the country.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package including paid parental leave and immediate vesting in our 401(k). Give us a try and become part of a curated group of professionals at Integral Federal!

Our package also includes:

· Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

· Flexible Spending Accounts

· Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance

· Life Insurance

· Paid Time Off & Holidays

· Earned Bonuses & Awards

· Professional Training Reimbursement

· Paid Parking

· Employee Assistance Program

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability