Senior Citrix Administrator

ERT, Inc.; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Entarian is seeking a Senior Citrix Administrator in Radford, VA to join a mission-focused IT team supporting a mixed Windows environment. You will manage and optimize Citrix XenApp, NetScaler Gateway, StoreFront, and Director, deploy new hardware and software, and harden the environment while maintaining security and uptime.

A DoD Secret clearance is required. Engage with security and network specialists, script routine tasks with PowerShell, and maintain IIS/Apache services in a complex

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance is required.
• Minimum five years' experience as Windows Systems Administrator or Engineer for Citrix environments.
• Experience deploying and maintaining Citrix XenApp, NetScaler Gateway, StoreFront and Director.
• Three+ years automating tasks with PowerShell.
• Three+ years installing and troubleshooting IIS/Apache in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, deploy, and troubleshoot servers in a mixed customer environment.
• Plan and implement new hardware and software, and write procedures and policies.
• Monitor performance, harden servers, and report overall security and operations status.
• Recommend improvements and manage new SW/HW integrations with utilization reporting.
• Provide strong communication and team collaboration.

Skills

DoD Secret Clearance

PowerShell scripting

Team player

Strong communication

Windows systems administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Citrix XenApp

Citrix StoreFront

Citrix Director

NetScaler Gateway

IIS

Apache

Job description

Senior Citrix Administrator

Position ID: 2025-9145
Type: Full Time W/Benefits Ret Match
Primary Location: US-VA-Radford
Secondary Location: US-NC-Ft. Bragg
Security Clearance: Secret

Overview / Job Responsibilities

Position is contingent upon contract award and funding.

• Work with the existing Windows team to manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot and support servers for a mixed customer environment
• Plan, execute, and implement new system HW and SW and create and maintain team technical instructions, operating procedures and policies as needed
• Ability to 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
• Excellent communication and team skills
• Provide support toward the lifecycle of a mixed environment of vendor equipment in the datacenter to include firmware version control and periodic preventive maintenance
• Recommend, demonstrate, and implement technologies to help expand, upgrade, and increase efficiencies to the current environment

Salary range: $100,000.00 - $140,000.00

Minimum Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance
• CompTIA Security+
• Computing Environment (CE) Certification (e.g., MCSE, Server+, CCNA, RedHat, Palo, etc.), RedHat, Palo, etc., can be waived for 30 days after project join date
• Experience in Computer Science or IT
• Minimum 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
• Minimum three years' experience in automating assigned tasks utilizing PowerShell
• Minimum three years' installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex applications and websites IIS, Apache, etc
• Minimum three years' experience working in an environment with complex networking solutions with senior level fundamental knowledge in networking principles (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, SNMP)
• Strong interpersonal skills and willing to be a team player

Desired Qualifications

• 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

About Us

Formed through the strategic union of Sev1Tech and ERT, Entarian is a premier provider of mission-critical engineering and technology solutions. Founded on a legacy of excellence dating back to 1993, Entarian is a product of an evolved and fully diversified engineering and federal technology leader. From deep space to defense and civilian missions, Entarian delivers secure, mission‑aligned digital solutions that drive national resilience and operational effectiveness. We don't just support modernization; we define it.

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