Senior Citrix Engineer

RMantra Solutions; Alexandria, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

RMantra Solutions seeks an experienced Citrix Architect to design, deploy, and optimize CVAD solutions on-prem and in cloud environments. You will serve as the SME for the Citrix stack, including Adc/NetScaler and WEM, while automating infrastructure with PowerShell.

Required are 8+ years with CVAD/Citrix ADC in HA setups, TS/SCI clearance, and DoD 8570 IAT II certification; a technical bachelor’s degree is expected.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with CVAD (on-prem & Citrix Cloud) and Citrix ADC in HA config.
• Bachelors in a technical field; 10+ years experience may substitute for degree.
• Expertise in PowerShell scripting for automation.
• Deep knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, and Group Policy in virtualized env.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy CVAD solutions on-premise and in cloud (Azure/AWS).
• Serve as SME for Citrix stack: CVAD, ADC, StoreFront, and WEM.
• Automate infrastructure management and deployment using PowerShell.
• Integrate security controls per DoD/DISA; perform vulnerability assessments.
• Develop and maintain architecture docs, runbooks, and DR plans.
• Monitor and optimize Citrix performance, latency, and capacity; root-cause analysis.
• Lead platform upgrades, data center migrations, and cloud service integrations.
• Design user profile/data management with ProfileUnity and User Layering.
• Familiar with Citrix and Liquidware integration.

Skills

CVAD/Citrix

Citrix ADC/NetScaler

PowerShell scripting

Windows Server

Active Directory

Group Policy

TS/SCI clearance

DoD 8570 IAT II

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline

Tools

ProfileUnity

Profile Management

User Layering

Citrix Cloud

Liquidware

Job description

This position is 100% Onsite. This position is in Arlington, VA, with occasional/situational travel.

Certificate

Location:

Schedule

100% onsite

Clearance

US Citizens withDOD Top Secret/SCI

• Design and deploy robust, scalable, and highly available Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) solutions, both on-premise and in cloud environments (Azure/AWS).
• Serve as the subject matter expert on the entire Citrix stack, engineering solutions for Citrix Cloud, ADC (NetScaler), StoreFront, and Workspace Environment Management (WEM).
• Engineer and automate infrastructure management, deployment, and configuration processes using PowerShell to enhance system reliability and operational efficiency.
• Lead the integration of security controls and compliance standards (DoD/DISA) into the Citrix architecture, performing vulnerability assessments and implementing hardening configurations on Citrix ADC.
• Develop and maintain detailed engineering documentation, including system architecture diagrams, deployment runbooks, and disaster recovery plans.
• Proactively monitor, analyze, and optimize the performance, capacity, and latency of the Citrix infrastructure, performing root cause analysis and engineering long-term solutions for complex issues.
• Lead critical infrastructure projects, including platform upgrades, data center migrations, and cloud service integration, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum performance.
• Design and implement user profile and data management strategies using ProfileUnity, Profile Management, and User Layering to optimize user experience and logon times.
• Familiarity with Citrix and Liquidware integration.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience designing and building solutions with CVAD (on-prem and Citrix Cloud) and Citrix ADC (NetScaler) in a high-availability configuration.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline and10+ years of experience engineering and administering enterprise-scale Citrix environments. (Additional relevant experience may be substituted for a degree).
• Demonstrated expertise in scripting and automation with PowerShell.
• Deep technical knowledge of Windows Server OS, Active Directory, and Group Policy management in a virtualized environment.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Must hold a DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience with performance tuning and optimization tools for virtualized environments.
• Prior experience engineering solutions for DISA and its mission partners.
• TS/SCI with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.

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