Senior Citrix Engineer

Leidos Inc; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 107,900 - 195,050; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos Inc is looking for a Citrix Engineer to join their team in Arlington, VA. This position is entirely on-site. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, as well as strong scripting skills using PowerShell. A TS/SCI security clearance is required for this position.

The role involves designing scalable Citrix solutions, integrating security compliance, and automating infrastructure processes. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience designing and building solutions with CVAD.
• Demonstrated expertise in scripting and automation with PowerShell.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance and DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification required.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops solutions.
• Lead the integration of security controls and compliance standards.
• Engineer and automate infrastructure management using PowerShell.

Skills

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD)

PowerShell scripting and automation

Windows Server OS

Active Directory and Group Policy management

Performance tuning in virtualized environments

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Citrix ADC (NetScaler)

ProfileUnity

Job description

Job Description

Leidos is currently seeking a Citrix Engineer to join our team in Arlington, VA. This position is 100% on-site. A TS/SCI security clearance is required for consideration.

Primary Responsibilities

• 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 and 10+ 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 Engineering Expertise

• 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.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Range: $107,900.00 – $195,050.00.

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

Commitment to Non‑Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.