Senior Citrix Engineer

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

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Citrix Engineer in Arlington, VA for a 100% on-site role. The position requires expertise in designing and deploying Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops solutions, with a focus on high availability and security.

Candidates must have over 8 years of experience in CVAD and Citrix ADC, strong PowerShell scripting skills, and a TS/SCI security clearance. Join a team dedicated to optimizing and securing complex Citrix environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with CVAD and Citrix ADC.
• Expertise in scripting and automation using PowerShell.
• Deep knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, and Group Policy.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy scalable Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops solutions.
• Optimize performance and capacity of Citrix infrastructure.
• Engineer and automate deployment and configuration processes.

Skills

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD)

Citrix ADC (NetScaler)

PowerShell automation

Windows Server OS

Active Directory

Group Policy management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline

DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification

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.

Pay Range: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

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.