Senior VDI & Citrix Administrator - Enterprise AVD Lead

Leidos; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior VDI Administrator to support a large DoD IT contract. You will manage remote Citrix/XenDesktop/XenApp and Azure Virtual Desktop environments, perform Tier 2/3 support, and drive reliability and user experience improvements.

You will monitor, upgrade, and document systems, coordinate with teams, and provide after-action feedback. TS/SCI with poly or willingness required; US citizenship required.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Tier 2/3 system administrator with customer-facing duties.
• Extensive Citrix technology experience and M365/Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Proven patch/upgrade experience and image deployment capabilities.
• Strong incident, trend analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.

Responsibilities

• Remote administration of servers in offsite data centers.
• Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 operations support for Citrix and AVD.
• Monitor infrastructure health and address anomalies proactively.
• Plan modernization efforts and support 24/7 IT operations.
• Document SOPs, runbooks, and after-action reports.

Skills

Tier 2/3 admin

Citrix technologies

AVD (Azure Virtual Desktop)

Scripting/Automation

Incident/problem management

Customer interaction

ServiceNow

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years

Master's degree with 6+ years

Associate's with 10 years

High School Diploma with 12 years

Tools

Citrix XenDesktop

Citrix XenApp

Citrix NetScaler

Citrix StoreFront

Microsoft 365

AVD

ServiceNow

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Senior VDI Administrator to support a large DoD IT contract. You will manage remote Citrix/XenDesktop/XenApp and Azure Virtual Desktop environments, perform Tier 2/3 support, and drive reliability and user experience improvements.

You will monitor, upgrade, and document systems, coordinate with teams, and provide after-action feedback. TS/SCI with poly or willingness required; US citizenship required.