Senior Citrix Engineer

IDEATE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Dallas, TX, United States
5 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
6 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Active Directory User Authentication Cloud Computing Data as a Services Domain Name System (DNS) Identity and Access Management Kerberos (Protocol) Windows Servers Virtual Desktops Citrix Systems Performance Tuning
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Azure Active Directory VMware VSphere Beta Testing System Availability Software Troubleshooting CIS Benchmarks Xendesktop Vmware

Job description

  • Lead end-to-end Citrix engineering delivery, from architecture and design through implementation and deployment.
  • Design, build, upgrade, and maintain enterprise Citrix environments with high availability and scalability.
  • Plan and execute CVAD site migrations, including pilot testing, migration waves, validation, and rollback procedures.
  • Manage PVS/MCS provisioning, Windows gold images, and image lifecycle activities.
  • Troubleshoot complex issues across Citrix, Windows, Active Directory, DNS, networking, and VMware.
  • Optimize user profiles, authentication, logon performance, and virtual desktop delivery.
  • Support incident resolution, production cutovers, root cause analysis (RCA), and service improvement initiatives.
  • Develop technical documentation, runbooks, standards, and handover materials.
  • Collaborate with Network, Security, AD/IAM, VMware, and application teams to deliver reliable end-user computing services.

Requirements

  • Extensive enterprise experience designing, building, deploying, and supporting large-scale Citrix environments.
  • Strong expertise in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD), including on-premises architecture, upgrades, high availability, and troubleshooting.
  • Familiarity with Citrix DaaS (Citrix Cloud), hybrid deployments, and identity integration.
  • Proven experience migrating users and workloads between CVAD sites, including pilot migrations, phased rollouts, and rollback planning.
  • Hands-on expertise with Provisioning Services (PVS) for RDSH and Machine Creation Services (MCS) for persistent VDI.
  • Windows image engineering for Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022, including gold image lifecycle management.
  • Experience configuring StoreFront, authentication, beacons, and Citrix Workspace app.
  • Strong knowledge of Citrix Profile Management (UPM), FSLogix containers, file share permissions, and logon troubleshooting.
  • Expertise in Group Policy (GPO), including loopback processing, filtering, performance tuning, and security baselines.
  • Strong Active Directory/IAM knowledge, including OU design, delegation, least-privilege access, multi-domain/multi-forest environments, DNS, and Kerberos.
  • VMware vSphere/vCenter experience, including templates, cloning, provisioning, and performance troubleshooting.
  • Understanding of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) SSO and enterprise identity integration with Citrix.
  • Hands-on experience reversing and rebuilding PVS/MCS images for VMware Tools upgrades, operating system upgrades, and other image maintenance activities., * Strong system-level troubleshooting and analytical skills.
  • Ability to respond effectively to critical incidents and production cutovers.
  • Research-driven approach using vendor documentation and controlled testing.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work across multiple technical teams.
  • Strong documentation and knowledge-transfer practices.

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