Job Summary: A VDI Systems Engineer I, will manage, maintain and support Cloud Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) platform. You will provide Tier 2 support and work closely with other IT teams, business stakeholders, and end users ensuring reliable and performant operation of the CVAD platform. You will also have a deep understanding of the concepts and operation of core Citrix technologies and be highly skilled in troubleshooting complex problems and engineering solid solutions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Tier 2 support of the CVAD platform; serve as a 24/7 escalation point.
- Able to work IST nights / USA day business hours in rotation with other staff.
- End to end ownership of all Citrix components and their configuration at each layer of the
- Citrix model (User, Access, Control, and Resource layers).
- Identify and implement technologies, service packs and hotfixes that address security vulnerabilities, improve reliability, system stability, and performance for the CVAD environment.
- Maintain the ‘Gold’ Virtual Apps server image; ensure ongoing component and application consistency across server tiers.
- Ownership and maintenance of Citrix related Group Policy objects.
- Ownership and maintenance of Citrix Cloud NetScaler.
- Engineer and deploy application implementations and upgrades on CVAD.
- Design and implement process improvements involving the CVAD service.
- Create SOP and KB documentation and content for support teams and users.
- Open support tickets with vendors and work issues to completion to provide excellent standard of service. Escalate support tickets in a timely manner as appropriate.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- 5-7 years of experience in the design, implementation, and maintenance of a global Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops site.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science/information system or 5+ years relevant experience with Citrix technologies in a medium to large organization.
- Experience in IT service delivery using the ITIL framework.
- Knowledge of Server and Networking principles pertaining to enterprise environment.
- Demonstrated experience where operating as part of an effective team/relationship is critical to the success of your role.
- Expertise in understanding, setting, and managing customer expectations.
- Skills in conceptualizing, documenting, and presenting creative service solutions.
- Demonstrate deep knowledge and experience in the following areas:
- Good hands-on experience on Citrix platform (current version 2507 LTSR).
- Effective troubleshooting methodology.
- Citrix Site configuration – Machine Catalogues, Delivery and Application Groups, etc.
- Version upgrades to a Citrix core component.
- Certificate renewals on Citrix infrastructure servers and NetScaler.
- Group Policy Objects pertaining to Citrix.
- Profile Management solutions (Fslogix and Roaming).
- PowerShell – Citrix and AD cmdlets; task automation.
- General understanding of DHCP, DNS, and firewalls in an Enterprise environment.
Desirable:
- Knowledge or experience with cloud providers: OCI, AVD & GCP.
