Sr. Citrix Systems Administrator

29 Jun 2024

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Sr. Citrix Systems Administrator

Fulltime

Lewisville, Texas IMMEDIATE new job opening for a fulltime Sr. Citrix System Administrator to join our client’s team and work at their HQs based out of Lewisville, Texas in a hybrid work environment (2-3 days/week on-site). This position under general supervision and in conjunction with a team of Systems Administrators and Network Administrators, administers the day-to-day operations of the Windows operating environment with a specific focus on Citrix Xenapp and XenDesktop virtual desktop administration. The Citrix environment consists of 1500 users today with current plans to convert two business units (300 employees) by end of 2022. This platform is extremely strategic and mission critical in nature, and the ideal candidate takes pride and ownership in their work and strives to do things the right way every time.This position, in conjunction with a team of senior level network and systems administrators, handles day to day operations of the Citrix ecosystem. This includes managing the storage, compute and Windows operating platforms hosting the on-prem Citrix environment. You will also have a leading role in any Citrix Cloud initiatives and all other Citrix projects. Applying Citrix security best practices, operating heal and monitoring end user experience are key in maintaining your customer focus. There are 1500 team members using Citrix XanApp and XenDesktop with 20% growth expected in the short-term but look forward to driving adoption through measurable positive user experience. The Citrix platform is extremely strategic to our team and mission critical in nature to the business. The ideal candidate takes pride in their work and has a sense of responsibility for all ancillary systems to ensure SLAs are met and end user experience exceeds expectations.

Required Skills:
  • 5+ years of Citrix System Admin experience specifically with Virtual End User Computing, specifically with Citrix Xenapp and XenDesktop.
  • Extensive experience working on the latest server operating systems to host applications and remote desktop sessions.
  • Extensive experience with Citrix technologies; XenApp, Virtual Desktop, VDI, Netscaler, XenDesktop, HDX, StoreFront, Director, etc.
  • Extensive experience in deploying security patches and standard windows updates in a Citrix environment.
  • Experience with RES (or AppSense) profile management (Ivanti Workspace) a big plus.
  • Extensive experience with Citrix LTSR versions going back to 7.15
  • Managing hybrid Citrix Cloud environments and cloud connectors is a plus.
  • Extensive experience in Citrix platform upgrades and managing golden images using Provisioning services and Machine creation services.
  • Experience deploying FSLogix containers for Office365 products including Outlook and OneDrive.
  • Ability to architect user and profile management.
  • Ability to architect native and 3rdparty user profile management solutions.
  • Experience in migrations from platforms and solutions to a shared server environment.
  • At least 5 years' experience of Microsoft technologies: Server OS, Desktop OS, Active Directory, Office 365, Group Policy, Exchange.
  • Experience with VMWare technologies: vSphere, vCenter, vMotion, Storage vMotion, SRM.
  • Experience with storage technologies.
  • Experience with block and file storage technologies from multiple vendors.
  • Experience with management of file shares and groups.
  • Experience with managing file shares, user profiles and home directories on-prem or in OneDrive.
  • Extensive experience defining, creating and testing Group Policy updates for desktop OS.
  • Extensive experience creating, testing and optimizing Microsoft Group Policy Objects.
  • Proven history and ability to provide mentorship and informal leadership.
  • Proven history of influencing architecture guidelines.
  • Strong presentation development and delivery skills.
  • Minimum five years of experience in a large-scale Microsoft Windows Environment including, but not limited to: Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016, Active Directory, Citrix versions 7.15 and higher, MS Office Suite (M365), Server Virtualization, Workload Management.
  • Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator (CCEA) the following certifications are a plus: Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA).
To view all of our job openings, please visit: http://www.alleareconsulting.com/job-openings.

  • ID: #43689186
  • State: Texas Lewisville 75029 Lewisville USA
  • City: Lewisville
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2022-06-29
  • Deadline: 2022-08-23
  • Category: Et cetera