The Client is currently seeking a Citrix Engineer to join the team in Arlington, VA. This position is 100% on-site. A TS/SCI security clearance is required for consideration.
Must be an U.S. Citizen (required)
- Active Top Secret Security Clearance (required); highly preferred to already be active
- Ability to work 100% onsite
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 and10+ 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.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: From $65.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Compensation Package:
- 1099 contract
- Hourly pay
- Yearly pay
Experience:
- Windows Server OS, Active Directory: 4 years (Required)
- Citrix and Liquidware integration: 2 years (Required)
- on-prem and Citrix Cloud: 8 years (Required)
- Citrix ADC (NetScaler) : 8 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Required)
Security clearance:
Ability to Commute:
- Arlington, VA 22202 (Required)
Work Location: In person
