Citrix Software Virtualization Engineer

D2 Technical Services

$140K — $150K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of Systems Administration/Virtualization experience (or equivalent through training/experience)
  • 01M Level II certification
  • 3+ years experience with VDI technologies (e.g., VMware Horizon, Citrix Virtual Apps)
  • 2+ years experience with Citrix XenApp or similar technologies
  • In-depth knowledge of virtualization products and capabilities
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Active desire to learn and ability to manage time effectively

Responsibilities

  • Develop virtualized packages for mission baseline applications
  • Collaborate with application testers and subject matter experts to validate application behavior
  • Incorporate required sequencing changes into the app sequencing process
  • Identify user application settings to persist across sessions in a non-persistent VDI environment
  • Identify automation opportunities for application sequencing and streamline processes
  • Assist with application delivery infrastructure configuration
  • Create and maintain technical and training documentation

Benefits

  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Accrued Paid Time Off
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance
  • Referral bonuses
  • Professional development reimbursement
Full Job Description
**ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED**

As a Citrix Software Virtualization Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI cleared Citrix Software Virtualization Engineer joining our team to support our intelligence customer in Arnold, MO or Springfield, VA.

Responsibilities:
  • Development of Virtualized packages for mission baseline applications
    • Applications will be consumed both by VDI sessions and thick clients
    • Applications include those with plugins and advanced graphics requirements
  • Work with application testers and mission SME's to validate mission application behavior
  • Incorporate any required sequencing changes into the app sequencing process
  • Identify facets of user application settings (registry, AppData, etc) that need to be persisted across sessions in a non-persistent VDI environment
  • Identify automation opportunities for application sequencing and work with the engineering team to streamline the sequencing process for mission applications once established
  • Assist the virtualization team and VDI team with application delivery infrastructure configuration as needed
  • Improve backup/Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations
  • Articulate knowledge, discoveries, designs, etc rapidly and concisely in written detailed designs, test plans and test cases, implementation plans, operational guides, and training guides under project management time and cost-constrained deadlines
  • Perform work without appreciable direction and exercise considerable latitude in the determination of technical objectives of assignments
  • Work with VMware software defined data center products and tools for troubleshooting and performance tuning
  • Analyze, test, and apply regular security patches and software update as required
  • Incident resolution and fulfillment of software requests
  • Create and maintain technical documentation and provide training to team members
  • Performs all other work as assigned


What you'll need to succeed

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience with Systems Administration/Virtualization (additional education, training, certifications, or work experience can be substituted in lieu of degree)
  • 01M Level II certification
  • 3+ years of experience with VDI technologies, including VMware Horizon, Citrix Virtual Apps and desktops, or Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
  • 2+ years of experience with Citrix XenApp or comparable application virtualization technology (Microsoft App-V, FlexApp, App Volumes, etc)
  • In-depth and up-to-date knowledge of virtualization products and capabilities
  • Ability to analyze and apply virtualization product capabilities to changing program requirements
  • Good work ethic and active desire to learn
  • Skillful time management and organizational skills to set and meet deadlines
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desired:
  • Experience with Windows Desktop (10/11) and Server (12+) Operating systems
  • Utilizing scripting and automation tools (e.g. Powershell) to automate tasks and manage deployments
  • Experience with non-persistent desktop environments
  • Experience with profile management solutions such as VMware DEM or Liquidware Labs' Profile-Unity
  • Familiarity with Active Directory, specifically Group Policy
  • Understanding of load-balancing application delivery services
  • Understanding of ITIL principles
  • Able to create architectural design documents and presentations
  • Able to test and apply hardware and software updates
  • Understand architectural frameworks such as TOGAF
  • Virtualization computer environment certification (i.e. VMware Certified Associate for Data Center Virtualization, VCA-DCV)
  • Familiarity with ticketing systems (Service+, ServiceNow, Remedy, etc.)

Travel
  • There will be occasional trips to the customer site in Arnold, MO

Additional Information
  • Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically $140-150k. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.
  • Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Accrued PTO, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and more!

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