McDermott Hiring for Principal IT Pillar Specialist – Citrix Architect/ Engineer at Chennai, India Full Time

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Job Overview:

As part of the Compute and Storage team, the Senior Citrix Engineer role will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and securing Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Netscaler/ADC, and Citrix Cloud systems. You will be responsible for deployment and management of Virtual Apps and Desktops environments, Netscaler/ADC, and associated components. Support duties may include updating and supporting systems by tuning performance, implementing critical patches, reviewing systems performance logs to identify anomalies and troubleshoot technical issues related to the Citrix environment.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, and troubleshoot Citrix NetScaler devices.

• Work with the application team to troubleshoot load balancing issues.

• Implementation of the NetScaler Load Balancer function to support internal application load distribution.

• Implementation of content switching/filtering policies within NetScalers.

• Implementation of responder and redirection policies within NetScalers.

• Leads design, performance-monitoring, tuning, scripting, upgrades and maintenance of production Citrix systems

• Test, upgrade, and migrate virtual environments and components, while ensuring that change management and defined security protocols for all assigned systems are executed in accordance with DHS policies and procedures.

• Demonstrate your ability to troubleshoot applications within a Citrix environment, identifying and resolving issues to maintain a high level of performance and user experience.

• Contribute as a subject matter technical expert for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops administration and maintenance/operations/troubleshooting and all elements related the application environment

• Stay abreast of related technology and recommend future system enhancements, improving troubleshooting and reducing the manual tasks

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• BS degree and 5 years of prior relevant experience or equivalent hands-on experience.

• Must have a solid foundation in Citrix Virtual Apps and Virtual desktops from initial requirements gathering, testing, documentation, and installation through all troubleshooting aspects.

• Experience in designing, deploying and supporting large-scale Citrix environments using, Virtual Applications, Virtual Desktops, Provisioning Server (PVS) deployments, and management of on-premise controllers.

• Strong hardware and software troubleshooting skills required

• Effective communication skills to collaborate with technical and non-technical teams.

• Proactive, self-learner who is motivated & results-oriented with a positive, team-player attitude.

• Strong technical depth in Citrix virtual desktops, VMware, and Windows Operating Systems

• 10+ years of experience in virtual desktop, performance engineering, systems engineering role

• Supervisory experience is welcome

• Project management experience is welcome (Lean Six Sigma – Yellow and above)

• Detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple tasks and heavy workloads efficiently

• Experience in several of the following areas: Scripting, Powershell, Active Directory, Group Policy, SCCM, Certificates (PKI), Application configurations

• Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including DNS, TCP/IP, 802.1q tagging, routing protocols preferred.

• Technical IT certifications or experience with the related technologies preferred – Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA), Citrix Certified Advanced Administrator (CCAA), Citrix Certified Enterprise Engineer

• (CCEE), Citrix Certified Integration Architect (CCIA), Azure, AWS, VMware VCP-DCV

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