Description
Our client is a top health care provider seeking a qualified Citrix Engineer for a terrific contract opportunity!
The Citrix Engineer will be responsible for maintaining Citrix systems to ensure reliability and optimization to the business and its customers. Responsibilities include systems design, implementation, solution research and troubleshooting of complex issues within the context of Citrix XenApp/XenServer environments. Work to standardize and automate repeatable tasks and steps across multiple accounts while providing coaching and mentoring to more junior team members. The Citrix Engineer will also be responsible for providing technical leadership for strategic projects and initiatives on the Citrix roadmap.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Researches, recommends, and implements changes to applications and systems
- Ensures stability and performance of Citrix Servers
- Ensure the management of implementations of new Servers and OS releases and updates
- Perform time-management and multi-tasking activities, balancing daily project work while simultaneously supporting existing applications
- Must be self-motivated, independent and resourceful
- Must have the capacity to be decisive and flexible
- Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Possess superior communications skills verbally and written
- Must gain complete understanding of Citrix Farm
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years' experience in Systems Administration experience in an enterprise infrastructure
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer or Healthcare field or equivalent experience
- Applicable Technical Certification and/or training
- Experience in XenApp, Xen Desktop, VDI, NetScaler or Citrix Access Gateway skills
- Experience installing, troubleshooting, operating, testing, planning and configuring Citrix and Windows technologies
- Windows Server Administration (Win )
- Active Directory
- Server Clustering
- Programming and Scripting
- LanDesk Patch Management
- Server Security
- Experience in Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and above
- Advanced configuration of WS2K3/WS2K8
- Management of users and groups within Active Directory
- Intermediate administration skills, including understanding of Protocols (TCP), Firewalls, Terminal Services policies and profiles, creating and managing Shares
- Experience with Access Management and Presentation Server Console
- Ability to install, publish, and administer applications
- Ability to configure and support printing
- Experience managing Citrix policies
- Strong background in server virtualization using VMware
- Exposure to Citrix Multimedia Delivery (HDX) and VDI strongly preferred
This contract position is expected to be 7 months in duration.