Description
Urgently seeking an experienced Citrix Engineer to join one of Sheffield's most successful businesses. The Citrix specialist will take the lead role with a brand new position which brings with it a vast amount of autonomy and a chance to make the role your own. You will also work very closely with a large existing support team and will be working with the latest technologies on the market at the moment. This role requires a real expert in Citrix (most importantly Xenapp and Xendesktop) with the experience to allow them to become a Subject Mater Expert for Citrix. Working knowledge of HP blade and 3par storage is also essential.In this role you will serve as a subject matter expert for the Global Citrix Environment, and on a daily basis you will be required to manage and support NetScaler, Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, Citrix Storefront and also Citrix Web interface. In addition to this, you will need the experience to allow you to manage Citrix application builds, release cycles, patching and test schedules. You will assist in the design and or upgrade to XenApp 6.5 and XenDesktop 5.6. The role will also involve general administration of servers (patching, upgrades & installs) and you will perform incident response and problem management.
You will also need to be capable in supporting a 24/7 coverage model with on call responsibilities.
In order to be considered you must hold a Citrix CCA certification as a minimum, with CCAA/CCEA/CCEE/CCIA certifications preferred.
The Key skills required for this role are:
- 8+ years of relevant industry experience in an enterprise environment
- 5+ years of Experience with XenApp and XenDesktop
- 5+ years of architecture with Large Scale Citrix environments
- Experience in designing, deploying and supporting large-scale Citrix environments using, XenApp, Presentation Server, and XenDesktop
- Experience in managing and Deploying multiple high availability Citrix Farms, Presentation Server 4.0/4.5 to XenApp 5.x/6.x
- Expert knowledge of Citrix configurations and ICA Client management
- Experience in implementing Citrix performance optimisation, scalability, security, high-availability, monitoring, printing, connectivity, group policy
- Must have a solid foundation in Citrix XenApp 4.5/6.5 from initial requirements gathering, testing, documentation and installation through all troubleshooting aspects
The desirable skills (not essential) include:
- Working knowledge of VMware ESX Version 5 infrastructure
- Working knowledge and experience with Storage Area Networks (HP EVA and 3PAR preferred)
- Working knowledge and experience with HP Blade Center server architecture
This is an exciting long-term opportunity where the right candidate has plenty of opportunity to progress and take a lead role in the systems team. There's an excellent salary of 45K+ p/a, in addition to a fantastic benefits package including generous holiday allowance and pension scheme on offer.
Please get in touch by contacting Tom Smith for more info by submitting a current CV and/or calling on .
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