Virtualization Platform Engineer – Citrix

About the role

The Virtualization Platform Engineer – Citrix is responsible for designing, implementing, and deploying platforms to support and meet business needs. This includes identifying, recommending, and implementing opportunities for improvement and performance issue solutions. The role involves developing technical standards, testing and evaluating technologies, deploying, configuring, and supporting Citrix host pools, session hosts, application groups, and workspaces. Additionally, the engineer supports gold image creation and maintenance using existing image pipelines, and manages FSLogix profile containers.

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and deploys platforms to support and meet business needs.
• Identifies, recommends, and implements opportunities for improvement and performance issue solutions.
• Develops technical standards. Tests and evaluates technologies vendor products. Recommends vendor selections and new technologies.
• Deploy, configure, and support Citrix host pools, session hosts, application groups, and workspaces.
• Perform day-to-day platform administration, including scaling activities, host maintenance, and service health checks.
• Support gold image creation and maintenance using existing image pipelines.
• Support FSLogix profile containers, including configuration, performance troubleshooting, and storage access issues.
• Participate in improving repeatability, reliability, and documentation of deployment processes.
• Maintain Citrix health, performance, and capacity using dashboards and AWS monitoring tools.
• Work closely with senior engineers, architects, and cross-functional teams (networking, security, endpoint, service desk).
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 8+ years related work experience, with Citrix virtualization products.
• Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years of AWS experience.
• 5+ years of experience supporting Windows desktop/server and Virtualization Platforms required.
• Hands-on experience with Citrix, Citrix Saas and AWS required.
• Working knowledge of AWS fundamentals: compute, networking, storage required.
• Experience with FSLogix profile management.
• Familiarity with Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, and MFA concepts preferred.
• Experience with automation tools (PowerShell, Terraform, or similar) required.
• Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills required.

Special Factors

Sponsorship: Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

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