Citrix Solution Architect

Domain: Banking Domain (Mandatory)

Key Responsibilities:

Architecture & Design

Design, architect, and document Citrix solutions for banking applications, ensuring scalability, performance, and regulatory compliance.

Evaluate current legacy Citrix environments (XenApp, XenDesktop, Netscaler, PVS/MCS) and recommend optimal upgrade/migration strategies to newer versions or Citrix Cloud.

Define high-availability, disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity strategies tailored to banking operations.

Migration & Upgrade

Lead end-to-end migration from old Citrix versions (e.g., 6.5, 7.x) to Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops 2203 LTSR or Citrix Cloud.

Ensure minimal downtime and seamless user experience during migration of critical banking applications.

Upgrade and optimize Citrix ADC (Netscaler), StoreFront, Citrix Director, and Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM).

Security & Compliance

Implement secure Citrix infrastructure aligned with banking regulatory requirements (PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SOX, etc.).

Design and configure multi-factor authentication (MFA), FAS (Federated Authentication Service), and secure access gateways.

Performance Optimization & Operations

Conduct performance tuning, capacity planning, and proactive monitoring for critical banking workloads.

Provide technical leadership to Citrix engineering teams, mentoring them on best practices and optimization techniques.

Stakeholder Management

Collaborate with banking business stakeholders, application owners, and security teams to ensure alignment with business and compliance needs.

Prepare architecture documents, HLDs, LLDs, and present solutions to senior management and auditors.

Required Skills & Experience:

Technical Expertise

10+ years of experience in Citrix technologies, with at least 5 years as a Solution Architect.

Hands-on experience with:

Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 6.5, 7.x $B"*(B Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1912/2203/Latest LTSR

Citrix Cloud migration & Citrix DaaS

Citrix ADC (Netscaler), StoreFront, Citrix Director, Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS), Machine Creation Services (MCS)

Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM)

Strong knowledge of Windows Server 2012/2016/2019, Active Directory, GPO, and Group Policy optimization for banking apps.

Proven experience in banking or financial services environments with strict security and compliance requirements.

Knowledge of core banking applications and integration with Citrix.

Security & Compliance

Familiarity with banking security standards (PCI-DSS, ISO, SOC2).

Experience implementing Zero Trust architecture within Citrix environments.

Soft Skills

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.