Citrix VDI Engineer - Azure/DaaS Transformation

Contract Duration: 12+ Months

***This is a W2 contract position. C2C (Corp-to-Corp) arrangements are not permitted.

Schedule: Hybrid. 4 days per week in Buffalo; 1 day remote.

Role Summary

StaffRight Associates is seeking a visionary Senior Citrix Engineer to spearhead a massive enterprise cloud transformation. In this high-impact role, you will act as the primary architect and technical lead for migrating our client's on-premises VDI environment to a Citrix DaaS platform hosted in Microsoft Azure.

This is a multi-year initiative focused on transitioning approximately 10,000 users by mid-2027. You will balance high-level architectural design with hands-on implementation, ensuring a scalable, secure, and high-performance virtual desktop experience for the entire organization.

Core Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership: Design and deploy the future-state Citrix DaaS ecosystem within Microsoft Azure, moving away from legacy on-premises infrastructure.

• Cloud Migration: Lead the end-to-end strategy for modernizing VDI services, including evaluating current states and executing large-scale migrations to the cloud.

• Advanced Tooling: Implement and manage Citrix Cloud services, including uberAgent, App Protection, and Citrix Device Trust.

• Automation & Optimization: Develop automated workflows for provisioning and lifecycle management; create performance dashboards using Microsoft Graph API and Power BI.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Networking, Security, and Identity teams to ensure seamless integration with Entra ID and Azure virtual networking.

• Mentorship: Act as a technical beacon for the engineering team, providing code/design reviews and coaching junior staff.

• Operational Support: Provide senior-tier escalation support for the existing on-premises environment during the transition phase.

Candidate Profile

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: At least 8 years in systems design, infrastructure engineering, or architecture.

• Azure Mastery: Proven track record of leading on-premises to Azure migrations, specifically regarding virtual networking, hybrid connectivity, and security.

• Citrix Expertise: Deep hands-on knowledge of Citrix DaaS and Citrix Cloud services in an enterprise setting.

• Migration Success: Demonstrated ability to move large user populations (thousands of seats) across complex environments.

• Technical Breadth: Strong grasp of Infrastructure Lifecycle Management, ITSM, and virtualization best practices.

Preferred Assets:

• Education: Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or a related engineering field.

• Industry Background: Previous experience navigating the regulatory requirements of the Financial Services sector.