Senior Citrix Engineer

Job Description
Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Citrix Engineer to lead the design, engineering, deployment, and optimization of enterprise Citrix infrastructure within a secure Department of Defense (DoD) environment.

The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD), Citrix ADC (NetScaler), Citrix Cloud, and enterprise virtualization technologies. This role requires strong expertise in infrastructure architecture, PowerShell automation, high-availability solutions, performance optimization, and DoD/DISA security compliance.

The position requires 100% onsite work in Arlington, VA, with occasional travel as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and deploy scalable, highly available Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) solutions across on-premises and cloud environments, including Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert for the Citrix ecosystem, including Citrix Cloud, Citrix ADC (NetScaler), StoreFront, and Workspace Environment Management (WEM).
• Develop and implement PowerShell scripts to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, administration, and maintenance.
• Integrate DoD/DISA security requirements into Citrix infrastructure architecture, including vulnerability assessments, system hardening, and secure Citrix ADC configurations.
• Create and maintain detailed technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, deployment procedures, operational runbooks, and disaster recovery plans.
• Monitor and optimize Citrix infrastructure performance, capacity, availability, and latency to ensure reliable enterprise operations.
• Perform root cause analysis and engineer long-term solutions for complex infrastructure, connectivity, and application delivery issues.
• Lead critical infrastructure initiatives, including platform upgrades, data center migrations, cloud integration, and technology modernization projects.
• Design and implement user profile management solutions using ProfileUnity, Citrix Profile Management, and User Layering to improve user experience and logon performance.
• Support integration between Citrix technologies and Liquidware solutions for profile management and workspace optimization.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, network, systems, and application teams to maintain secure and efficient enterprise infrastructure.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, with 10+ years of experience engineering and administering enterprise-scale Citrix environments. Additional relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
• At least 8 years of hands-on experience designing, engineering, and implementing Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD), Citrix Cloud, and Citrix ADC (NetScaler) solutions in highly available enterprise environments.
• Extensive experience with Citrix architecture, infrastructure deployment, administration, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
• Demonstrated expertise in PowerShell scripting and infrastructure automation.
• Strong technical knowledge of Windows Server operating systems, Active Directory, Group Policy, and enterprise virtualization technologies.
• Experience designing and supporting high-availability Citrix solutions across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Knowledge of enterprise networking, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, load balancing, SSL/TLS, and secure application delivery.
• Understanding of DoD/DISA cybersecurity requirements, security hardening, and vulnerability remediation practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred experience in Citrix performance optimization, DISA/DoD environments, Liquidware ProfileUnity, cloud integration (Azure/AWS), and enterprise migrations/upgrades; active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph and Citrix certifications (CCP-V/CCE-V) are highly desirable.

Benefits

Core Benefits:

• Paid Time OffPTO):TEN (10) Paid days off & FIVE (5) Floating days off.
• Holidays: 11 Paid Holidays. Flex time can be utilized instead of holiday time usage.
• Payroll: Paid Bi-Monthly.
• 401(k): Partnered with the SECOND LARGEST Retirement plan provider in the U.S. Guaranteed 3% match. Eligibility - 21 years of age or older, after 3 months of employment
• Individual or company-wide performance and recognition awards (Quarterly)

Health Benefits:

• UNITED HEALTHCARE PPO, extensive national coverage.
• INCLUDES: Medical/Dental/Vision/HSA.
• Eligible on the first of the month, immediately after the start date.
• Submit the enrollment form within 30 days of your start date otherwise, you will have to wait until October for the new year enrollment.

Quality of Life Benefits:

• Training & Career Development Reimbursement of Tuition and training needed to support career development.
• $150 monthly reimbursement contribution paid monthly towards parking expenses.
• Receipts must be submitted by the close of business on the 25th of each month.
• Reimbursements will be paid on the first payroll AFTER reimbursements are submitted each month.

Special Benefits:

• Performance bonus - Project-based
• Yearly bonus - Company based