Senior CITRIX Administrator

Integral•Radford, VA

About The Position

The Senior CITRIX Administrator supports the U.S. Army Product Lead Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Enterprise Systems and Services (PL ALTESS) Windows team. The role assists with implementing new system hardware and software and provides input for developing local operating procedures and policies as needed. The administrator works with the Windows team to manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot, and support servers in a mixed customer environment. The position monitors and tunes system performance, supports ongoing server operations, hardens servers, and reports overall security and operational status. It also recommends enterprise improvements, manages new software and hardware integrations, and provides utilization reports to identify problems and corrective actions. The role supports the lifecycle of mixed vendor equipment in the datacenter, including firmware version control and periodic preventive maintenance. It also recommends, demonstrates, and implements technologies to expand, upgrade, and improve the efficiency of the current environment.

Requirements

Experience in Computer Science or IT.
Five or more years of experience as a Windows Systems Administrator or Engineer designing, installing, and maintaining Citrix XenApp, NetScaler Gateway, Citrix StoreFront, and Citrix Director.
Three or more years of experience automating assigned tasks using PowerShell.
Three or more years of experience installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex applications and websites such as IIS and Apache.
Three or more years of experience working with complex networking solutions and senior-level fundamental knowledge of networking principles, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, and SNMP.
CompTIA Security+ certification.
Computing Environment (CE) certification, such as MCSE, Server+, CCNA, RedHat, or Palo; may be waived for 30 days after project join date.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills; willingness to be a team player.
Active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent years of experience.
Three or more years of experience supporting cybersecurity patch management and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG), SRG, RMF, SCA-V, and Cyber Operational Readiness Assessments (CORA).
Three or more years of experience managing enterprise-level Active Directory structures.
Three or more years of experience creating and maintaining complex Microsoft Group Policy implementations.
Three or more years of experience creating, maintaining, and following Standard Operating Procedures for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and common problem resolution.
Three or more years of experience configuring and maintaining key services such as DNS, SFTP, SMTP, and NTP.

Responsibilities

Work with the existing Windows team to manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot, and support servers for a mixed customer environment.
Monitor and tune system performance and support ongoing server operations.
Harden servers and report overall security and operational status.
Recommend enterprise improvements and manage new software and hardware integrations when required.
Provide utilization reports using existing tools to identify problems and corrective actions.
Support the lifecycle of mixed vendor equipment in the datacenter, including firmware version control and periodic preventive maintenance.
Recommend, demonstrate, and implement technologies to expand, upgrade, and increase efficiencies in the current environment.
Assist with implementing new system hardware and software.
Provide input for developing local operating procedures and policies as needed.