Senior Citrix Engineer

Novul Solutions • Arlington, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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 role calls for extensive hands-on experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD), Citrix ADC (NetScaler), Citrix Cloud, and enterprise virtualization technologies, as well as expertise in infrastructure architecture, PowerShell automation, high availability, performance optimization, and DoD/DISA security compliance.

The position is 100% onsite in Arlington, Virginia, with occasional travel as needed. The engineer will lead Citrix infrastructure initiatives and collaborate with cybersecurity, network, systems, and application teams to maintain secure, reliable enterprise operations.

Requirements

• 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 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Citrix performance optimization, DoD/DISA environments, Liquidware ProfileUnity, cloud integration (Azure/AWS), and enterprise migrations or upgrades.
• Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.
• Citrix certifications (CCP-V/CCE-V).

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 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 technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, deployment procedures, operational runbooks, and disaster recovery plans.
• Monitor and optimize Citrix infrastructure performance, capacity, availability, and latency.
• Perform root cause analysis and engineer long-term solutions for complex infrastructure, connectivity, and application delivery issues.
• Lead 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.

Benefits

• Paid time off: 10 paid days off and 5 floating days off.
• 11 paid holidays; flex time can be used instead of holiday time.
• 401(k) plan with a guaranteed 3% match, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Quarterly individual or company-wide performance and recognition awards.
• UnitedHealthcare PPO health coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and HSA.
• Tuition and training reimbursement to support career development.
• $150 monthly reimbursement contribution toward parking expenses.
• Project-based performance bonus.
• Yearly company-based bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior