Senior Client Virtualization Engineer

Neuberger Berman•Piscataway, NJ

12d•$130,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Senior Client Virtualization Engineer to join our Technology team. This is a hands-on senior engineering role responsible for architecting, supporting, and optimizing Neuberger’s global Citrix and VMware VDI environment. You will own core Citrix stack components (StoreFront, Delivery Controllers, NetScaler ADC/SDX, FAS, ADM) and advanced authentication and certificate services to deliver highly available, secure remote access for a global workforce.

Requirements

7+ years of hands-on Citrix CVAD (XenApp/XenDesktop) experience in a global enterprise environment.
Expertise across StoreFront, Delivery Controllers, NetScaler ADC/SDX, FAS, Citrix Studio, ADM, ShareFile, and Citrix licensing.
Deep experience with nFactor authentication, SSO/MFA integrations, and SSL/TLS troubleshooting and certificate management (PKI/ADCS).
Strong NetScaler SDX platform management experience (VPX instances, HA, LACP, VLANs, firmware/maintenance).
5+ years of VMware vSphere/ESXi experience, including vCenter, DRS/HA, provisioning workflows, and automation (PowerCLI/pyVmomi).
Advanced scripting skills in PowerShell and Python; experience with Apache Airflow or similar orchestration tools.
Strong Windows 11 enterprise administration skills (domain authentication, Kerberos/NTLM, Group Policy, smart card/certificate-based auth).
Availability for 24/7 on-call rotation supporting NA/EMEA/APAC time zones.
Solid networking fundamentals (VLANs, routing, firewalls, DNS, DHCP, proxies).
Experience in global financial services environments strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Citrix certifications (CCA-V, CCP-V, CCE-V) and/or VMware VCP-DCV.
Experience with Citrix Cloud or hybrid deployments; familiarity with NetScaler TriScale clusters.
Exposure to Microsoft AVD, Azure AD, Intune, VMware Horizon, or Liquidware Labs.
Experience with monitoring and analytics tools (e.g., Grafana, Superset) and operational integrations.
Automation and platform tooling experience (Ivanti Automation Manager, ServiceNow integration, Ansible, Terraform).

Responsibilities

Engineer and support StoreFront and NetScaler routing/HDX architecture (STA communication, session brokering, internal/external/MFA paths); troubleshoot launch and connectivity failures end-to-end.
Design, operate, and optimize the Citrix estate: Delivery Controllers, StoreFront, NetScaler ADC/SDX, FAS (with MFA), ADM, ShareFile, and License Management.
Build and troubleshoot NetScaler nFactor authentication flows (policies, actions, login schemas) integrating LDAP, RADIUS, SAML, and MFA providers.
Own SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle across Citrix and VMware platforms, including renewals, chain/trust issues, and format conversions.
Implement and support Citrix FAS with MFA (FAS rules, certificate templates, ADCS integration, and GPO configuration).
Engineer VMware vSphere/ESXi and Citrix Hypervisor/XenServer infrastructure (vCenter operations, DRS/HA, cluster optimization, VM lifecycle, and Machine Catalog provisioning).
Develop and maintain automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, and Apache Airflow for provisioning, user assignment, monitoring, and operational workflows.
Plan and execute Citrix migrations and upgrades with backup/snapshot strategy, rollback planning, and post-change validation.
Provide Tier 3/4 escalation support and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation supporting users across NA/EMEA/APAC.
Support DR procedures, including backup/restore of Delivery Controllers, StoreFront, NetScaler configurations, FAS servers, and SQL databases.
Maintain clear documentation for architectures, runbooks, troubleshooting, and automation.