Senior Citrix Engineer

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* Providing highly-technical expertise in the areas of presentation virtualization, server virtualization, and application virtualization. This includes, but is not limited to, long range planning, design, and development as well as the technical support, maintenance, and administration of Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Terminal Services, Microsoft App-V, Microsoft Med-V and virtual desktop infrastructure * Maximize value of currently-owned tools by implementing best practices * Provide recommended changes to platform architecture * Interact with other IS teams to accomplish service restoration and core problem identification * Use of networking and communications protocols, Microsoft products, relational databases, and programming/scripting * Perform duties under general direction * Provide technical leadership on complex projects * Formulate and define scope and objectives for initiatives to implement new or upgraded technologies * Recommend changes in processes and procedures to streamline operations * Devise and/or modify written procedures to solve complex problems. Script, document, and test repeatable tasks in popular scripting languages * A Specialist-Level candidate is assigned the highest level of responsibility for management, upgrade and establishment of enterprise-level systems

* Bachelor's degree required * Requires experience typically gained through five plus years in Citrix architecture design, systems analysis and development * Requires experience in application virtualization methodologies including Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Terminal Services, Microsoft App-V and Microsoft Med-V * Requires strong, solid understanding of computer networking technologies * Requires strong, solid understanding of systems and network security * Requires strong written and verbal communication skills; capable of writing proposals; acting as a vendor liaison; making presentations to customer or professional peers; and working closely with upper management * Requires excellent technical and project management skills * Requires proven analytical and problem solving skills * Requires high level of self-motivation and self-direction * Requires strong customer service orientation * Requires experience working in a team-oriented; collaborative environment * Requires the ability to develop; organize and lead technical projects * Requires the ability to respond quickly and completely to all problems * Requires the ability to analyze complex system components and implementation strategies and to recommend solutions to day-to-day problems * Requires a firm understanding of popular scripting languages used to automate client and server administrative tasks * Candidate should possess and be able to apply comprehensive knowledge of fundamental IS principles and practices through the completion of difficult assignments