Citrix Engineer/Administrator - REMOTE - US Citizenship required

Clearance Level
None
Category
Systems Engineering
Location
Remote, Based in the USA
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Key Skills For Success

Citrix

Unix Systems

Virtual Environments

REQ#: RQ146946
Public Trust: Other
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.

Job Description

We are looking for a talented and experienced CITRIX Engineer and administrator to join our team on an IT operations project supporting a DHS project. The candidate will provide engineering support for large enterprise Unix and Linux based environment. Candidate will be responsible for designing, configuration, and installation support for large enterprise CITRIX environment hosted on premise and in the cloud. 

This position works under the general guidance of the Hosting Services Task Lead, in an Agile. DevSecOps fast-paced, rapidly changing, collaborative environment, and requires strong troubleshooting and analytical skills, strong critical thinking, complex problem solving, appropriate judgment, and decision-making skills.


HOW A CITRIX ENGINEER SENIOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

  • Configure and install CITRIX Servers, Sites and systems supporting 1000s of workstation in Windows, Linux and UNIX systems in a physical and virtualized environment.
  • Set up configurations for Citrix Workstations hosted on Windows, UNIX & Linux environment
  • Configure availability services and develop scripts and packages as needed
  • Provide support to Citrix environment whether running on Hyper-V or VMware, escalate to Tier IV (Citrix) when needed. Make user request updates to Citrix when requested.
  • Guide the work of junior technical staff. Work with program and technical staff in all aspects of daily work. Help the task Lead in planning
  • Fully engaged in the implementation of a DevOps practices for supporting IT
  • Responsible for operational availability of all the systems hosted on the infrastructure
  • Help task lead and management in planning and building windows infrastructure supporting COOP & DR plans
  • Support information assurance process in a technical role by complying with technical controls, technical checklists etc.,
  • Assist and mentor junior members on the team

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

  • 5+ years of analysis related to design, development, and integration of hardware and software to Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) – for Service Centers and data centers are running Citrix on Hyper-V (or VMware).
  • 5+ years’ experience testing large scale Windows, Unix and Linux and virtual environments.
  • Experience performing a variety of engineering and operational related assignments associated with SAN, NAS and Storage operations, backup operations, and virtualization software such as VMware’s vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V on a set of enterprise-level IT systems.
  • Experienced in AWS, AZURE, Google Cloud Services, and other Cloud environments
  • Familiarity with Agile, DevOps practices and ITIL processes


GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

Work Requirements
Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $73,600 - $110,400, this is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary; rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
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About Our Work

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.

COVID-19 Vaccination

GDIT does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to all employees. To protect the health and safety of its employees and to comply with customer requirements, however, GDIT may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on customer site requirements.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.