Citrix Systems Engineer

Open Systems Technologies Corporation

Citrix Systems Engineer

Chantilly, VA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Location: Chantilly VA, Alexandria VA

    Clearance: Top Secret with ability to sit for CI Poly

    Required Certification: DOD 8140 (Security+)

    Job Description:

    The OST Spatial Solutions team has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer with Citrix/NetScaler and Windows system administration experience to work on cloud-based systems supporting mission critical operations. The team is involved in the operation and sustainment of multiple operational cloud deployed geospatial solutions including dozens of virtual desktops. A successful candidate will be a self-starter and have experience with installation, configuration, administration, support and maintenance of cloud-based systems and the administration of Citrix virtual desktop infrastructure within the cloud.

    Responsibilities:

    Primary responsibilities will involve managing the virtual desktop infrastructure across multiple environments and systems while supporting a program level team; working directly with government and contractor POCs to troubleshoot and responding to complex user INCs (Incident Reports); proactively recommend configuration changes to help improve system performance; Deploy security patches and bug fixes to test and operational environments; author and update operational and security documentation, including troubleshooting guides and SOPs.

    Core Qualifications:

    • Requires a BS in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or closely related discipline and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2+ years of prior relevant experience; OR 6 years of experience in lieu of degree
      • Must possess an active Top Secret Security Clearance with ability to sit for CI Poly post hire
      • DOD 8140 Certification (Security+ or equivalent or higher)
      • Experience with Microsoft Windows Server
      • Windows administration experience
        • Experience completing configuration remediation tasks based on security scans
      • Citrix/NetScaler administration experience
      • Demonstrated knowledge of the systems development life cycle
        • Proficient in software integration projects in a service-oriented environment (Cloud, SOA, Web-Services) or virtualized environment.
        • Understanding of network administration topics such as subnetting, virtual private clouds, firewalls, and data flows
        • Experience with AWS architectures and technologies
        • Familiar with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.)
        • Familiar with Git/GitLab or other source code control tools
        • Familiar with System Engineering documentation creation (VDDs, diagrams, etc.)
        • Familiar with team collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence)
        • Additional tasks as assigned

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience providing systems engineering support for geospatial products
    • Citrix certification(s)
    • Desktop Virtualization experience
    • F5 Administration
    • Active Directory Group Policy experience
    • PowerShell development
    • SAFe Agile Certification
    • AWS certification (e.g. Solutions Architect, Developer, DevOps Engineer)