Job Description :
Role: Citrix Server Specialist
Location:? Mechanicsburg, PA
??Duration: 12+ Months
Interview: ? Phone and In-person
Visa: USC, GC or GC-EAD
This is a technical position responsible for the configuration, design and analysis of the Citrix application infrastructure. Responsibilities also include the operation and support of the Citrix environment that consists of 300+ XenServer, XenApp and supporting servers, and services 12,000+ end users throughout Pennsylvania. Supported ancillary products/technologies include: server load balancing, Active Directory, Windows server administration, server virtualization, and file and print services. The selected candidate will work independently under limited supervision.
Required:
Four years of IT experience that includes one year of technical network operations/maintenance.
Experience supporting a large-scale, multi-platform enterprise computing environment delivered via Citrix.
Working knowledge of Citrix XenServer 5.6/6.X, XenApp 6.5/7.X, Citrix Access Gateway, and Citrix NetScaler 10.X.
Experience in the administration of Windows 2008/2012 server and Active Directory.
Citrix certification.
Responsibilities:
· Performs advanced-level server administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and problem diagnosis for the Citrix infrastructure, including the interdependent, integrated, and ancillary products and technologies.
· Performs level-2 and level-3 problem management for the Hosted Applications team; solves complex network / server / application / infrastructure level problems on an individual level; interfaces with other technical teams, as needed.
· Automates the various provisioning and support functions of Citrix, Windows server operating systems, and other systems and technologies; writes, reviews and debugs application programs and scripts; reviews, diagnoses and resolves syntax and logic errors with server automation programs.
· Assists with the creation of the necessary interfaces between the Citrix environment, its supported and dependent products and technologies, and other interdependent systems.
· Collects, interprets and analyzes server performance data; makes recommendations for remediation.
· Authors technical documentation related to the Citrix environment and its supporting products and technologies.
· Performs system and software patching and firmware updating; installs server hardware and operating systems.