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Citrix Specialist (Intermediate) - €400 Per Day

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Citrix Large Irish Government Department has an urgent requirement for an intermediate level Citrix Specialist.

This role is initially offered on a remote basis until remaining Covid 19 workplace restrictions are removed. Thereafter, the Citrix Specialist will be required to attend the office on a 1-2 day per week basis

While this role is initially offered as 12-month contract, there is a strong probability of it being extended beyond this date for at least a further 12 months.

Responsibilities of role

• Dealing with end user support queries

• Day to day management of the Citrix Virtual Apps (7.15+) environment and related services

• Day to day management of the Citrix XenApp 4.0 environment and related services

• Operating system patching

• Operating system upgrading

• Citrix component upgrading

• Application updating

• Citrix User Profile Management and FSLogix User Profile Disk Support

• Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM) support

• Implementing and supporting Citrix Machine Creation Services along with Citrix App Layering

• Citrix Gateway and ADC configuration, maintenance and patching

• Multi-factor authentication support services

o RSA SecurID Authentication

o Azure MFA

o Third party (VALidsoft)

• Knowledge transfer to both team members and helpdesk\support staff

• System and end-user documentation and dissemination

• Participation in project work where deemed appropriate

• Backup and restore configuration and management

• Fault reporting and response planning

• Ability to communicate and deal with users in a polite and effective manner.

Essential Candidate requirements

• Third Level Degree in an IT or Business Discipline with strong element of management

• Valid Citrix Certified Professional - Virtualisation (CCP-V) credential, with one of the following certifications:

- Exam 1Y0-203: ‘Citrix XenApp & XenDesktop 7.15 Administration’

OR

- Exam 1Y0-204: ‘Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops 7 Administration’

AND

- Exam 1Y0-311: ‘Citrix XenApp & XenDesktop 7.15 Advanced Administration’

OR

- Exam 1Y0-312: ‘Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops 7 Advanced Administration’

• At least 4 years’ experience of:

- Managing a Citrix Virtual Apps (7.15+) environment.

- Managing Citrix Gateway (formerly Netscaler Gateway), Gateway vServers and nFactor Authentication.

- Managing a legacy (IMA based) XenApp environment.

- Troubleshooting issues with Citrix Virtual Apps environments.

- Configuring and troubleshooting Group Policy and Group Policy related issues including precedence rules, loopback, redirection, sync v async\forground v background policy, processing.

- Implementing and using Citrix Machine Creation Services and Citrix App Layering.

- Citrix Gateway or related platform (Gateway vServers hosted on the full ADC platform)

- Citrix Virtual Apps - 7.6 LTSR or greater

- Active Directory (specifically, Group Policy configuration and troubleshooting).

• Candidates should also have experience in Networking (VLAN, trucking, portgroups, etc…) on a server virtualization environment (preferably VMware vSphere ESXi).

• Available to travel to Main departmental HQ in Dublin for meetings at a few day’s notice

N.B. PLEASE NOTE – Our client can only consider candidates that already have the right to work in the EU (EU Citizens, married to EU Citizens or Stamp 4 Visa Holders) – Candidate that require sponsorship CANNOT be considered at this time.

To apply directly, please send current CV along with brief cover letter through this site

For more information on this role, please contact Níall on +353 1 8690258 or +353 87 384 5327.