Role: Citrix and Windows Specialist
Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid - 2 days on-site)
Duration: 3-6 Months initial contract potential to be extended
Day rate: £600 inside IR35
Role Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Citrix and Windows Infrastructure Specialist to join our dynamic team on a contract basis. This role is crucial in maintaining and enhancing our Citrix virtualized environment, ensuring the security and performance of our Windows infrastructure, and supporting a key migration project to Windows 11.
Key Responsibilities:
- Citrix Administration: Manage, troubleshoot, and optimise Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD), Provisioning Services (PVS), and Hypervisor environments, including application/desktop creation, patching, and reporting.
- Windows Server Management: Build, harden (CIS standards), and maintain Windows Server 2019 infrastructure.
- Windows Client Management: Design, deploy, harden (CIS standards), and manage applications on Windows 10, with a focus on preparation and execution for a Windows 11 migration project.
- Group Policy Management: Implement, maintain, and audit Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to enforce security and configuration settings across the Windows environment, including CIS hardening.
- Citrix Published Application Management: Oversee the design, deployment, patching, hardening, and reporting for Citrix Published Applications.
- Project Support: Actively participate in the planning, testing, and rollout phases of the Windows 11 migration project, ensuring compatibility with Citrix and other core systems.
- Documentation and Collaboration: Maintain documentation and collaborate effectively with other IT teams.
- Troubleshooting and Support: Provide expert-level troubleshooting for complex issues related to the Citrix and Windows environment.
- Security and Compliance: Implement and manage security hardening guidelines across all supported platforms and systems.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Proven experience working as a Citrix and Windows Infrastructure Specialist or in a similar role.
- Strong expertise in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Citrix Provisioning Services, and Citrix Hypervisor.
- In-depth knowledge of Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2019 operating systems.
- Experience with application packaging, deployment, and management.
- Proficiency in implementing and managing Group Policy Objects (GPOs).
- Solid understanding of CIS hardening guidelines.
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Experience with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell) is highly desirable.
- Citrix certifications (e.g., CCP-V, CCE-V) are a plus.
- Experience with other virtualisation technologies (e.g., ZenServer) is a plus.
- Previous involvement in Windows OS migration projects will be viewed favourably.
