Senior Citrix XenServer & VDI Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Senior Citrix XenServer & VDI Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Citrix XenServer, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD), VDI infrastructure, and VMware-to-XenServer migration.

The candidate will be responsible for building and managing Citrix XenServer infrastructure, migrating virtual desktops, optimizing performance, and ensuring minimal disruption to end users.

## Key Responsibilities

* Build and manage Citrix XenServer hosts, resource pools, storage repositories, networking, and high availability.

* Administer XenServer using XenCenter and the xe CLI.

* Configure Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Delivery Controllers, machine catalogs, delivery groups, MCS, and PVS.

* Build and optimize golden images and manage the Citrix VDA lifecycle.

* Plan and execute VMware-to-XenServer VDI migrations.

* Troubleshoot desktop performance, user logon issues, and profile management.

* Automate administration and migration tasks using PowerShell and Citrix SDKs.

* Implement security hardening, patch management, and infrastructure lifecycle processes.

* Prepare migration runbooks, technical documentation, rollback plans, and operational handover materials.

## Required Skills and Experience

* 9+ years of experience in virtualization, infrastructure engineering, and VDI.

* Strong hands-on experience with Citrix XenServer/Citrix Hypervisor.

* Strong knowledge of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD), MCS/PVS, machine catalogs, and delivery groups.

* Experience managing large-scale VDI environments with 400+ desktops.

* Proven experience migrating VDI workloads between hypervisors.

* Good understanding of VMware vSphere/ESXi and vCenter.

* Experience with HPE ProLiant servers, iLO, storage, SAN, networking, and VLANs.

* Strong Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, and Group Policy knowledge.

* Proficiency in PowerShell scripting and infrastructure troubleshooting.

* Excellent documentation and communication skills.

## Preferred Skills

* Exposure to Microsoft Hyper-V or Citrix DaaS/Citrix Cloud.

* Experience with VMware exit or hypervisor replatforming projects.

* Relevant Citrix or VMware certifications