Virtual Desktop Engineer

Virtual Desktop Engineer
Core Technical Skills
Citrix Platform Expertise

• Strong hands-on experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) in Citrix Cloud
• Deep understanding of multisession (RDS-based) architecture design and optimisation
• Experience designing and deploying Citrix Cloud control plane with on-prem/hybrid resource locations
• Configuration and management of:
  • Delivery Controllers (Cloud Connectors)
  • StoreFront (where applicable)
  • Citrix Workspace/Gateway (including secure access patterns)
• HDX protocol optimisation for performance and user experience

Provisioning & Image Management

• Expert-level experience with Machine Creation Services (MCS)
  • Image life cycle management (gold image strategy, patching, versioning)
  • Storage optimisation and IOPS considerations
• Experience designing non-persistent/pooled multisession environments
• Familiarity with PVS (Provisioning Services) (desirable but not mandatory)
• Familiarity with CI/CD methodologies (desirable but not mandatory)

Application Delivery & Packaging

• Strong experience with Microsoft APP-V
  • Sequencing, deployment and life cycle governance
• Knowledge of application layering/delivery alternatives (eg FSLogix App Masking, MSIX app attach - desirable)
• Experience managing application compatibility in shared (multisession) environments (essential)

User Environment & Profile Management

• Experience with:
  • Ivanti Appsense
  • Citrix UPM and WEM
• Deep understanding of profile performance, logon times, and optimisation techniques
• Group Policy design for VDI environments

Cloud & Infrastructure Integration

• Proven experience integratingCitrix Cloud with:
  • Azure (preferred) or other hyperscalers
• Understanding of:
  • Identity (Azure AD/Entra ID, AD DS)
  • Networking (VNets, routing, private connectivity)
  • Security controls (Zero Trust/Conditional Access)
• Experience designing high availability and resiliency across regions/resource locations

Architecture & Design Skills

• Ability to lead end-to-end platform design for multisession Citrix environments
• Production of:
  • High-level and low-level designs (HLD/LLD)
  • Capacity and scalability models
• Experience designing for:
  • Performance at scale
  • Resilience and failover (including DR/cyber recovery)
  • Secure remote access patterns

Engineering & Delivery Skills

• Experience leading complex Citrix platform implementations and migrations
  • Experience leading engineering and operations team through project delivery
  • On-prem - Citrix Cloud transitions
  • Legacy VDI - modernised platforms
• Strong understanding of:
  • Build, test, and release engineering practices
  • Environment promotion (DEV/UAT/PROD)
• Ability to work with:
  • Automation (PowerShell Scripting for Citrix/Azure)
  • CI/CD integration (desirable)

Operational & Performance Management

• Experience in troubleshooting large-scale Citrix environments
  • Logon performance issues
  • Session reliability problems
  • MCS image failures
• Monitoring andobservability:
  • Citrix Director/Monitor
  • Azure Monitor/Log Analytics (desirable)
• Experience managing:
  • Capacity planning
  • Cost optimisation (especially in cloud-hosted VDI)

Security & Risk Awareness

• Understanding of:
  • Secure VDI design principles
  • Data protection in shared environments
• Experience aligning to:
  • Enterprise security standards
  • Cyber recovery/resilience design

Soft Skills/Leadership

• Proven ability to lead engineering workstreams
• Strong stakeholder engagement:
  • Architecture teams
  • Security/CISO
  • Application owners
• Ability to produce executive-ready summaries and design documentation
• Comfortable operating in:
  • Highly regulated/enterprise environments
  • Fast-moving delivery with multiple dependencies

Desirable/Nice to Have

• Experience with:
  • Windows 365/AVD (for comparative design insight)
  • Netscaler/Citrix ADC advanced configuration
• Knowledge of:
  • Modern EUC trends (browser isolation, SaaS-first delivery models)
• Experience in financial services or trading environments