Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Citrix) - DV Cleared

A public sector organisation is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Citrix) to join its Live Platforms team, supporting the stability, performance, and continual improvement of secure Citrix environments used across government operations.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in maintaining and enhancing enterprise-scale Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops infrastructure within a highly regulated environment, while contributing to automation, platform resilience, and service excellence.

The Role

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will act as a technical Subject Matter Expert for Citrix technologies, supporting both day-to-day operations and project-based deliverables. Working within a team of skilled infrastructure professionals, you will ensure the availability, performance, and security of critical virtual desktop and application services.

This is an initial 6-month contract based on site in Milton Keynes. Due to the nature of the position the successful candidate will need to be a sole British national and will need to either hold or be able to obtain DV clearance and will need to be able to maintain holding it throughout the duration of the contract. The daily rate is up to £580 per day inside IR35 via an Umbrella company.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, upgrade, and support Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environments
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and performance tuning across high-availability platforms
• Maintain platform stability, resilience, and security
• Support BAU operations and infrastructure projects
• Integrate Citrix solutions with Active Directory and secure access technologies
• Identify opportunities for automation and infrastructure optimisation
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures
• Contribute to knowledge transfer activities within the wider team
• Work within established service management and change control processes
• Participate in an on-call rota supporting critical services

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

• Extensive experience administering and supporting Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
• Strong experience designing, implementing, upgrading, and supporting Citrix environments
• Expertise in troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues
• Experience working within high-availability enterprise environments
• Strong understanding of Active Directory integration
• Experience optimising user experience within virtual desktop platforms
• Excellent documentation and stakeholder communication skills
• Proven ability to work effectively within secure, controlled environments

Certifications

The following Citrix certifications are highly desirable:

Citrix Certified Associate - Virtualization (CCA-V)

• Core administration of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
• Operational support and troubleshooting

Citrix Certified Professional - Virtualization (CCP-V)

• Advanced configuration and optimisation
• Complex troubleshooting in enterprise-scale environments

Citrix Certified Expert - Virtualization (CCE-V)

• Architecture-level expertise
• Experience supporting complex, mission-critical platforms

Security Requirements

Due to the nature of this role, candidates must:

• Be a sole British citizen
• Not hold dual nationality
• Have resided in the UK for at least 2 of the last 5 years
• Hold, or be eligible to obtain, Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance