Citrix Admin

The Level 2 Support Engineer will be educated to a high calibre and of an experienced technical level, demonstrating an exceptionally high level of passion and enthusiasm for technology and attention to detail. The role will require support and troubleshooting of VDI solutions and supporting technologies.
• Self-motivated.
• Ability to work under pressure both within a team and as an individual.
• Excels within a multi-tasking environment.
• Co-operative and flexible team player.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written.
• Excellent customer liaison skills, exhibiting tact and diplomacy.
• Excellent time management.

• Troubleshooting Incidents and Problems raised on the Service Desk at all levels.
• Ensuring customers and 3rd parties are kept up to date.
• Proactive ownership of Incidents and Problems
• Providing and documenting resolution fixes.
• Share knowledge and assist in development of Technical skillsets and processes.
• Previous experience in a Service Desk \ Technical Support environment, preferably with Managed Services experience.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and methodology. A logical approach to fault finding and root cause analysis
• Use of troubleshooting tools such as Resource Monitor, Process Monitor, Citrix EdgeSight, Microsoft SCOM, Wireshark etc.
• Minimum CCA in XenDesktop 7 and/or XenApp 7.5
• A good knowledge of the following technologies is essential:
o Citrix XenApp 4.x/5.x/6.x
o Citrix XenDesktop 4.x/5.x
o Active Directory and Group Policy
• An understanding of the following is required:
o Microsoft profiles types
o Basic networking principles
o Basic SAN/iSCSI knowledge
Secondary
• Assist in co-ordinating and facilitating Technical Days where required
• Assist in mentoring of junior delivery consultants
• Participate in on call rota for technical issues out of standard office hours
• Provide regular updates to the Technical Support Team Leader
• Experience in the following would be beneficial:
• AppSense Environment Manager/Desktop Now
• Citrix User Profile Manager
• Citrix Provisioning Services (desirable)
• Microsoft Hyper-V
• Citrix XenServer (desirable)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2008 R2
• Microsoft Windows XP, 7
• Active Directory and Group Policy
• DNS and DHCP
• VMware ESX/vSphere
• Microsoft App-V (desirable)
• Citrix NetScaler/Access Gateway
• Microsoft System Centre, especially SCOM and SCCM
• Lakeside SysTrack