Infrastructure Architect (Citrix)

Location Reading
Salary £750 - £751 per day
Job type Contract
Sector Technology
Reference BBBH20063_1664364695


Infrastructure Architect (Citrix)

Inside IR35
6 months initial contract

We require a Citrix - Infrastructure Architect for an initial 6-month engagement to deliver technical design specifications for multiple internal projects across the group. This will include both Public Cloud (MS-Azure) and on-premise designs, new designs and/or updates to existing deployments models, plus oversight of supporting implementation and delivery.

Core 'Citrix' skills must include: -

Citrix Virtual Apps / Desktops - from version 6.5 upwards (XenApp)
Previous knowledge and experience of deploying either new or modifications to existing Citrix infrastructure setup and configuration
Citrix NetScaler / Load Balancing, Remote Access experience
Use of Citrix within a MS-Azure setup and configuration

Core 'Other' skills must include: -

Minimum of five years infrastructure architecture design and implementation experience
Strong Windows Server 2008/R2, 2012/R2, 2016, 2019 server background on both physical and virtual infrastructure
Active Directory / Group Policy
Experience with networking technologies, firewalls, switches, routers / VLan's / DNS / DHCP
Firewalls (Checkpoint an advantage)
Load Balancing
VPN / VPN profiles
MS-Azure (General)
Azure AD Proxy
Azure IaaS / PaaS components
Azure Storage / Networking
Hyper-V (2016 / 2019)
Office 365 / Conditional Access / Azure Active Directory / Azure MFA

Ability to take a flexible approach to design with limited defined 'as is' architecture and NFR's
Ability to ensure architecture designs follow internal standards
Ability to produce relevant architecture documentation including high, and low-level details
Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments
Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation and negotiation
Excellent communications skills, including the ability to present technical designs
Excellent analytical and technical skills
Good understanding of Agile delivery frameworks

Additional desirable skills: -

Previous exposure / knowledge working within the UK based utilities sector
AWS
VMware ESX
Oracle Technologies
Other, Microsoft Technologies MS-SQL etc
IBM AIX
RedHat Linux

ersg are an equal opportunities employer; we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. We do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or religious background; all decisions are based on merit.