Citrix DaaS on Azure Administrator

Company Profile:

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

Job Title: Citrix Daas On Azure Administrator

Position: Senior Systems Engineer

Experience: 8 – 12 years

Category: Software Development/ Engineering

Shift: Canada shift (7 PM to 4:30 AM)

Main location: Bangalore, Chennai

Position ID: J0725-1949

Employment Type: Full Time

Education Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or higher with minimum 8 years of relevant experience.

Position Description:

As a Level 3 Citrix DaaS on Azure Administrator, you will lead the design, deployment, and advanced troubleshooting of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops hosted on Microsoft Azure. You’ll serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for escalated issues, performance optimization, and architectural decisions across enterprise-scale environments.

Citrix Cloud /DaaS Engineer

Citrix DaaS Infrastructure Management:

Design, deploy, and manage Citrix DaaS environments, including Citrix Cloud, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, and Citrix Gateway / ADC.

Design, implement, and manage advanced Citrix infrastructure solutions based on Citrix DaaS on public clouds ( Azure)

Candidate will work on large complex Citrix cloud infrastructure technologies.

Work closely with Public Cloud infrastructure engineers /architects and drive deployment standards & hosting workloads

Work closely with Nutanix / VMware /Cloud HCI and drive deployment standards & hosting workloads

Work independently and collaboratively with team such as technical, process , security etc

Provide expertise in the configuration, optimization, and troubleshooting of Citrix DaaS and CVAD on-Prem environments.

Troubleshoot issues related to virtual desktop access, profile management (e.g., FSLogix), application performance, and user connectivity.

Analyze & document problems / trends with client systems and applications and provide RCA

Maintain documentation, including architecture diagrams, runbooks, and SOPs.

Strong logical and communication skills to lead troubleshooting during major incidents / problem management.

Must have skills :

In-depth knowledge of Citrix technologies and their integration with other IT infrastructure components.

Extensive experience on Citrix Cloud / DaaS with workloads on Azure

Extensive experience on Azure Landing Zone , Virtual machines, Virtual Net, Storage account Azure AD.

Strong troubleshooting skills and experience with performance tuning.

Deploy Citrix Cloud Connector

Migration from Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops to Citrix DaaS?

Host Connections with multiple resource locations, Pre-Created Service Principal

Extensive experience on PVS /MCS , creation of Golden Image etc.

Strong understanding on Azure cloud and experience

Deep understanding of Citrix Cloud, Citrix DaaS, and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD).

Install VDA Using PowerShell, Create a Manual Catalog ,Create Delivery Groups and Assign Resources to Users

Configure Autoscale

Citrix DaaS Workspace Configuration

Extensive experience on Storefront, NetScaler Gateway

Familiarity with FSLogix, Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM), Citrix Gateway (NetScaler), and Citrix Profile Management.

Handson experience with window servers ( 2019/ 2022)

Job Qualifications:

CGI is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, CGI is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Life at CGI:

It is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons

Come join our team, one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.