Contract Citrix Engineer

Spectrum IT are looking for an experienced Citrix Infrastructure Engineer to support a client on a short-term infrastructure project for an established technology organisation. The client is currently setting up new on-premise environments and requires additional technical resource to support the design, configuration and implementation of key Citrix and authentication technologies.

This is an initial 1 month contract with scope to extend and has been deemed OUTSIDE IR35. This is a fully remote working role with the client needing someone who can start asap. This role will have a 1 stage Teams video call interview process

Previous experience building or implementing new Citrix environments would be particularly useful. This is a short, hands‑on project where the client requires someone capable of becoming productive very quickly. You should be an experienced Citrix specialist who is comfortable working independently within an existing engineering / infrastructure team, troubleshooting technical issues and supporting the delivery of new environments. Overall the requirement is for someone who can join quickly, work independently and provide hands-on engineering services across Citrix NetScaler and ADFS.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the setup and implementation of new on-premise Citrix environments
• Configure and support Citrix NetScaler / NetScaler Gateway
• Assist with the implementation and configuration of Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
• Support authentication, federation and secure access across the Citrix environment
• Troubleshoot Citrix, authentication and connectivity issues
• Support configuration of the wider Citrix infrastructure
• Work closely with the internal Infrastructure and Hosting team
• Take ownership of technical delivery within a short project timeframe

Key Technical Skills

• Citrix NetScaler / NetScaler Gateway
• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 - 2507
• ADFS
• Citrix authentication and secure remote access
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• SSL certificates
• SAML / SSO / federated authentication
• On-premise Citrix infrastructure