Systems Administrator ( CITRIX )

Illinois Tollway • Downers Grove, IL • 4h ago

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Essential Job Functions

The Systems Administrator (Citrix) will be responsible for assisting

with overall Citrix and Microsoft systems administration which requires proficiency in several disciplines. The candidate will be required to support a multi-server environment with both physical and virtual servers. The Citrix Administrator will be required to work with Citrix core technologies across the entire organization. The successful candidate must have experience supporting enterprise level Citrix infrastructures including:

Assess performance of systems and make adjustments, capacity

planning and growth projections, assist with end-user support, and perform software installs and upgrades.

This individual will be required to maintain the operation of

various sites. Business operation demands 24/7/365 continuous up time so candidate must be able to work extra-hours when needed which may include holidays and weekends. Continuously changing software and hardware platforms require ongoing training and self-directed learning to maintain skill set. Based on the functions of the Citrix Administrator position the candidate will have Admin level rights and access to sensitive and confidential information and must exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality at all times.

Demonstrate excellent technical skills, proficiency with design,

implementation and support of Citrix based solutions, and exhibit strong project management and communication skills.

Must have a solid understanding of Enterprise networking, and

Internet fundamentals. The candidate should be able to troubleshoot all aspects of Citrix technologies effectively and understand the product flow, patch management, software distribution and logging in detail. Applicants should also have similar skills in Active Directory Services.

Other Responsibilities include:

Plan and execute the rollout of changes

Download and deploy patches

Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning

Performs system maintenance activities, including monitoring

parameters, maintaining security/quality assurance and controlling access

Responds to user requests and system operation issues, provides

assistance to programming and operations personnel in the utilization of software and resolution of user or systems problems

Determine and implement best practices for the engineering,

configuration, administration, and support of Microsoft Technologies

Provide support for Citrix systems

Ensure the Citrix and Microsoft Server infrastructure stays up to

date and performs to the highest level of performance possible

Ensure that customer systems are available and performing within

their Service Level Agreement, while identifying problems and acting appropriately to resolve issues when they occur

Qualifications

Education (Required)

Requires a bachelor\'s degree in information technology, Management

Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field. In lieu of a bachelors degree, an Associate\'s degree or high school diploma with the equivalent of 3 years experience working with Citrix technologies in a large, distributed enterprise environment will meet the requirement.

Skills and Experience (Required):

Minimum 3 years of experience administering Xenapp and XenDesktop

Operating System expertise including Active Directory Account

Management. This includes the understanding of Active Directory, Windows GPO, WINS, DNS, DHCP, and TCP/IP and commands desired

Knowledge of computer/network systems infrastructure requirements

and standards, standard software package and patch deployment methodologies, standard change control processes within large-to-enterprise size corporations

Education (Preferred)

Citrix Certifications are a plus CCA-V, CCP-V, CCE-V, CCA-N, CCP-N

MCITP or Equivalent Certification a plus

Skills and Experience (Preferred)

Desire experience with Monitoring Applications SolarWinds, Microsoft

Service Center Operations Manager (SCOM) etc.

Knowledge of ITIL best practices and use of issue/problem tracking

systems

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Desire experience with scripting (PowerShell, VBScript or other

language) and automating routine infrastructure tasks

The Illinois Tollway is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive

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