A 12-month contract role exists for a VDI Technical Specialist. to be based at Rosslyn / Menlyn / Midrand / Home office CV to [Email Address Removed].
- Citrix and/or VMWare Published Applications stack
- Software package, installation & Conversion tools (MSI, MSIX)
- Install, configure, maintain, and deploy Virtual Apps
- Installation, Configuration, and maintenance of RDSH servers, e.g., Windows Server, Windows Multisession
- Installation, Configuration, and maintenance of Published Application presentation layer (e.g., XenApp & Citrix Workspace)
- Analysis of application business needs and requirements
- Analysis of Published Application usage
- Analysis of Published Application performance
- Optimization of functional areas, e.g., Server Deployments, User experience, and Published Applications
- Documentation of Published Application deployments
- Maintenance of Knowledge base articles
- App-V technology
- Application Modernization
- Application lifecycle management (ALM)
- Version Control
- Legacy installation methods
- General client & server OS (Windows, Red Hat, Linux, etc.) experience
- Back-out Planning
- Business Continuity Management (BCM)
- Change Management (CM)
- Cut-over Planning
- Fall-back Planning
- Incident Management (IM)
- IT Service Management (ITSM)
- OPS Advanced Training
- OPS Basic Training
- Problem Management (PM)
- Release Planning
- Start-Up Management (SUM)
- System Monitoring
- Technical Continuity Management (TCM)
- Experience with hyper scalers
- Scripting Experience
- Automation experience
- Worked with Software Installation Capture tools
- Worked with Application Monitoring tools
- Application and Server hardening (e.g. Ivanti)
Minimum RequirementsCertificate with relevant experience6 years + experience in CitrixFocus on Published Application presentation layer (e.g., XenApp & Citrix Workspace)