SUMMARY

• Around 6 years of Working knowledge on Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop, VMWare, Hypervisor, Microsoft Azure, SCCM, GPO, Active Directory,Windows,Unix and PowerShell.
• Hands on Managing Azure Virtual Desktop environment by Creating Images, deploy VMs, monitor VM performance.
• Develop automated solutions for deploying software packages, application patches/updates and workstation images.
• Hands on installing, testing, and deploying in new appplications.
• Experience in upgrading and patching the Citrix and Windows environments to meet security, audit, and business requirements.
• Knowledge in developing automated solutions for deploying software packages, application patches/updates and workstation images.
• Demonstrated skills in managing Active Directory and managing Citrix environments.
• Hands on experience supporting and maintaining Windows operating system in a VDI environment.
• In - depth knowledge of configuring and implementing AD group policies.
• Hands on doing patching process for citrix windows servers in AWS & MS Azure.
• Experience developing and testing software packages using Install shield or equivalent.
• Hands on testing and promoting enhancements to existing infrastructure systems.
• Skills managing a VDI environment (Azure Virtual Desktop preferred)
• Experience in software development life cycle methodologies.
• Performed migration to Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (Citrix, VMware).
• Expert with SCCM administration, Patch Management, Imaging, Scripting, MSI, Packaging & Automation.
• Expert with administering and deploying software using SCCM in a global environment, developing and maintaining workstation images using SCCM.
• Extensive experience upgrading and patching the Citrix and Windows environments to meet security, audit, and business requirements.
• Hands on experience supporting and maintaining Windows 10 operating system in a VDI environment.
• Supporting in a Citrix environment, Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenDesktop, and troubleshooting end user sessions.
• Experience automating, scripting, and streamlining processes for efficiency and accuracy.
• Powershell, shell scripting and other scripting methods desirable.
• Coordinating with vendors for installation for new change requests.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Texas

Citrix Engineer / Azure Admin

Responsibilities:

• Hands on migrating Migrate Citrix App and Desktop 7.6 LTSR on prem to Citrix Virtual App and Desktop 7.15 LTSR to MS Azure.
• Deployed and configured VMs on AWS and Azure Platforms
• Used SCCM to push security patches and software packages
• Managed Microsoft 2008, 2012 and 2016 servers.
• Provide leadership and guidance to help desk team to resolve technical challenges.
• Used tools for Running Administrative Tasks in IIS, executed Power Shell and VB Scripts for Administrative Tasks.
• Knowledge on Creating VDI and Xen App Application by using MCS and PVS services.
• Created Master image with all required Software’s/Tools/Client software’s.
• Created Multiple Machine Catalogs with different master images. Configured Delivery groups and user’s assignment
• Configured / Installed VDI Agent to master image
• Configured VDI Agent for Physical Servers for Remote Desktop Access
• Administration and monitoring the health via Citrix delivery service console daily.
• Providing online desktop support to the remote users.
• Experience in Installing and Configuring License Server v11.13.
• Upgraded Citrix XA 5.0, 6.5 licenses to XA 7.6 Concurrent licenses.
• Hands on Install and Configured SSL Certificate
• Install and Configured Citrix Receive for Windows v4.3 through PowerShell Script.
• Knowledge on Citrix NetScaler. Integrated Store front with NetScaler gateway
• Programming and scripting experience, preferably in PowerShell

Environment: Citrix XenApp 5.0, XenApp 6.5, Presentation Server 4.5, Xen Center 6.0 / 6.2, Xen Desktop 5.6, Xen Desktop 7.15, Web Interface Edge Sight, MS Active Directory, SCCM 2007,Windows 2008/2012/2019 , Powershell.

Confidential

Citrix Engineer/Admin

Responsibilities:

• Participated with the project team and business analysts for defining project requirements in meetings.
• Assist customers with designing, deploying, and configuring AppSense for User personalization.
• Working through both, on-site and remote engagements, with the customer, determined what requirements organizations had around maintaining the infrastructure.
• Hands on building up windows server images in AWS & MS Azure based on software standards.
• Responsible for the capacity planning for the desktop cloud infrastructure.
• Point of contact for the desktop and server build release and updates. Manage engineering and implement roll out improvement plans.
• Responsible for the root cause analysis for service interruption recovery, create preventative measures on complex projects.
• Responsible to implement many automated tasks to ease the project deployment and maintenance.
• Knowledge on netscalar and gateway access.
• Supported 250 user VMware view VDI on Nutanix hyper converged infrastructure.
• Managed resources on the Citrix Environment. Interacting with business users for gathering the requirements for on boarding the applications to window Servers.
• Installing, configuring, and administering Windows2008/2012R2 servers.
• Providing users with access rights and permissions for accessing the applications.
• Installation and configuration of applications and software on the newly installed citrix servers.
• Managing large scale/ distributed citrix infrastructure solution deployments and have handled deployment & operations.
• Extensive experience writing Power Shell scripts for automation tasks and custom solutions.
• Managed resources on the Citrix Environment. Troubleshooting issues related to Citrix Xendesktop/Provisioning Server/XenApp farms.
• Interacting with business users for gathering the requirements for on boarding the applications to window Servers.
• Providing users with access rights and permissions for accessing the applications.
• Installation and configuration of applications and software on the newly installed citrix servers.
• Managing large scale/ distributed citrix infrastructure solution deployments and have handled deployment & operations.
• Extensive experience writing Power Shell scripts for automation tasks and custom solutions.
• Troubleshooting Citrix Xendesktop Desktop Director/ Citrix Web Interface Issues.
• Ensured SCCM client health and troubleshoot problems associated with the client and package deployment.
• Reviewed SCCM reports, analyzed SCCM log files on a per asset or per server and provided remediation
• Deployed Microsoft patches, critical updates, and service packs to Servers on a timely basis
• Performed nightly migrations of users to new groups for new XenApp environment in AD
• Created OU and GPO, modified User/Computer settings restrictions as per Citrix App requirement
• Identified and analyzed software defects found during testing, such as bug replication and verification, end-to-end tracking of all issues found
• Worked with Active Directory Configurations in domain including +1500 users.
• Experience in administration of Active directory for users and computers.

Environment: Citrix XenDesktop 6.x, Citrix XenApp 6.x, MS Active Directory, Microsoft Azure,SCCM, Powershell