Need Only Austin, TX consultants

Atleast 10 years of Exp

Title: Citrix Administrator
Location: 6230 E Stassney Ln, Austin, TX 78744
Duration: 12 months with possible extension
Last date for submission: October 31, 2025 (2.00 PM-CST)

Important Note: 100% onsite work.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:
As a Citrix Administrator at TxDOT, you will manage and optimize the Citrix and Azure Virtual Desktop environments, ensuring secure, reliable, and scalable virtual desktop services. This includes administering Citrix/AVD components, maintaining and hardening Windows Server systems, and applying networking fundamentals such as ACLs and firewall rules. You ll automate processes with PowerShell, monitor performance using Citrix and Azure tools, and troubleshoot issues across infrastructure layers. Additionally, you ll enforce TxDOT security and compliance standards, document procedures, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver a seamless enduser experience.

The workers responsibilities and skills must include:
Citrix/AVD Administration: Manage Citrix DaaS/CVAD integrated with AVD (host pools, session hosts, delivery groups, MCS/Autoscale), FSLogix profiles, app layering, Citrix Workspace/StoreFront/Cloud Connectors, Citrix Gateway, policy design, image lifecycle, and capacity planning for TxDOT s enterprise environment.
Windows Server Platform: Build, patch, and harden Windows Server (2022) for TxDOT services; manage AD, GPO, DNS, DHCP; use PowerShell and configuration tools (e.g., MECM/Intune, ARM/Bicep/Terraform basics) to automate tasks.
Networking & Security: Apply TCP/IP fundamentals, DNS, load balancing, and access control lists at multiple layers (Citrix policies, OS firewall, network firewalls, Azure NSG/ASG) to implement leastprivilege connectivity; create and maintain firewall rules for TxDOT systems.
Monitoring & Operations: Use Citrix Director/Analytics, Azure Monitor/Log Analytics, and platform logs to track performance, rightsize capacity, and tune user experience; drive incident response and rootcause analysis; document TxDOT standard operating procedures.
Governance & Compliance: Follow TxDOT change, configuration, and security baselines; contribute to platform hardening, patch compliance, backup/DR readiness, and vulnerability remediation in partnership with TxDOT security teams.
Customer Focus & Collaboration: Partner with TxDOT application owners and service desks to triage user issues, publish applications, and deliver a consistent, highquality virtual desktop experience; participate in an oncall rotation for highpriority incidents.

Minimum Qualifications
Years Skills/Experience
7 Administering Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops / Citrix DaaS and/or Azure Virtual Desktop.
7 Networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, subnets/VLANs, DNS, load balancing, plus handson with ACLs and firewall rule management.
7 Proficiency with PowerShell and familiarity with infrastructureascode concepts.
7 Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting across Citrix/AVD, Windows Server, and network layers.
7 Ability to write clear technical documentation and operate within TxDOT change and incident management processes.
7 Administering Windows Server in enterprise environments (AD, GPO, DNS/DHCP, file/print, patching/updates).

Preferred Qualifications
Years Skills/Experience
4 Experience with Azure network security, publicsector security frameworks (e.g., NIST 80053), and CIS hardening benchmarks.
4 Citrix CCAV / CCPV / CCEV; Microsoft AZ104, AZ140; ITIL Foundation; CompTIA Network /Security , certification(s) are a plus