Virtual Desktop Engineer in City of London, London
Posted by Randstad Technologies Recruitment
£435 – £580 a day
City of London · Contract · Remote working
Job Title: Lead Virtual Desktop Engineer (Citrix Cloud)
Location:London
Employment Type: Full-Time Contract (Inside IR 35)
The Role
We are looking for a senior Virtual Desktop Architect to design, build, and scale our enterprise Citrix Cloud platform. You will lead the transition from legacy VDI to a modern, Azure-integrated multisession environment, ensuring lightning-fast performance and high availability for a global workforce.
Core Responsibilities
- Design and architect the end-to-end Citrix Cloud and Azure VDI infrastructure (HLD/LLD).
- Drive gold image management strategy using Machine Creation Services (MCS).
- Manage complex application delivery and packaging using Microsoft App-V.
- Optimise user experience, profiles, and logon times using Ivanti Appsense and Citrix WEM.
- Lead engineering teams through large-scale migrations and disaster recovery planning.
What You Bring
- Expert-level experience designing and deploying Citrix Cloud (CVAD).
- Deep hands-on skills with MCS, Microsoft App-V, and pooled/non-persistent environments.
- Strong profile management expertise (Ivanti Appsense / UPM / WEM).
- Solid cloud infrastructure knowledge, particularly Azure (Entra ID, VNets, Conditional Access).
- Ability to steer complex technical projects in highly regulated enterprise environments.
How to Apply Ready to architect the future of our digital workspace? Send your updated CV and a brief summary of your latest Citrix Cloud implementation to (url removed) with the subject line "Lead VDI Engineer".
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