Citrix Senior Architect

Job Title: Citrix Senior Architect Location: Chicago, IL 60290(On-site) Duration: 12 months(and extendable) Primary Skills: Citrix VDI architecture, Application performance, Infrastructure health, Integrate experience metrics into operational dashboards and reporting Description: We are seeking a Citrix Senior Architect with expertise comparable to Citrix Professional Services to design, implement, and optimize a best-in-class Citrix VDI and end-user computing (EUC) platform. This role will own not only the architecture and delivery of the Citrix environment, but also the proactive monitoring and experience management strategy, ensuring user issues are identified and addressed before they are reported. The architect will define and implement experience-focused monitoring, analytics, and XLA-driven metrics to continuously improve platform reliability and end-user satisfaction. Key Responsibilities Architecture & Delivery Lead end-to-end Citrix VDI architecture design and implementation Assess current-state environments and define a scalable, resilient target architecture Design for high availability, performance, security, and future growth Provide hands-on architectural guidance during build, optimization, and stabilization phases End-User Experience & Proactive Monitoring Design and implement a proactive monitoring strategy for the Citrix platform Identify and address user experience issues before they are reported to Service Desk Define end-user experience metrics, success criteria, and experience thresholds Establish Experience Level Agreements (XLAs) aligned to business outcomes Analyze login performance, session reliability, latency, and resource contention trends Tooling & Observability Strategy Evaluate existing monitoring and analytics capabilities Implement or recommend best-in-class EUC and experience monitoring tools Ensure visibility across: User sessions Logon times Application performance Infrastructure health Integrate experience metrics into operational dashboards and reporting Capacity, Lifecycle & Sustainability Lead capacity planning, sizing, and growth forecasting Define platform lifecycle, upgrade, and technical debt remediation strategies Ensure alignment with vendor support timelines and enterprise standards Collaboration & Knowledge Transfer Partner with infrastructure, network, security, and operations teams Provide executive-ready insights and recommendations Deliver architecture documentation, operational guidance, and knowledge transfer Required Expertise Senior-level experience with Citrix DaaS / CVAD, VDAs, StoreFront, and NetScaler(Gateway) Proven experience designing enterprise-scale, highly available Citrix environments Strong expertise in end-user experience monitoring and analytics Hands-on experience with proactive monitoring and observability solutions Ability to define and operationalize XLAs and experience-driven KPIs Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, and optimization skills Ability to operate independently at Senior Architect / Principal level

Created: 2026-03-06