Specialist Desktop Engineer Citrix/VDI page is loaded Specialist Desktop Engineer Citrix/VDI Apply remote type Hybrid locations Randburg time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R-15961812 Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time. With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. Job SummaryDesign, Develop & Deploy high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade End User technologies.Job DescriptionSolution Design & Deployment (hardware & software)Apply critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve End User technical problems / opportunities with high quality solutionsContribute to all phases of the development lifecycleProvide recommendations to enable the operational feasibility of solutionsQuickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented End User systems & solutionsEnsure systems & solutions support the technical organisation principles of self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilienceWork collaboratively with Support Engineering teams to resolve End User technical problems & ensure resolution tracking & conclusionApply general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutionsSupport the development of CI / CD Pipelines (where applicable)Use & configure modern observability techniques (where applicable)Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting e.g. Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Kubernetes / otherDebug existing systems and solutionsWork to consistently improve and evolve systems and solutionsComply with all Group Development / other technology standardsImplement project & program plans for End User Systems and Solutions e.g. e.g. releases, deployment, risk management, testing, integration etc.Conduct reviews, performance monitoring & ongoing optimization and maintenance on systems and solutionsBe accountable for achieving all SLA / OLA and performance objectives and targetsImplement effective technical knowledge and document management for all End User systems & solutionsDevelop & distribute performance reporting to enable business decision makingStay ahead of the curve on emerging technologies and development practices and continuously optimise and evolve solutions accordinglyExperience Required: Minimum of 5 years Experience Experience in Cloud(AWS) End User Virtualization Experience in an enterprise computing environment support large scale Citrix implementations. Knowledge and expertise in designing, planning, deployment, and administration of Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop deployments (current software releases). Experience supporting Web Interface and StoreFront, Provisioning Services, Server Virtualization (VMware working experience), and profile management. Experience in configuring and maintaining gold images for Citrix environment. Experience with entire suite of Citrix Infrastructure components (FAS, StoreFront, Delivery Servers, PVS/MCS, etc…). Experience with multiple site environment and strong support confidence supporting 7k+ users. Experience identifying risks and opportunities within environments. Knowledge and experience of AD Domain Policies. Intermediate to advanced Networking knowledge and experience, including Citrix NetScaler ADC and ADM. Minimum CCA-P Certification. PeopleConduct peer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader teamSupport the people change teams in the development of user material (Customer, Employee & 3rd Party Adoption)Provide technical training across a range of stakeholdersRisk & GovernanceIdentify technical risks and mitigate these (pre, during & post deployment)Update / Design all application documentation aligned to the organization technical standards and risk / governance frameworksParticipate in incident management & DR activity – applying critical thinking, problem solving & technical expertise to get to the bottom of major incidents Education National Certificate: Information TechnologyAbsa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised Similar Jobs (1) Windows Server Engineer remote type Hybrid locations Randburg time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago We are a diversified standalone African financial services group, delivering an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth, investment management and insurance.Absa Group Limited is listed on the JSE and is one of Africa's largest diversified financial services groups with a presence in 12 countries across the continent and around 41 000 employees.We own majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (ABSA Bank in Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia. We also have representative offices in Namibia and Nigeria, as well as insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.#J-18808-Ljbffr
