Virtualization Platform Engineer – AWS

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and deploys platforms to support and meet business needs.
• Identifies, recommends, and implements opportunities for improvement and performance issue solutions.
• Develops technical standards.
• Tests and evaluates technologies vendor products.
• Recommends vendor selections and new technologies.
• Developing AWS Automation for a Citrix SaaS deployment across multiple regions.
• Deploy, configure, and support Citrix host pools, session hosts, application groups, and work spaces.
• Perform day‑to‑day platform administration, including scaling activities, host maintenance, and service health checks.
• Support gold image creation and maintenance using existing image pipelines.
• Participate in improving repeatability, reliability, and documentation of deployment processes.
• Monitor Citrix health, performance, and capacity using dashboards and AWS monitoring tools.
• Work closely with senior engineers, architects, and cross‑functional teams (networking, security, endpoint, service desk).
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 8+ years related work experience.
• Must have a minimum of 5 years of AWS automation experience.
• Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 5+ years supporting Virtualization Platforms required.
• Familiarity with Entra  (Azure AD), RBAC, and MFA concepts preferred.
• Experience with automation tools (Power Shell, Terraform, or similar) required.
• Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills required.

• Hands‑on experience with AWS Citrix SaaS deployments.

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.