Senior Technology Analyst

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Talent Software Services, Inc, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! Role -- Senior Analyst – User Platform Services (Virtualization) Duration - 12 Months Contract Location - Columbia SC Hybrid Role. Required Education • Bachelor''s degree Computer Science, Information Systems, or other job related field • OR 4 years of job related work experience • OR 2 years of job related experience plus an associate''s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree Required Work Experience • 7 Years specific knowledge of the technologies, products, and/or processes to be supported • 3 Years directly supporting those technologies, products, and/or processes (may be concurrent) Team Overview • End User Platform Services is a highly technical team that owns and evolves local and remote end user services, including: • Citrix • VDI • VPN • Intune • Network printing • Physical workstations • For senior engineers, this role offers more than operations • Opportunity to help shape platform strategy and long term technical vision • Translating business capabilities into scalable standards and roadmap initiatives Required Technologies <>Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops (On Prem & Cloud) • XenApp/XenDesktop • NetScaler • StoreFront • Windows Server • Active Directory • HA • Performance tuning • Security <>Secure Remote Access / Zero Trust • Zscaler (or equivalent) • VPN technologies • Migration from legacy remote access models <>VDI & Endpoint Platforms • Windows workstation platforms • VDI integration • Cross platform dependency awareness <>Enterprise Networking & Security Integration • Firewalls • Certificates • TLS • Access controls • Traffic routing • Security tooling as they impact endpoints and remote access Nice to Have <>Citrix Platform (Cloud & On Prem) • Modernizing legacy Citrix environments • LTSR upgrades • StoreFront optimization • Infrastructure reduction <>Secure Remote Access / Zero Trust (Zscaler, VPN) • Designing and testing modern remote access patterns to replace or augment VPN/Citrix <>Endpoint & Virtual Workspace Technologies • Integrating remote access solutions with workstation OS standards and VDI platforms