Citrix Engineer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Citrix Engineer implements Citrix products including server application and desktop virtualization, networking, software as a service, and cloud computing technologies. Provides technical support, troubleshoots problem and tests to ensure efficient operation of Citrix technology solutions

Job Outlook

There were 59 Citrix Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 758 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Network Engineer / Architect industry, which includes the Citrix Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Citrix Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $123,338.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $123,338.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Citrix Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $116,455.

Education and Experience

Posted Citrix Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	32.72%
Master's Degree	3.96%
Doctoral Degree	0.4%
Other	1.85%

Posted Citrix Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	5.19%
3 to 5 years	36.55%
6 to 8 years	30.24%
9+ years	28.01%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Citrix Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (51.45%)
Management (35.62%)
Prioritization (30.34%)
Operations (27.04%)
Planning (23.48%)
Communication (22.69%)
Customer Service (22.16%)
Research (21.5%)
Leadership (21.24%)
Innovation (18.87%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Active Directory (27.74%)
Microsoft Azure (24.97%)
Operating Systems (37.31%)
Computer Science (19.42%)
Group Policy (35.92%)
Windows Servers (22.61%)
Virtual Desktops (49.1%)
Systems Engineering (27.88%)
Citrix Systems (27.05%)
Automation (16.37%)
Netscaler (44.94%)
Xendesktop (45.91%)
Citrix XenApp (49.1%)
Windows PowerShell (29.4%)
Virtualization (20.39%)
Scripting (38%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Product Improvement (13.04%)
Workflow Management (6.8%)
Agile Methodology (4.58%)
Patch Management (18.72%)
Analytics (13.73%)
Application Virtualization (3.19%)
Application Packaging (3.05%)
Technical Support (9.57%)
Change Management (11.23%)
Configuration Management (2.22%)
Procurement (15.53%)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) (9.85%)
Microsoft Teams (16.23%)
Information Systems (4.72%)
Desktop Virtualization (9.71%)
Visual Workplaces (14.56%)
Disaster Recovery (7.49%)
Linux (3.47%)
Microsoft Windows 10 (3.61%)
Hypervisor (8.46%)
NetApp Applications (3.88%)
Technology Solutions (18.72%)
IT Infrastructure (5.41%)
Scalability (4.3%)
Amazon Web Services (5.27%)
Business Requirements (31.76%)
Auditing (6.24%)
System Administration (19.83%)
Technology Roadmaps (14.56%)
Productivity Software (14.15%)
Remote Access Systems (6.66%)
Information Technology Security Auditing (14.15%)
VMware ESX Servers (7.35%)
TCP/IP (6.93%)
VMware VSphere (8.32%)
Microsoft SharePoint (15.26%)
Microsoft Intune (Mobile Device Management Software) (4.58%)
Standard Operating Procedure (4.99%)
Windows Server Update Services (16.78%)
Product Quality (QA/QC) (13.59%)
Cloud Technologies (4.02%)
Microsoft Office 365 (15.81%)
Hyper-V (9.57%)
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (6.52%)
Python (Programming Language) (2.91%)
IT Service Management (3.88%)
Technical Leadership (15.95%)
Project Management (8.04%)
Nutanix (6.1%)
Problem Management (16.09%)
User Profile (6.24%)
User Experience (UX) (13.73%)
Solution Architecture (14.15%)
SQL (Programming Language) (5.41%)
Root Cause Analysis (6.66%)
Xen Servers (5.41%)
ServiceNow (5.55%)
On Prem (4.58%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

AppSense (4.58%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Microsoft Azure (40%)
Virtual Desktops (78.67%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Citrix Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Systems Operations Engineer
Citrix Systems Engineer
Citrix Administrator
VDI Engineer
Citrix Consultant
Infrastructure Engineer
Citrix Architect
Systems Engineer
Desktop Engineer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Citrix Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Fisher Investments (102)
Arrow Electronics (100)
Insight Global (21)
Allegis Group (12)
Next Step Systems (12)
Entergy (10)
TEKsystems (9)
Diverse Lynx (8)
Akkodis (8)
Randstad (6)

North Carolina

Next Step Systems (12)
Novo Nordisk (4)
Diverse Lynx (3)
IT Trailblazers (2)
Arrow Electronics (2)
Randstad (2)
ReqRoute (2)
Shaarpro (1)
Crescens (1)
Cloud- (1)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

Computer Networking Master's Degrees

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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