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 42 Citrix Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 826 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 2016:

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	31.11%
Master's Degree	3.27%
Doctoral Degree	0.24%
Other	1.69%

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	4.98%
3 to 5 years	31.84%
6 to 8 years	36.48%
9+ years	26.7%

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) (49.15%)
Prioritization (35.47%)
Management (32.69%)
Operations (26.76%)
Customer Service (26.63%)
Planning (24.09%)
Innovation (23.85%)
Communication (22.64%)
Presentations (21.43%)
Research (21.07%)

Defining Skills

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

Patch Management (19.37%)
Systems Engineering (26.96%)
Active Directory (26.71%)
Automation (17.22%)
Business Requirements (36.71%)
Microsoft Azure (21.52%)
Operating Systems (36.46%)
System Administration (19.49%)
Group Policy (36.46%)
Windows Servers (20.76%)
Citrix Systems (27.47%)
Citrix XenApp (42.15%)
Windows PowerShell (28.48%)
Scripting (37.09%)
Virtualization (16.71%)
Xendesktop (40.76%)
Netscaler (40%)

Necessary Skills

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

Product Improvement (13.16%)
Technology Solutions (23.8%)
Sales Enablement (20.13%)
Analytics (13.92%)
Microsoft Windows 10 (4.81%)
Technical Support (8.73%)
Microsoft Teams (15.7%)
Application Packaging (3.54%)
Computer Science (17.34%)
Investments (12.03%)
Customer Engagement (6.58%)
Procurement (15.7%)
Change Management (10.25%)
VMware ESX Servers (4.68%)
Desktop Virtualization (8.61%)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) (9.75%)
Linux (2.91%)
Visual Workplaces (14.56%)
Information Systems (4.18%)
Disaster Recovery (6.08%)
Hyper-V (7.72%)
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) (3.92%)
IT Service Management (3.67%)
Microsoft SharePoint (15.44%)
Hypervisor (8.61%)
Project Management (7.22%)
Python (Programming Language) (3.04%)
VMware VSphere (8.35%)
Marketing (20.38%)
Scalability (4.94%)
Information Technology Security Auditing (14.18%)
Productivity Software (14.18%)
SQL (Programming Language) (5.32%)
Technology Roadmaps (14.56%)
Remote Desktop Services (1.27%)
Sales Presentations (20.13%)
Solution Architecture (14.43%)
User Experience (UX) (13.92%)
Xen Servers (5.19%)
Sales Engineering (20.25%)
Microsoft Intune (Mobile Device Management Software) (4.05%)
Nutanix (6.08%)
Virtual Desktops (54.18%)
User Profile (5.82%)
Root Cause Analysis (5.57%)
TCP/IP (6.46%)
Product Quality (QA/QC) (13.67%)
On Prem (3.67%)
Problem Management (16.33%)
Remote Access Systems (7.09%)
Technical Sales (20.13%)
Microsoft Office 365 (15.82%)
Windows Server Update Services (16.84%)
ServiceNow (5.82%)
Technical Leadership (21.9%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

AppSense (4.05%)
Citrix Workspace (3.8%)

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.

Active Directory (34.88%)
Systems Engineering (35.21%)
Automation (22.48%)
Microsoft Azure (28.1%)
Computer Science (22.64%)
Windows Servers (27.11%)
Windows PowerShell (37.19%)
Scripting (48.43%)
Netscaler (52.23%)

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
Infrastructure Engineer
Citrix Consultant
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

Arrow Electronics (152)
Fisher Investments (112)
Insight Global (19)
Allegis Group (15)
TEKsystems (14)
Entergy (10)
Akkodis (10)
Diverse Lynx (8)
Ventures Unlimited (6)
Navy Federal Credit Union (6)

North Carolina

Next Step Systems (6)
Novo Nordisk (4)
Diverse Lynx (3)
Arrow Electronics (3)
Randstad (2)
Shaarpro (1)
Crescens (1)
Cloud- (1)
Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions (1)
Lucid Technologies (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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