Barclays

SRE Virtual Desktop Operations Engineer - AVP

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Base Salary

$120k - $175k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build, deliver, and maintain high-quality virtual desktop and infrastructure solutions with measurable reliability, performance, availability, scalability, and usability.
  • Monitor infrastructure and system performance, manage incidents, identify vulnerabilities and outages, and reduce mean time to resolution.
  • Develop automation and software-based processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
  • Implement secure configurations and controls to protect infrastructure, hardware, software, and data from cyber threats and unauthorized access.
  • Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineers to define infrastructure requirements and deliver integrated solutions.
  • Use infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices to provide consistent, repeatable, and auditable platform operations.
  • Lead teams or guide collaborative assignments, advise stakeholders on complex issues, and strengthen risk, control, and governance processes.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience with Citrix technologies, including Citrix Cloud, CVAD, and Citrix Gateway.
  • Considerable experience with Windows Server, Windows 11 multi-session, Active Directory, Group Policy Objects, DNS, certificates, and VDI profile management.
  • Practical experience with CI/CD platforms including Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
  • Expertise in SRE principles for improving platform reliability, availability, scalability, and performance.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools such as Terraform, ARM/Bicep, Ansible, DSC, and PowerShell.
  • Experience with monitoring, alerting, and telemetry tools including Citrix Director/Analytics, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Splunk, or Observe.
  • Experience in ITIL-aligned enterprise environments.
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure virtual desktop technologies, including Azure Virtual Desktop, identity and access management, and cloud infrastructure services for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
  • Ability to manage risk and controls, contribute to change and transformation, apply strategic and business thinking, and communicate complex information to stakeholders.

Benefits

  • The role is based in Barclays’ New York, NY office.
  • The position offers an AVP-level opportunity to influence large-scale platforms, drive digital transformation, and develop within a global organization.
  • Barclays emphasizes values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, along with the Empower, Challenge, and Drive mindset.

Tech Stack

AnsibleAzureGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDJenkinsPowerShellSplunkTerraform

Categories

DevOpsSite Reliability
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About Barclays

10,000+ employees

Our vision is to be the UK-centred leader in global finance. We are a diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate and wealth and private banking franchises, a leading investment bank and a strong, specialist US consumer bank. Through these five divisions, we are working together for a better financial future for our customers, clients, and communities. For further information about Barclays, please visit home.barclays.

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