Citrix Engineer | Experienced Hire

Location: Bala Cynwyd (Philadelphia Area), PA, US

Employment Type: CONTRACTOR

Overview

As a member of our Citrix Engineering team, you will own, maintain, and support high-volume, large-scale, highly available virtual application and desktop platforms used by traders, analysts, operations, and other corporate users in a fast-paced, global trading environment.

This role will challenge you to find new ways to optimize our multi-site global Citrix environment to improve performance and user experience, applying strong troubleshooting and root-cause problem-solving skills.

In this role, you will:

• Design, implement, manage, and support a global, on-premises Citrix infrastructure
• Provide direct support, response, and troubleshooting as issues arise
• Work closely with business and technology teams to understand how technology enables our trading and help implement new solutions or scale existing solutions
• Develop automation and observability tools to manage and monitor our dynamic and growing environment

What sets this role apart:

• Collaboration is central to this role. You’ll partner with inquisitive peers who value innovative thinking and enjoy solving challenging problems
• We take end-to-end ownership of what we build, staying engaged across the full lifecycle of multiple projects from inception through delivery and ongoing support
• The infrastructure technology teams work in close partnership with software development and production engineering teams aligned with the trading desks, sharing enthusiasm for both the projects and the technology behind them

What we’re looking for

• 2+ years of experience with Citrix CVAD environments
• Hands-on experience with PowerShell scripting
• Experience with observability tools such as Grafana, InfluxDB, Prometheus, ELK or similar platforms
• Strong understanding of the Windows Server operating systems, networking concepts and virtualization technologies
• A proactive, creative problem solver who seeks out issues, collaborates across teams, and communicates clearly
• Passion for creating new and innovative solutions
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related discipline

About Susquehanna

Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm powered by scientific rigor, curiosity, and innovation. Our culture is intellectually driven and highly collaborative, bringing together researchers, engineers, and traders to design and deploy impactful strategies in our systematic trading environment. To meet the unique challenges of global markets, Susquehanna applies machine learning and advanced quantitative research to vast datasets in order to uncover actionable insights and build effective strategies. By uniting deep market expertise with cutting-edge technology, we excel in solving complex problems and pushing boundaries together.

What we do

We are experts in trading essentially all listed financial products and asset classes, with a focus on derivatives trading. Through market making and market taking, we handle millions of trading transactions around the world every day, providing liquidity and ensuring competitive prices for buyers and sellers. While our presence in the market is broad, our trading desks are highly specialized, allowing for a deep understanding of unique drivers of each asset class.

If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to [email protected]. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement will not be eligible for an agency fee.

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