Senior Platform Engineer – Citrix, SRE, Reliability Focus

Erste Group

Senior Platform Engineer managing Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops platform at Erste Digital. Collaborating with teams to ensure system reliability and performance.

Posted 7/4/2026full-timeBratislava • 🇸🇰 SlovakiaSenior💰 €2,900 per monthWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCitrixDNSGrafanaTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, operate, and continuously improve Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops platform
Support core components: Delivery Controllers, StoreFront, PVS, NetScaler/ADC, Ivanti UWM
Manage lifecycle activities (image updates, maintenance, upgrades)
Collaborate with security on vulnerability management, patching, and remediation
Troubleshoot complex platform and infrastructure issues
Analyze incidents and drive reliability improvements
Contribute to monitoring, observability, and reliability metrics
Ensure platform availability, performance, and resilience
Improve efficiency through automation and standardization
Develop automation using PowerShell, Ansible, and Terraform
Simplify operations and reduce manual effort
Enhance monitoring with Grafana, Citrix Director, and ControlUp
Use data and metrics to drive platform improvements
Define and support reliability indicators (availability, performance, operations)
Collaborate with infrastructure, workplace, and engineering teams
Contribute to engineering initiatives and platform improvements
Promote best practices and knowledge sharing
Support a culture of ownership, reliability, and continuous improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active hands-on experience in the last 5+ years in Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops (CVAD), including PVS, NetScaler/ADC tools like ControlUp, Citrix Director, and Ivanti UWM, with solid knowledge of policies, security, performance, and architecture
Solid infrastructure knowledge across Windows Server Active Directory GPOs DNS basic networking concepts
Active experience with automation combined with strong troubleshooting, analytical skills
Structured, solution-oriented mindset focused on simplifying systems and improving efficiency
Platform reliability mindset with interest in operational resilience
Understanding of SRE principles (metrics, operational excellence)
Experience with observability/monitoring in large enterprise environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Taking care of your health is important. That’s why we contribute to your above standard medical examination and provide a helpline in case of hard lifetime situations.
You also receive a salary compensation during sick leave
Sabbatical, paternity leave, contribution to marriage & childbirth, 4 days of extra holiday per year, contribution to the 3rd pillar and MultiSport card.
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Hard Skills & Tools

Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops (CVAD)Automation (PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform)TroubleshootingInfrastructure ManagementMonitoring and ObservabilityLifecycle ManagementVulnerability ManagementPerformance OptimizationReliability EngineeringData Analysis

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsSolution-Oriented MindsetCollaborationKnowledge SharingContinuous Improvement