Residency Engineer
primestaff management
📍 Remote🌐 Remote🕐 5d ago🔗 himalayas
Job Description
We are seeking a **Residency Engineer** to support a large-scale end-user migration project for our client. The ideal candidate will have strong **end-user support experience**, excellent troubleshooting skills, and **hands-on experience with Citrix environments**.
**Key Responsibilities**
* Guide and support users throughout the migration process.
* Assist during the testing phase to validate systems and user readiness.
* Provide pre-migration and post-migration troubleshooting and issue resolution.
* Log, track, and manage incidents in **ServiceNow (SNOW)**, ensuring proper follow-up through to resolution.
* Escalate issues to appropriate support levels and ensure closure.
* Request and manage desktop-admin level access when required for troubleshooting or configuration tasks.
* Adhere to strict project timelines to ensure migration milestones are met.
* Proactively identify and resolve issues, seeking clarification when needed.
* Provide flexibility to extend support beyond the initial three-month period if required.
* Support after-hours activities, including weekends or early/late shifts, to minimize user disruption.
* Participate in migration bridge calls (including late-night or business hours as needed), raise risks/issues, and collaborate with global teams.
* Produce daily status reports covering migration progress and user-facing issues.
* Document resolution notes separately for tracking and knowledge sharing.
### Requirements
* Experience in **desktop / end-user support** (EUC).
* **Citrix experience is mandatory** (Citrix Workspace, Virtual Apps and Desktops).
* Familiar with **ServiceNow (SNOW)** or similar ticketing tools.
* Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
* Experience supporting **IT migrations or deployments** is a plus.
* Basic understanding of **VDI / remote access environments**.
* Good communication skills and ability to work with users and global teams.
* Willing to work **flexible hours** (including weekends or after-hours if required).
Originally posted on [Himalayas](https://himalayas.app)