Anwarul Islam
About Anwarul Islam
Anwarul Islam is a Sr. Citrix Engineer at TD Ameritrade with extensive experience in Citrix virtualization and infrastructure solutions.
Title
Anwarul Islam holds the position of Senior Citrix Engineer. Over the years, he has developed a robust skillset in Citrix infrastructure and virtualization technologies, showcasing extensive experience in managing and deploying complex Citrix environments.
Professional Experience at TD Ameritrade
Since 2015, Anwarul Islam has been working at TD Ameritrade in Jersey City, NJ, as a Senior Citrix Engineer. His role involves managing a Citrix XenDesktop environment with 3000 virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) instances. In addition to his management responsibilities, Anwarul played a key role in the migration planning for XenDesktop 7.6 and deployment of VDI agent version 7.6.3. He has expertise with Citrix StoreFront 2.6 and Citrix Receiver 4.3.100.
Consultant Role at Prudential Financial
Anwarul Islam provided his Citrix expertise as a Senior Citrix Engineer Consultant at Prudential Financial in Roseland, NJ from 2014 to 2015. During his time at Prudential Financial, he focused on leveraging his technical skills in virtualization and Citrix infrastructure to enhance the company's IT capabilities.
Engineering Leadership at Citi
From 2000 to 2014, Anwarul Islam served as Vice President of Engineering at Citi. In this significant role, he was responsible for guiding engineering initiatives, with an emphasis on Citrix virtualization technologies. His leadership and technical know-how contributed to streamlining operations and optimizing infrastructure services within the company.
Systems Engineer Positions
Before joining Citi, Anwarul Islam worked as a Systems Engineer at several companies. From 1998 to 2000, he was with FutureLink, and prior to that, he worked at Madison Technology Group LLC from 1997 to 1998. These roles were foundational in developing his expertise in system engineering and virtualization.
Education Background
Anwarul Islam attended the City University of New York City College from 1991 to 1994, where he studied Literature. Although he did not complete his Bachelor's degree, the academic environment contributed to his analytical and problem-solving skills, which he later applied to his technical career.
Expertise in Citrix Infrastructure
Anwarul Islam has substantial experience with Citrix infrastructure, including managing Citrix XenDesktop environments and deploying VDI solutions. He has architected Citrix virtualization solutions on Nutanix hyper-converged platforms and implemented Extrahop for Citrix infrastructure solutions. His technical skills include Citrix StoreFront 2.6 and Citrix Receiver 4.3.100, underscoring his comprehensive understanding of Citrix technologies.