Position Description:
Software Packaging and Deployment Specialist.
Software Packaging specialist is responsible for gathering requirements from the application owners, creating and testing packages and successfully deploying packages across a large-scale enterprise environment.
Skills Required:
· Extensive experience of desktop application packaging for Windows 7 and Windows XP
· Experience working with enterprise packaging tools: Wise Package Studio/AdminStudio, InstallShield.
· Experience of Software Deployment technologies with a strong focus on Microsoft SCCM
· Experience managing large-scale deployments and troubleshooting deployemnt issues using SCCM
· Creating and editing Windows Installer MSIs including Patches, Transforms, Custom Actions, and Active Setup.
· Creation of virtual application packages using Microsoft App-V and/or Citrix Xenapp
· Strong knowledge of Windows 7, Group Policy, Windows registry.
· Extensive scripting skills experience (VBScript, PowerShell, and Batch).
· Experience with Active Directory, additional experience with Novell and Citrix Technologies a definite plus.
· Extensive experience in application integration and remediation for 32/64-bit operating systems.
· Experience in application remediation for Windows 7 Standard User rights (Locked down workstation)
· Packaging desktop software applications for automated installations (experience with Wise, SCCM, MSI, AdminStudio)
· Experience managing Windows Desktops in Enterprise Environments consisting of 5,000+ endpoints.
· Experience creating solutions and provide 3rd level support to extended 2nd level support technicians across multiple geographic locations.
· Using investigation and troubleshooting tools (Process Monitor, Orca, CMD Shell, etc.) to resolve package issues and apply the appropriate levels of security to the local system.
· Workstation virtualization technologies such as VMware Workstation.
· Excellent written and oral communication skills.
· Ability to prioritize between multiple tasks.
Skills Matrix:
Skills
Years of Experience
Last used
Experience designing, deploying and supporting SCCM
Experience designing, deploying and supporting Xendesktop 5.x environments
Experience working with Citrix Provisioning Server
Experience working with Citrix EdgeSight
Experience with Wyse thin client technologies
Experience with development of automated Windows installation
Experience with Windows, Windows registry, Windows policies
Experience with Active Directory
Experience as a Novell
Experience with Development of virtual desktop images
Experience managing Windows Desktops in Enterprise Environments
Experience creating solutions and provide 3rd level support
Experience centrally managing large numbers of Windows desktops
Experience managing Windows servers
Experience scripting with BAT files, Powershell and/or VB script
Experience using Wise (or equivalent software) to create software packages