Senior Application Packaging Engineer

Application closing date: Wednesday, 20 March 2024 • 11:59pm, Canberra time (in Canberra)

Estimated start date: Wednesday, 01 May 2024

Location of work: QLD

Working arrangements: The work is to be performed at the offices of Services Australia in the respective city. Some remote working arrangements may be considered on a case to case basis.

Length of contract: Until 30 June 2025

Contract extensions: 2 x 12 months

Security clearance: Must have Negative Vetting Level 1

Rates: $130 - $160 per hour (inc. super)

Services Australia is seeking a Senior Application Packaging Engineer who will be responsible for undertaking Application Packaging in Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and Intune for distribution to the required desktop and server endpoints. The Senior Application Packaging Engineer works under the limited direction of senior staff. They exercise both initiative and judgement in the interpretation of policy, and in the application of practices and procedures. Decision making is substantially dependent on judgement, skills and knowledge. They manage and organises their own work in the context of competing priorities, including contributing to business planning, changes in workplace practices and business improvement strategies.

Primary Technologies:

• Windows Server
• Windows Desktop
• Applications Packager
• Rapid 7
• Broadcom Data Centre Security Engineer.

Key Tasks/Duties/Requirements:

• Automate the installation and configuration of Windows applications (package), configure security patch delivery, Windows feature updates, drivers, language packs, and vulnerability fixes for both windows servers and desktop in a format compatible with Intune and SCCM.
• Design, develop, coordinate, and manage Application Packaging projects.
• Package applications and software updates using a scripting language.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis and remediation efforts on major Windows Application Packaging and deployments.
• Diagnose Windows application deployment issues and coordinate package improvements/fixes.

Essential Criteria

1. Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in Automate the installation and configuration of Windows applications (package), configure security patch delivery, Windows feature updates, drivers, language packs, and vulnerability fixes for both windows servers and desktop in a format compatible with Intune and SCCM.
   
2. Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in the design, develop, coordinate, and manage Application Packaging projects.
3. Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in the package applications and software updates using a scripting language.

Desirable Criteria

1. Enterprise knowledge of Windows Desktop Operating Systems, Image Management, Application Packaging & Distribution, performance monitoring tools in a large, distributed environment.
2. Demonstrated experience in Active Directory / Intune/ DHCP / DNS / Group Policy in a distributed environment.
3. Expert knowledge of industry deployment tools such as SCCM or any other enterprise application deployment and automation systems.
4. Experience with enterprise-scale zero-touch Windows application deployments.
5. Ability to conduct Root Cause Analysis and remediation efforts on major Windows Application Packaging and deployments.
6. Diagnose Windows application deployment issues and coordinate package improvements/fixes.