Korn Ferry is seeking an Application Packager for one of our clients in Columbus, OH.
Description
This position will be an enterprise software systems technical expert that works collaboratively with various team members in the administration, installation, configuration, customization, and integration of enterprise business applications.
Responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising all activities related to the integration of software programs and applications (specifically complex MSI/X and AppV packages) into the organization's information systems. This individual is also responsible for testing the interoperability of application modules under development by in-house software development teams. Proven communication skills, problem-solving skills, and a thorough knowledge of integration best practices are critical to successful performance in this role.
Participates in the development of integration elements, data models, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Assists in the building of open 3rd-party Software Development Kits (SDKs)
Primary Responsibilities
Responsible for influencing and driving the organizations software delivery strategy.
Identifies and executes opportunities for improvement in processes and technology. Stays abreast of technology trends and current business challenged. Applies technology to solve business problems and create better customer experience.
Partner with 3rd party vendors, internal development teams, and product owners to drive application modernization strategies that enable virtualization.
Design, coordinate and perform the installation and configuration of complex enterprise software systems.
Document procedures for installation, upgrade and customizations. Provide design expertise.
Document the solution fully as required and present at relevant security/architecture/ governance forums as needed. Work iteratively with these forums to gain approval for the solution.
Skills
The ideal engineer will be knowledgeable and well-versed in many of the following areas:
Virtualization (VMWare/Hyper-V)
Windows 7/10, Citrix XenApp, Microsoft Windows Servers 2008/2016/2019
In depth knowledge of Microsoft's SCCM 2012/16 technology
Microsoft Exchange/Office 365
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS/Terminal Services)
VDI Solutions (Microsoft/Citrix/VMWare)
Microsoft Active Directory
A candidate must have a minimum of five years of experience in application packaging / application development roles. The candidate must have served as an escalation point / lead in previous application packaging roles supporting junior packagers.
Advanced Microsoft App-V 5x sequencing skills, connection group experience, Office add-ins
Advanced App-V 5x experience using Deployment and User config XML files to run system and user level scripts
Advanced MSI/X packaging and scripting (Admin Studio., VB, Wise, PowerShell)
Internals of distributed Operating System (Unix/Linux, Windows, Z/OS) internals
Experience with software development in one or more of the programming languages (PowerShell, Java, C#, .NET, Python)
