Applications Packager - £50,000

A global professional services firm is looking for an Applications Packager to sit within its desktop Services team based in central London.

The main remit of the role is to take ownership of the application deployment process including discovery, packaging, SCCM deployment UAT and distribution.

Responsibilities

• Package / sequence applications following recognised best practice and company standards
• Own and maintain the Microsoft monthly patching schedule and the updating of other key applications
• Ensure that agreed standards and working practices are followed i.e. Change Management, application deployment processes. Develop new processes and standards
• Develop working relationships within IT and the business that ensure the delivery of exceptional client service
• Contribute to the continuous improvement by challenging what can be improved upon and promoting efficiencies
• Assist as a technical lead on IT projects. Liaise with other teams to achieve solutions and to resolve issues with existing deployments
• Update customers on call progress and packaging issues. Act as an escalation point for business and other team members
• Actively engage in knowledge sharing within the team, IT and the business

Skills & Experience

• An in-depth knowledge of application packaging and deployment including MSI creation, AppV virtualisation and involving capture of specific licensing configurations including licence numbers, serial codes, dongles, licence servers and peripheral based applications
• A good working experience of Flexera Admin Studio and Microsoft SCCM
• A good knowledge of scripting in a recognised Microsoft developer language
• A good working experience of Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy and Task Sequences

This is a great opportunity to work for a global giant so please send your CV to Michael Moretti for immediate consideration.