Desktop Platform Engineer
Location
New York, NY
New York, NY
Job Type
Contract Full-Time
Contract Full-Time
Pay Rate
$78.85
$78.85
The ideal candidate will have a very strong technical foundation as well as a strategic mindset, good communication skills and the ability to collaborate well with others.
Responsibilities include:
- Windows Desktop General Engineering
- Create automation scripts (using PowerShell, VBScript, etc.)
- Change and Release Management for Windows Desktop OS and Applications
- Creation of Desktop Performance Baselines for Windows Desktop Platform
- Creation of automation scripts in support of performance efforts
- Evaluation of benchmarking and performance engineering tools
- Document Dependencies and Construct Application Profiles based on Business Requirements
- Evaluate Desktop Products and Tools and provide solutions to support initiatives
- Creation of test case scenarios based on environmental considerations (WM supported hardware models, WM application archetypes)
- Creation and maintenance of all WM Desktop Build Documentation
- Manage Operations for Integration Engineering Services lab environment
Qualifications/Skills:
- Strong scripting knowledge (PowerShell is a priority – additionally Batch, WMI, VBScript, etc.)
- Extensive knowledge of Windows Operating System Internals and Microsoft based applications and technologies
- Deep technical understanding of Windows infrastructure services (e.g. AD, GPO, CIFS, DFS) within the enterprise
- Deep technical understanding of Microsoft IE Web Browser Technologies
- Experience managing system and user configuration across large, distributed environments
- Strong troubleshooting mindset (i.e. parsing event log, sysinternals tools, analyzing memory dumps)
- Experience with virtualization technologies (i.e. VMware, XenServer, Citrix) is a plus
- Experience in Performance Engineering in large Enterprise Windows Environments
- Experience in Windows Performance Benchmarking and Monitoring Utilities
- Experience in monitoring tools for Network and Workstations, including but not limited to Netuitive, SevOne, Perfmon, SysTrack, Splunk
- Software Integration, Packaging, Distribution and Patch Management using MSI, SCCM
- Ability to write technical and operational management documentation (system design and engineering documents, operational run books)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills