Growth requires a strong foundation, and at Buchanan & Edwards, our people are our strength.

They are the foundation for building the next generation of innovative IT solutions, revolutionizing the industry, and solving the nation’s most critical challenges.

Buchanan and Edwards is looking for a Application Packaging Engineer who will create and maintain both the thick install and virtual install application packages for COTS products, GOTS products, and FBI developed custom applications used on the FBI enterprise environments. Currently utilized application packaging technologies include but are not limited to Microsoft App-V Sequencer, Flexera AdminStudio, BigFix, and Microsoft Endpoint Manager. The Application Packager (Packager) will be part of a packaging team to support application packaging for a Windows 10 deployment as well as other commercial off the shelf products such as Chrome, Microsoft Edge based on Chromium, Adobe products and other add-ons.

A challenging and dynamic work environment isn’t all that BE has to offer. When you join BE, you become an integral part of our team. Not just an employee number, but a valued opinion with a voice that carries and drives change and innovation. You’ll have access to some of the most well-respected IT industry leaders in virtually every field and learn new tools and techniques while expanding your knowledge and skillset. We’re dedicated to helping you develop your career, and our culture applauds outside-the-box thinking and initiative. Our employee-focused leadership team knows that your success is our success and empowers employees with the necessary tools to excel. Join us as we continue to move the future forward, together.

• Produce functional high-level best practice standards and complicated Microsoft Windows Installer Packages at an enterprise production level.
• Apply specific desired settings using a variety of industry accepted tools with frequent low-level custom scripting.
• Complete packages in a timely manner and is responsible for COTS, GOTS, and FBI developed custom applications using AdminStudio and/or InstallShield following an established process and workflow. Building silent installation packages in a MSI/MST format for eventual deployment through Microsoft Endpoint Manager, BigFix, or Microsoft ACT package shimming.
• Perform enterprise application discovery with experienced developers and inexperienced requestors to obtain requirements, settings and preferences.
• Deliver estimated package completion dates with regular activity, status and progress reporting for electronic delivery.
• Prepare, build, update and maintain a repeatable clean initial virtual machine base work environment from which to launch and initiate packaging builds.
• Automate the work environment to include the configuration of tools with necessary merge modules and additional specific company global settings.
• Create a high volume of conflict free, validated, advertised, rollback enabled, just in time, and error free restorable packages certified for delivery through the system configuration management server.
• Have extensive scripting experience using CScript, WSscript, VBScript, and/or PowerShell.
• Have extensive knowledge and experience using Microsoft Endpoint Manager.

• BS degree
• 6 years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of Active Directory, Microsoft Registry, and ability to query or modify settings. Extensive experience using Flexera AdminStudio, Microsoft Endpoint Manager, BigFix, and InstallShield required.
• Knowledge of Power Shell and/or VB scripting essential.
• You have a current Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and the ability to obtain a polygraph.

Buchanan & Edwards, Inc. (BE) is an Information Technology and Professional Services consulting firm located in Arlington, VA. BE is a diversified high-technology services company, providing government, commercial and nonprofit agencies technology solutions and organizational management services to ensure mission success. Serving the federal sector since 1998, we base our solutions on an in-depth understanding of our clients, their mission and the unique challenges they face. BE is the winner of the 2015 Microsoft U.S. Federal Solution Partner of the Year award, a 2015 and 2016 Washington Post Top Workplace and has been an Inc. 500/5000 awardee for six consecutive years. Buchanan & Edwards, Inc. is dedicated to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We are committed to crafting a workplace that endorses creativity and innovation, and promotes engagement through open communication, acceptance of new people and ideas, and a supportive team dynamic. Buchanan & Edwards, Inc. is an equal Opportunity Employer–Minorities / Women / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation. Buchanan & Edwards is an E-Verify employer.

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