Profile – Application Packaging
Exp- 3+ yrs
Job Location – Bangalore/ Gurgaon/ Bhopal
Technical/Functional Skills
- Strong Application packaging experience in MSI and/or App-V
- Must have packaged applications for Windows 10/7, Sever OS: 2012, 2016.
- Must understand and have used one of the following scripting: Windows Command Shell Script, VBScript, or PowerShell (preferred).
- Expertise in virtualizing applications through sequencing is desired
- Tools experience: PowerShell App Deployment ToolKit, Admin Studio, AppV4.6/5/5.1, PDQDeploy, Orca, PictureTaker, InstallShield
- Must understand a standard packaging process and workflow.
- Must understand MSI packaging best practices and standards.
- Must have an understanding of software deployment leveraging Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
- Must have knowledge of desktop deployments for Windows platforms
- Experience in publishing apps on Citrix is desired
Expertise in shimming is desirable
Roles & Responsibilities
- Receive the applications package service request, evaluate provided information and the software and confirm whether the software is ready and appropriate for packaging
- Provide support to address the occurrence of an issue or incident related to the application information or packaged software
- Create application package following customer standards, publish to PreProd environment and do an unit test
- Script and package Software for automated install/uninstall/re-install
- Remedy any defects relating to packaging of an application that are identified before, during, or after deployment of the application package
- Release the application package to perform quality assurance(QA) and user acceptance testing (UAT) of the functionality of the application package
- Release the application package into the application repository, following the confirmation of successful completion of the required testing, notify the application packaging requestor, and update the configuration management system
- Act as a point-of-contact to the package requestors for the application packaging services and communicate proactively
- Provide technical input and training to packaging requestors to assist them use the application packaging services
- Provide daily/weekly status updates to of all application packaging requests submitted and in progress
- Monitor the end-to-end applications packaging process and take appropriate action to resolve incidents and issues
- Manage, and archive packages as needed (binaries and package sources)
- Perform a review of application packages held in the application repository, identifying prior versions of software that can be retired from production status and, where approved retire prior versions from the repository
- Provide analysis and recommendations proactively and regularly, such as implementing version management to facilitate proper tracking and control of packages that are held on the application repository
- Follow the ITIL process for any release and replication are carried out in an emergency
- Submit, at the end of each calendar month, a report to of all completed and accepted package activity for that specific month
