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Application Packager Manchester based 6 Months contract Inside IR35 Are you an expert in application packaging looking for a new challenge? Join our team and work independently on end-to-end application packaging processes, from initial request to final deployment, collaborating with customers, vendors, and IT departments. Key Responsibilities: Perform technical analysis, requirements gathering, package creation, quality assurance, user acceptance testing, and deployment. Create documentation for all tasks. Technical Expertise Required: Deep understanding of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including installation methods, file systems, registry usage, services, user profiles, and hardware drivers. In-depth knowledge of Microsoft's Windows Installer technology for Windows 10, including the MSI application format, tables, features, components, properties, and creating Transform files. Proficient in using AdminStudio and InstallShield to convert proprietary installation methods to standard MSI format, familiar with Advertised Shortcuts, Upgrade Codes, and Custom Actions. Strong problem-solving skills for diagnosing installation/uninstallation issues and software conflicts with both vendor-supplied and locally created installers, in MSI or proprietary formats. Scripting skills in various languages, including Windows PowerShell, Batch script, and Visual Basic. Experience with Microsoft SCCM for creating and deploying applications in a large-scale enterprise environment, including application dependencies and supersedence, and the ability to monitor and remediate deployments. Experience virtualizing applications into Microsoft App-V format. Prior experience in environments with multiple non-admin users on the same workstation with non-persistent local profiles . Desired Skills: - Some admin experience with Azure/Intune is a plus. If you have the skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you!