Sr. Applications & Packaging Integration Engineer

Thank you for considering IT Concepts dba Kentro where innovation drives opportunity and collaboration leads to success. Our dynamic community of experts is fully committed to advancing our customers missions fostering professional growth and making a positive impact on our communities.

By joining our supportive community you will find that Kentro is dedicated to your personal and professional development. Together we can drive meaningful change spark innovation and achieve extraordinary milestones.

Kentro is hiring for an experienced Sr. Application & Packaging Integration Engineer to support our VA-ESOM End Point Support and Operations Monitoring contract across the United States. The VA is responsible for providing comprehensive onsite and remote support to IT customers across all VA Administrations and special program offices including direct support of over 340000 VA employees and thousands of contractors who use government furnished IT equipment and infrastructure. The VA provides support staff across 100 CONUS and OCONUS locations including difficult-to-accommodate locales such as high cost of living or under-supported economic areas where VA offices or facilities may be located and require onsite services. .

Location: This position can be performed remotely supported Eastern Time hours or work onsite at 55 Elk Street3rd Floor Albany NY 12210

Core Hours: Ranges between 7:30am - 5pm EST Monday to Friday

Salary Range: $117k-133k. Factors influencing pay within this range include geographymarketdemandskillseducationexperienceandotherqualificationsofthe successful candidate.

This Kentro position provides on-site support for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The VHA has facility-specific vaccination and testing requirements (outlined below). If chosen for this role candidates may be required to show proof that the below vaccinations and testing are current. The VHA will provide guidance on specific documents needed and how to request reasonable accommodations. Vaccine requirements may include COVID-19 Influenza Measles Mumps & Rubella (MMR) Hepatitis B and/or Varicella. Testing requirements may include Tuberculosis.

• Maintain responsibility for coordinating deployments support software upgrades and integrations of new products into a customer environment.
• Perform hands-on engineering work as well as provide coordination and leadership of engineering resources from other engineering.
• Become familiarized with the customers technical environment and act as a point of contact between the agency and technical resources internal to the program.
• Maintain access to customer sites and learn new solutions as they enter the customer.
• Apply thought leadership in a highly collaborative and innovative work environment to solve complex technical and non-technical challenges. This position is open to remote delivery anywhere within the U.S. to include the District of Columbia.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Math or technical equivalent with 5 years of relevant experience or a total of 13 years of experience in lieu of education
• 5 years of experience with performing systems administration in Microsoft Windows environments including performing installation and configuration of application packages monitoring system performance and availability performing upgrades and troubleshooting
• Experience troubleshooting Windows operating systems (OS) specifically Windows 10 and Windows 11
• Experience in documentation of application installation and OS configuration items
• Experience with a variety of software packaging programs tools and languages
• Experience developing and testing GPOs Baseline Desktop OS Images and application packages
• Experience building baselines leveraging Microsoft OSD task sequences documenting
• the design and implementation of package builds and baselineimages
• Experienceanalyzinganddetectingproblemswithanapplicationdeployedagainstan existing baseline image and provide rapid response to mitigate critical issues and provide recommendations to prevent issues in the future with little to no supervision.
• Experiencewithassessingandtestinghardwarebaselineandapplicationpackages bug fixes as well as preparing baselines for field testing in a remote or in-personcapacity.
• Experiencefieldtestingapplicationpackagesworkingwithrequestorstoresolveany issues discovered during testing implementation and deployment
• ExtensiveITexperienceintheanalysisdesignandintegrationofinformationsystems andcommercial-off-the-shelf(COTS) in understanding structured analysis and design methodologies for the translation of systems requirements from business needs with a proven track be able to evaluate cost factors and risk.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ExperiencedwiththeVeteranAffairs
• Networking
• SCCM
• Knowledge of HCL BigFixfixlets
• UEFIBios
• PXEBoottoolset
• Imagingprocess
• Imaging hardware set-up (power racks cabling and server/networkconnections)
• Imaging packages for custom software loadoptimization

Clearance Requirement:

• US Citizen or Green card holder
• Willing and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust Clearance
• Must meet updated ID requirements: you do not currently meet the ID requirements outlined you must be willing and able to update your current forms of ID in a timely manner to complete the suitability process successfully.

The Company

We believe in generating success collaboratively enabling long-term mission success and building trust for the next challenge. With you as our partner lets solve challenges think innovatively and maximize impact. As a valued member of our team you have the unique opportunity to work in a diverse range of technology and business career paths all while supporting our nation and delivering innovative technology solutions. We are a close community of experts that pride ourselves on creating an environment defined by teamwork dedication and excellence.

We hold three ISO certifications (27001:-1::2015) two CMMI ML 3 ratings (DEV and SVC) and CMMC Level 2 Certification.

Industry Recognition

Growth Inc 5000s Fastest Growing Private Companies DC Metro List Fastest Growing; Washington Business Journal: Fastest Growing Companies Top Performing Small Technology Companies in Greater D.C.

Culture Northern Virginia Technology Council Tech 100 Honoree; Virginia Best Place to Work; Washington Business Journal: Best Places to Work Corporate Diversity Index Winner Mid-Size Companies Companies Owned by People of Color; Department of Labors HireVets for our work helping veterans transition; SECAF Award of Excellence finalist; Victory Military Friendly Brand; Virginia Values Veterans (V3); Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Corporate Breath Award

Benefits

We offer competitive benefits package including paid time off healthcare benefits supplemental benefits 401k including an employer match discount perks rewards and more. We invest in our employees Every employee is eligible for education reimbursement for certifications degrees or professional development. Reimbursement amounts may fluctuate due to IRS limitations. We want you to grow as an expert and a leader and offer flexibility for you to take a course complete a certification or other professional growth and networking. We are committed to supporting your curiosity and sustaining a culture that prioritizes commitment to continuous professional development.

We work hard; we play hard. Kentro is committed to incorporating fun into every day. We dedicate funds for activities virtual and in-person e.g. we host happy hours holiday events fitness & wellness events and annual alignment with our commitment to our communities we also host and attend charity galas/events. We believe in appreciating your commitment and building a positive workspace for you to be creative innovative and happy.

Commitment Equal Opportunity Employment & VEVRAA

Kentro is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal state or local law.

Kentro is strongly committed to compliance with VEVRAA and other applicable federal state and local laws governing equal employment opportunity. We have developed comprehensive policies and procedures to ensure our hiring practices align with these requirements.

As part of our VEVRAA compliance efforts Kentro has established an equal opportunity plan outlining our commitment to recruiting hiring and advancing protected veterans. This plan is regularly reviewed and updated to ensure its effectiveness.

We encourage protected veterans to self-identify during the application process. This information is strictly confidential and will only be used for reporting and compliance purposes as required by law. Providing this information is voluntary and will not impact your employment eligibility.

Our commitment to equal employment opportunity extends beyond legal compliance. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees including protected veterans are treated with dignity respect and fairness.

How to Apply

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Accommodations

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If you need to discuss reasonable accommodations please email .