Application Packaging Engineer
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Application Packaging Engineer building and troubleshooting Windows application packages for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Supporting reliable enterprise deployment across thousands of federal endpoints.
Responsibilities:
- Build silent installation packages in MSI, MST, and MSIX formats and validate them through initial installation testing on Windows 11
- Gather packaging requirements from internal customers and translate them into scalable technical documentation and solutions
- Perform end-to-end packaging activities, including source validation, building, testing, deployment, and production support
- Troubleshoot packaging and deployment issues using ProcMon, MSI verbose logging, and Windows Event Logs; identify root causes and implement corrective actions
- Query and modify the Windows Registry as part of packaging and deployment workflows
- Participate in peer review of packages to ensure quality and consistency with project standards
- Account for prerequisites, dependencies, and organizational packaging and deployment standards in every solution
- Support enterprise Windows application packaging and deployment for a large federal Department of Veterans Affairs environment
Requirements:
- 4–6+ years of hands-on application packaging experience, including extensive use of Flexera AdminStudio
- Knowledge of Active Directory, Microsoft Registry, and ability to query or modify settings
- Experience using Flexera AdminStudio and Install Shield
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting packaging issues using ProcMon, MSI logging, and Windows Event Logs
- Deep familiarity with Windows Installer internals, including MSI tables, custom actions, transforms, component rules, repair behavior, reboot handling, and logging
- Knowledge of PowerShell and/or CMD scripting is essential
- U.S. Citizen and the ability to achieve Public Trust Clearance at the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Experience testing, validating, and certifying Windows platform and application compatibility, including interoperability with technologies such as Citrix
- Experience performing application performance analysis and troubleshooting using Microsoft and commercial toolsets to evaluate CPU, memory, disk I/O, network latency, and bandwidth utilization
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated experience in a remote work environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
- Strong attention to detail and solid documentation skills
Benefits:
- The opportunity to support high visibility federal missions in IT and healthcare
- A culture that values innovation, growth, collaboration, and quality
- Access to cutting-edge tools and technologies
- Comprehensive benefits for you and your family
- A career path that rewards ambition and performance
- Eligible employees may receive comprehensive benefits with options intended to meet their needs and the needs of their family













