Windows Implementation Specialist


Recruiter

Mitchell Chase

Listed on

21st August 2018

Location

Manchester

Salary/Rate

£35000 - £45000

Type

Permanent

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Windows Implementation Specialist

UK Wide Roles (extensive UK travel required)

£35,000 - £45,000

Car or Allowance

Extensive Benefits

The UK Market leader is recruiting for further Windows Implementation Specialists to support clients across the UK as their trusted Windows Migration Partner. This is a rapidly expanding department within a well-established and successful business and you can expect extensive development and training opportunities to support your career progression.

The role will involve extensive travel throughout the UK and you will need to be prepared to travel to different locations to support key projects.

The Implementation Specialist will deliver post sales technical consultancy to customers. This includes the implementation and configuration of complex, large scale Windows based deployment solutions.

As a predominately client facing role you need proven skills in a customer facing position, implementing Microsoft desktop and deployment technologies to corporate or public sector organisations across the UK.

Role and Responsibilities

                               Ability to implement complex technical solutions

                               Experience in supporting infrastructure technologies

                               Excellent communication and consultancy skills both written and oral

                               Ability to deal with sensitive customer issues at a senior level

                               Ability to contribute to bid, project and technical documents

                               Ability to input into business case development

                               Ability to present within internal workshops and externally to small audiences

                               Undertake individual consultancy assignments, analysing customer requirements, gathering and analysing data, recommending solutions

                               Highlight all technical risks so that any exposure to commercial loss can be minimised.

                               Keep up to date with current and future market developments, competitors, technologies, products and strategies

                               Attend and present at customer workshops and meetings

                               Produce / update all assignment documentation

                               Build and develop relationships with key stakeholders across the business

                               Develop relationships with partners and vendors to enhance opportunities and capabilities for the practice

The Ideal Candidate

Key Skills

                               Detailed product knowledge of the following technologies;

o Desktop deployment experience - enterprise deployments of Windows 10, 8.1 and 7

o Desktop configuration experience (ADK, MDT, creation of Task Sequences,) - Windows 10, 8.1 and 7

o Deployment Toolset(s) - System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Current Branch, SCCM 2012

o Desktop productivity suite configuration and deployment knowledge - Office 365 ProPlus, Office 2016, Office 2013, Office 2010

o Desktop security products knowledge - BitLocker or relevant disk encryption software / Security Compliance Manager (SCM) / security baselines for the client platform

o Directory Services - creation of group policy objects for desktop operating systems

o Scripting - PowerShell / VBScript

o Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack (MDOP) - App-V / MBAM

                               Microsoft Professional Qualifications - additional accreditations with other vendors desirable

Desired Skills

                               Microsoft Active Directory and Windows Server knowledge

                               Intune and Enterprise Management Suite

                               MS Security Products - Windows Defender and Defender ATP

                               1E - Windows Servicing Suite, Nomad

                               Desktop virtualisation - Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop, VMware View

                               OneDrive for Business

                               MS Exchange / Skype for Business

                               Ivanti - Application Manager and Environment Manager

If you have the skills, expertise and the flexibility to travel that we are looking for, please send your CV for immediate consideration.

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