IT Consultant
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Job description
We are seeking an IT Consultant for a contract/temporary remote opportunity supporting software packaging, endpoint management, and application deployment activities in a professional IT services environment. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical consultant with strong ConfigMgr, Intune, PowerShell, and software deployment experience.
The IT Consultant will work closely with end users, software stewards, and IT teams to package, test, deploy, update, and remove software across Windows workstations and servers. This opportunity offers a collaborative remote work environment, supportive technical leadership, and the chance to contribute to structured IT processes, change management, compliance baselines, and enterprise application lifecycle support.
This is a strong fit for a self-motivated IT professional who enjoys solving deployment challenges, documenting technical outcomes, and supporting reliable software delivery in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Create applications, classic packages, task sequences, and deployment objects within ConfigMgr for new software, updates, and software removals.
- Build Intune applications natively or through Win32 packaging to support modern endpoint management needs.
- Develop installation scripts, manage scheduled deployments, and create configuration baselines for software settings and compliance.
- Test, validate, troubleshoot, and document application packages, deployment results, logs, and technical issues.
- Manage software collections, reports, pilot groups, add-ins, browser extensions, and long-term software update schedules.
- Partner with end users, IT staff, and software stewards to determine packaging requirements, customizations, and deployment readiness.
Requirements
Create, update, deploy, troubleshoot, and remove ConfigMgr applications, packages, task sequences, collections, and related deployment objects.
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Develop PowerShell installation scripts for software deployment and endpoint management activities.
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Create and manage ConfigMgr compliance rules, configuration baselines, software settings, and deployment schedules.
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Package, test, validate, document, and support software deployments across Windows workstations and servers.
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience and training.
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Experience packaging software in ConfigMgr.
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Proficiency with scripting languages, especially PowerShell, for packaging and deploying applications.
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Ability to create custom .msi and .mst software installs.
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Experience creating Intune applications, including Win32 packaging.
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Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve software deployment and endpoint management issues.
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Strong documentation skills, including test evaluation results, deployment logs, and support activity records.
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Effective communication skills with the ability to work with end users, IT staff, and technical stakeholders.
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Self-motivated, organized, and able to manage time effectively in a remote work environment.
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Ability to multitask, work independently, contribute as part of a team, and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- 3 to 5 years of experience packaging software in ConfigMgr.
- Experience working in an ITIL environment, including change management processes.
- Experience with InstallShield or other MSI authoring tools.
- Experience with Microsoft Autopilot and Intune.
- Knowledge of PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit.
- Experience managing Microsoft 365 application add-ins and web browser extensions.