Overview

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 340,000 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 Street,3rd 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 geography, market demand, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 customer's 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.

Qualifications

• 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 baseline images
• Experience analyzing and detecting problems with an application deployed against an 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.
• Experience with assessing and testing hardware, baseline and application packages, bug fixes, as well as preparing baselines for field testing in a remote or in-person capacity.
• Experience field testing application packages, working with requestors to resolve any issues discovered during testing, implementation, and deployment
• Extensive IT experience in the analysis, design, and integration of information systems and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and development software. Must be well versed in understanding structured analysis and design methodologies for the translation of systems requirements from business needs with a proven track record. Must be able to evaluate cost factors and risk.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experiencedwith the Veteran Affairs
• Networking
• SCCM
• Knowledge of HCL BigFix fixlet's
• UEFI Bios
• PXEBoot toolset
• Imaging process
• Imaging hardware set-up (power, racks, cabling, and server/network connections)
• Imaging packages for custom software load optimization

Clearance Requirement:

• US Citizen or Green card holder
• Willing and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust Clearance
• Must meet updated ID requirements: https://www.gsa.gov/technology/it-contract-vehicles-and-purchasing-programs/federal-credentialing-services/get-appointment-help/bring-required-documents
  • If 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.

Benefits

The Company

We hold three ISO certifications (27001:2013, 20000-1:2011, 9001:2015), two CMMI ML 3 ratings (DEV and SVC) and CMMC Level 2 Certification.

Industry Recognition

Growth | Inc 5000's 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 Labor's 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 celebrations. In 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.

How to Apply

To apply to Kentro Positions- Please click on the job link and then click the blue "Apply" button at the top right of Job Description. Please upload your resume and complete all the application steps. You must fully submit the application for Kentro to consider you for a position. If you need alternative application methods, please email [email protected] and request assistance.

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 [email protected].