22 Aug
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NTT DATA Business Solutions
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Noida
22 Aug
NTT DATA Business Solutions
Noida
Job Summary
We are currently seeking a Systems Administration Senior Specialist to join our team in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
We are seeking a skilled Application Packager to join NTT DATA's India EPM delivery team. This mid-senior role involves independently managing complex packaging projects - handling difficult repackages, compatibility remediation, scripted deployments, and advanced Intune/SCCM integration - for large global enterprise clients. The packager will serve as a key technical contributor on the India packaging team, handling L2/L3 packaging requests, driving quality standards, and contributing to platform and tooling improvements.
Key Responsibilities
- Advanced Application Packaging
- Handle complex application repackaging scenarios including multi-component installers, 32/64-bit dual packages, per-user vs per-machine conflicts, and custom action remediation.
- Develop and maintain MSI packages from source using WiX Toolset or InstallShield IDE for applications without vendor installers.
- Apply Package Support Framework (PSF) fixups for MSIX compatibility including working directory, file redirection, and registry virtualisation fixes.
- Package and sequence App-V virtual applications including connection group configuration and dynamic composition.
- Design and implement Intune Win32 deployment strategies including staged rollouts, dependency chains, and supersedence workflows.
- Develop custom PowerShell pre-install, post-install, and detection scripts for complex packaging requirements.
- Compatibility Remediation
- Analyse and resolve application compatibility issues including DPI awareness, UAC elevation, write virtualisation, and Windows 10/11 API compatibility.
- Apply and test compatibility shims using Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) or PSF.
- Identify and remediate packaging issues causing deployment failures - custom actions, hardcoded paths, registry ACLs, and service configurations.
- Collaborate with application owners and vendors to obtain silent install parameters and resolve licensing or activation issues.
- Assess applications for MSIX packaging suitability and document conversion feasibility with recommended approach.
- Deployment Integration Automation
- Build SCCM application models with complex detection methods, global conditions, requirement rules, and multi-deployment-type configurations.
- Develop PowerShell automation scripts for batch packaging operations, package validation, and SCCM/Intune inventory reporting.
- Integrate packaging workflows with software delivery pipelines - scripted uploads to Intune via Graph API, SCCM package import automation.
- Support Azure DevOps or CI/CD pipeline integration for automated package build and test workflows.
- Develop and maintain packaging test scripts for regression automation on golden image environments.
- Quality Governance
- Define and enforce packaging standards, quality checklists, and peer review processes for the India packaging team.
- Conduct technical review of packages produced by junior packagers and provide structured feedback.
- Maintain and improve the packaging knowledge base, SOPs, and runbooks.
- Contribute to SLA governance by tracking packaging queue metrics, turnaround times, and defect rates.
- Participate in client delivery reviews and contribute packaging status updates and quality metrics.
Required Skills
- Advanced MSI packaging - WiX Toolset; InstallShield; AdminStudio (expert-level repackaging and custom authoring)
- MSIX packaging - Package Support Framework; MSIX Packaging Tool; advanced compatibility fix development
- App-V sequencing - virtual application packaging; connection groups; agile configuration
- Intune Win32 and SCCM deployment - advanced deployment type configuration; Graph API integration
- PowerShell advanced scripting - detection scripts; pre/post-install automation; batch packaging operations
- Application compatibility - ACT; shims; PSF fixups; UAC/DPI/virtualisation remediation
- Windows internals - deep understanding of registry, file system, services, COM, WMI for packaging analysis
- Log analysis and troubleshooting - MSI verbose logs; AppEnforce.log; CMTrace; Event Viewer; Procmon
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AdminStudio's Automated Application Converter for bulk MSI-to-MSIX migration
- Azure DevOps or CI/CD pipeline experience for packaging automation
- Flexera Software Vulnerability Manager or third-party patch management integration
- Microsoft Certified: Endpoint Administrator (MD-102) or equivalent
Minimum Education
- Bachelor's degree (B.E./B.Tech/BCA/B.Sc. IT/CS) or MCA from a recognised Indian university. Equivalent senior enterprise packaging experience will be considered.
📌 Systems Administration Senior Specialist (Noida)
🏢 NTT DATA Business Solutions
📍 Noida