Windows Automation/ Workstation Systems Engineer

Using business driven requirements, plans and designs enterprise systems for our workstation infrastructure including the evaluation and implementation of hardware and software products; engineers and tests technology solutions for our workstation environment. Monitors the day-to-day performance of the infrastructure and works with project teams on the integration of new systems. Creates strategies and develops resolutions for complex problems, incidents and outage situations. Provides third-level support for the workstation-supporting infrastructure.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Manages the evaluation, recommendations and implementation of new products and technologies, which serve the RJFS Independent advisor end user community.
• Researches and implements innovative technologies to and approaches for Enterprise infrastructure workstation management, upgrades, or improvements, while adhering to technical or budgetary constraints.
• Analyzes systems and creates and maintains reporting for key metrics to ensure environment and compliance health.
• Proactively plans capacity of platforms and applications.
• Obtains and evaluates information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and security needs to determine software and hardware configuration.
• Supports and manages custom application deployment solution and re-occurring update process.
• Identifies onboarding and offboarding gaps and creates solutions to address.
• Supports Enterprise Browser policy

Experience and Skills:

• Knowledge of the following strongly preferred:
  • Powershell automation
  • Tanium Core and Provision Experience a plus.
  • Reporting and metric presentation
  • Microsoft - Intune and Autopilot
  • Enterprise Browser Experience Island.io
  • Expert in Windows Workstation Operating Systems.
  • Group Policy deployments to the workstation environment.
  • Application packaging and deployment
  • Security best practices for Windows-based systems CIS benchmarks
  • Basic IP network design practices and principles.
  • Microsoft Active Directory.
  • System monitoring and event analysis and troubleshooting skills.
  • Virtualization concepts and technologies.
  • Other assigned area knowledge and systems.

• In addition, knowledge of the following specialized areas at an advanced level (Platform):
  • Expert level: Windows Workstation Operating systems.
  • Expert level: PowerShell scripting and automation.

Minimum of a bachelor s degree in computer science, MIS or related degree and five (5) years of relevant experience in assigned area or combination or education, experience and training equaling 5+ years at the Enterprise level.

NOTES from hiring manager:

• role is for local candidates only to work hybrid model min 2 days per week at one of the following RJ locations: St. Pete, NYC, Memphis, Southfield and Denver. no fully remote options
• need strong experience with systems automation (Win 10 desktop, workstations exct.)
• Need experience with PowerShell scripting, Windows Forms, inTune and enterprise level SW deployment projects
• experience with Tanium is a value add
• role may convert to FTE based on performance and future project work