End User Computing Engineer

On behalf of HSE, we are looking for an End User Computing Engineer (Inside IR35) for a 4 Month contract based REMOTELY with occasional trips to Liverpool.

Note: SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position, (and speed at which we require a postholder in situ), preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance

Description

As an end user computing engineer, you will have strong experience in application packaging and deployment to work collaboratively within the internal EUC team to; help refine and embed a new application impact test process; reduce a backlog of application impact test work, and help HSE estimate the resource required to maintain its catalogue of end user applications.

Key Responsibilities

Application Impact Testing:
. Work with EUC engineers to clear the backlog of Application Impact Tests.
. Validate application compatibility with Windows 11 and Intune deployment.
. Suggest and implement improvements to the AIT process.

Application Packaging:
. Package applications for Intune using the. intunewin (Win32 App) format.
. Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts for installation and detection.
. Test and validate packages and make sure they meet HSE standards for deployment.
. Configure and manage Entra ID groups for targeting assignments following HSE naming conventions.

Governance and Compliance:
. Follow HSE change management and request fulfilment processes.
. Document all packaging and deployment steps.

Key Deliverables
. Reduced backlog of AIT requests with completed and documented test reports.
. Successfully deployed Win32 app packages with reliable detection and uninstall.
. Process improvements and recommendations for streamlining AIT and packaging workflow.
. Improved understanding of the resources and tools required to maintain HSE's end user application catalogue.
. Knowledge transfer of completed AIT forms, packaging documentation, and PowerShell scripts.

Essential Skills
. Comfortable working with a variety of installer technologies, including MSI, InstallShield and custom EXE installers.
. Experienced in managing applications through Microsoft Intune, including packaging Win32 apps, setting detection and requirement rules, handling dependencies, configuring assignments, and troubleshooting issues.
. Able to manage group/user configuration and dynamic membership rules in Entra ID
. Proficient in PowerShell Scripting (including use of PSADT, detections scripts, logging, error handling).
. Strong understanding of Windows 10/11 environments and able to diagnose and resolve application compatibility and deployment issues.
. Can produce clear documentation for end users and technical audiences and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, HSE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".