Workplace Consultant/Engineer

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Workplace Consultant to join our client’s dynamic and rapidly expanding Workplace Practice within their Consultancy Practice.
Our client is a leading independent technology partner, trusted by large corporate and Public Sector organisations to source, transform and manage their technology infrastructure, to deliver digital transformation. In the current difficult market our client’s financial results have been strong, they are in growth mode and 2021 is set to be a year of continued progress for them. They are a people-centric company and invest in their people through continued training and certification. The culture is a ‘can do’ one and provides great opportunity for career progression.
They are the UK market leader, with over 55% of Windows enterprise migrations in the UK and the 3rd largest Windows migration partner globally, there are extensive development and training opportunities to aid career progression.
The role will involve a strong focus on Microsoft desktop and deployment technologies and will require extensive travel throughout the UK.
As a predominately client facing role you need proven skills in a customer facing position, designing and implementing Microsoft desktop and deployment technologies to corporate or public sector organisations.

Role and Responsibilities
•Ability to design and implement complex technical solutions
•Experience in supporting infrastructure technologies
•Ability to deal with sensitive customer issues at a senior level
•Ability to contribute to bid, project and technical documents
•Ability to present within internal workshops and externally to small audiences
•Undertake individual consultancy assignments, analysing customer requirements, gathering and analysing data, recommending solutions
•Attend and present at customer workshops and meetings
•Produce / update all assignment documentation

Key Skills
•Desktop deployment experience – enterprise deployments of Windows 10, 8.1 and 7
•Desktop configuration experience (ADK, MDT, creation of Task Sequences) – Windows 10, 8.1 and 7
•Deployment Toolset(s) – System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Current Branch, SCCM 2012
•Desktop productivity suite configuration and deployment knowledge – Office 365 ProPlus, Office 2016, Office 2013, Office 2010
•Desktop security products knowledge – BitLocker or relevant disk encryption software / Security Compliance Manager (SCM) / security baselines for the client platform
•Directory Services – creation of group policy objects for desktop operating systems
•Scripting – PowerShell / VBScript
•Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack (MDOP) – App-V / MBAM
•Microsoft Professional Qualifications – additional accreditations with other vendors desirable

Desired Skills
•Microsoft Active Directory and Windows Server knowledge
•Intune and Enterprise Management Suite
•MS Security Products – Windows Defender and Defender ATP
•1E – Windows Servicing Suite, Nomad
•Desktop virtualisation – Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop, VMware View
•OneDrive for Business
•MS Exchange / Skype for Business
•Ivanti – Application Manager and Environment Manager