Applications Packaging and Deployment Engineer

Enfield Council; Enfield; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Enfield is seeking an Applications Packaging and Deployment Engineer to ensure efficient software deployment and compliance across the organization. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in packaging applications using Microsoft Intune and possess robust technical documentation skills. This role includes leading application management efforts, coordinating with various stakeholders, and promoting best practices in IT services, offering a blend of remote and office-based working options.

Benefits

Excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme

Up to 32 days annual leave

Career development and training opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering service support for IT specializations.
• Demonstrable technical experience in application packaging and deployment using Microsoft Intune.
• Strong skills in maintaining technical documentation to a high standard.

Responsibilities

• Package applications using established workflows and deployment tools.
• Test, document, and coordinate new releases and deployments.
• Collaborate with IT management and external partners.

Skills

Application packaging

Technical documentation

Troubleshooting

Communication

Customer service

Education

Desirable certifications: Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator

Tools

Microsoft Intune

PowerShell

VB

Job description

About the Role

Are you ready to play a key role in delivering and supporting critical Council infrastructure and applications? As an Applications Packaging and Deployment Engineer, you’ll be responsible for packaging, releasing, and deploying software across the organization, ensuring compliance, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

A core part of your role will be to own and maintain the Council’s central register of applications keeping it accurate, up to date, and coordinating with stakeholders to validate requirements, versioning, and licensing.

You’ll work under procedural control, sometimes supervising less senior team members, and may be required to provide out-of-hours support.

Key Responsibilities

• Package applications using established workflows and deployment tools, primarily Microsoft Intune.
• Oversee technical dependencies, compliance, and lifecycle management for Council services.
• Test, document, and coordinate new releases and deployments, including technical release notes and training.
• Maintain and regularly update the master list of applications (central register), ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Collaborate with IT management, business units, and external partners to deliver high-quality services.
• Support infrastructure upgrades, patch management, and data cleansing.
• Promote best practices in quality assurance, health & safety, equality, and safeguarding.

The Ideal Candidate

• Extensive experience delivering service support for IT specializations.
• Demonstrable technical experience in application packaging and deployment using Microsoft Intune.
• Strong skills in maintaining technical documentation to a high standard.
• Good English literacy and numeracy skills, especially for customer-facing roles.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate technical situations, troubleshoot issues, and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Additional Information

• Desirable certifications : Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator, Security / Compliance credentials.
• Experience with installer formats (MSI, EXE, MSIX, Intune wrapper), repackaging tools, scripting (PowerShell, VB), and version control is advantageous.
• The Council is committed to equality, diversity, health & safety, and safeguarding.

Note for Applicants :

Please review the full job description for the complete set of requirements, competencies, and responsibilities before applying.

If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Andrea Walkerdine at [e-mail] or on 020 8132 1022.

We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential / Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application / CV.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council :

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
• 1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.