App Packaging Specialist

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 103,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Columbus, Ohio. This role focuses on automating executable software generation and leading a team towards effective application and database packaging. The ideal candidate has at least 6 years of experience in software testing and automation, with specific expertise in MSIX packaging and Intune app management.

The position offers a salary range of $103,000 to $123,000 based on experience and qualifications. Join us in delivering innovative software solutions while mentoring the next generation of engineers.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in relevant field.
• Proficiency in technical field with emphasis on application packaging.

Responsibilities

• Automates the generation of executable software and installation.
• Mentors junior team members and provides input on annual appraisals.
• Supports migration waves for secure app deployment.
• Troubleshoots packaging issues and coordinates with application owners.

Skills

MSIX packaging

Win32/IntuneWin packaging

iOS app deployment

Android app deployment

Intune app wrapping

Troubleshooting install failures

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

MSIX

Intune

Event Viewer

Log Analytics/KQL

Job description

Overview

Automates the generation of executable software and installation into target environments. Serves as an expert in designing, implementing and maintaining software test automation test frameworks/solutions. Acts as a lead to a team of engineers developing and maintaining application software and database packages.

Responsibilities

• App inventory, package/test apps.
• building, testing, and deploying enterprise applications across Windows, iOS, and Android as part of the UEM → Intune modernization effort.
• performs end to end application inventory, analysis, packaging, and validation using MSIX, Win32, Intune wrapping, and mobile app format.
• Ensure applications are compliant with security policies, compatible with modern management tooling, and ready for deployment at scale through Intune and Mobile Application Management (MAM) configurations.
• Troubleshooting packaging issues.
• Coordinating with application owners.
• Maintaining a full application catalog.
• Supporting migration waves for a secure, stable, and predictable app deployment experience.
• Mentors junior team members and provides input on annual appraisals of team members as appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent relevant experience; Master’s Degree preferred
• 6+ years of experience in relevant field.

Other Job Specific Skills

• Proficiency with MSIX packaging, MSIX modification packages, signing, and conversion.
• Expert in Win32/IntuneWin packaging, detection/enforcement rules, dependency modeling, and remediation scripts.
• Experience with iOS app deployment (IPA, VPP/ABM integration) and Android app deployment (APK/AAB, Managed Google Play).
• Understanding of application behaviors under MAM policies, informed by established AFS user experience patterns (e.g., MAM job aids showing app protection flows).
• Skilled in Intune app wrapping, ingestion of LOB apps, app assignment strategies, version control, rollout rings, and deployment monitoring.
• Ability to configure MAM policies, app protection policies, conditional launch requirements, data protection settings, and user exception handling.
• Experience gathering full app inventories, analyzing dependencies, identifying repackaging needs, and building a migration readiness matrix.
• Ability to execute functional, compatibility, and performance testing across Windows, iOS, and Android.
• Ability to validate apps under MDM and MAM enrollment scenarios (e.g., required MFA prompts, Intune Company Portal behaviors).
• Hands on troubleshooting of install failures, certificate/signing issues, dependency gaps, and Intune deployment failures.
• Ability to review logs (Intune Management Extension, Event Viewer, mobile logs) and produce root cause analysis.
• Able to work closely with security, platform engineering, and app owners.
• Produce packaging guides, change records, deployment plans, and rollback procedures.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting large scale MDM/MAM programs.
• Knowledge of Defender for Endpoint app based mitigations, ASR rules, and app hardening patterns.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for application packaging, signing automation, and Intune configuration as code.
• Experience with certificate based signing, timestamping authorities, and enterprise PKI.
• Experience with analytics/reporting (Log Analytics/KQL) for app performance and failure tracking.
• Understanding of Zero Trust concepts as they relate to application behavior, data leakage controls, and policy enforcement.
• Prior experience with Blackberry UEM app lifecycle and federation patterns to support migration mapping.

Compensation Ranges

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

103k-123k

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies. All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions.