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Overview The Senior Modern Desktop Application Engineer is the firm's highest-level technical authority for the design, integration, and lifecycle management of the Microsoft productivity ecosystem ...

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... desktop application Developer (C#, WPF, Object Orientated Programming) * Should have a solid grasp of: .NET, C#, WPF, object orientated (OO) analysis / design / design patterns. * Should have worked ...

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Windows Desktop - Application Engineer

Windows Desktop - Application Engineer

System Canada Technologies

New York, NY

Full-time

Posted 17 days ago

Job description

Company Description

System Canada resources have a broad range of skills in different technologies. The large skill-set has been made possible by a conscious focus on strengthening our skills base. Every person selected for our team brings something new, something that adds to our offerings. We learn continuously, both on the job and through formal training programs.

Job Description

Primary skills MSI Packaging,  Installshield, Active x plugin mgmt , Powershell and Windows Shell scripting C#, Advanced desktop troubleshooting, Sysinternals tools, Wireshark, Fiddler.( MUST SKILLS) 

Essentially we're looking for a Windows Desktop - Application Engineer, they should have desktop based skills. Some specifics we are looking for are: 

Advanced MSI packaging, Installshield, Wise. 

Desktop Browser Engineering experience, proxy config /pac files, Active x plugin mgmt etc. 

Powershell and Windows Shell scripting. 

C# development. 

Appsense / Group Policy. 

Flash Player, JRE, Adobe Reader / Pro experience. 

Advanced desktop troubleshooting, Sysinternals tools, Wireshark, Fiddler. 

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System Canada delivers high end solutions in corporate world. Our resources have a broad range of skills in different technologies.The large skill-set has been made possible by a conscious focus on strengthening our skills base. Every person selected for our team brings something new, something that adds to our offerings. We learn continuously, both on the job and through formal training programs.

Industry

It services

Company size

11 - 50 Employees

Headquarters location

Toronto, ON, CA

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