Senior Developer Workspace Engineer

Senior Developer Workspace Engineer

Location: McLean, VA/ Plano, TX
Duration: 12 months with possible contract to hire

Description:
Position Overview: The Senior Developer Workspace Engineer is a multifaceted role combining Development expertise, end-user technology proficiency, and technical
evangelism. This position focuses on designing, building, and advocating for developer workspaces and tooling to ensure seamless developer onboarding and day-2 support.
One Part Experienced Developer One Part End-User Technology Expert One Part Tech Evangelist
Position Overview: As a senior-level engineer and advocate, you will contribute to the design, build, and advocacy of developer workspaces and tooling. The goal is to achieve
frictionless developer onboarding and day-2 support. This involves partnering with end user collaboration management suites to construct and deploy elegant developer solutions. Workstation solutions may include physical hardware, virtualized desktops, or browser-based setups, which you will be responsible for setting up and supporting.
Additionally, you will develop specific tools to integrate with existing machinery and ease adoption and usage, requiring expertise in direct development and software distribution.

Key Responsibilities:
Design and implement developer workspaces using physical, virtualized, or browser-based solutions.
Develop tools primarily in Python and Java to enhance developer workflows.
Advocate for and implement CI/CD improvements through new tooling and commonly available libraries.
Create patterns to manage desktop provisioning and software package management using SCCM, VDI, or similar technologies.
Lead initiatives to integrate Generative AI capabilities into Developer workflows, enhancing the value proposition for customers.
Partner with end-user collaboration suites to create seamless developer experiences.
Ensure all solutions meet audit, risk, and governance requirements.
Evangelize best practices and solutions within the developer community.

Qualifications:
Proven experience in Development and end-user technology.
Strong development skills, particularly in Python and Java.
Excellent communication and advocacy skills.

Must Have Qualifications: Python and Java development, strong understanding of
design and explain as well as educating other developers.

Skill Category Required Skills Proficiency
Level
Development Understanding of container creation, usage and
management Advanced
Proficiency in Python and Java Advanced
Familiarity with JavaScript Intermediate
End-User
Technology
Desktop provisioning and software distribution
expertise Advanced
Experience with SCCM, VDI, or similar
technologies Advanced
Technical
Evangelism
Ability to advocate for best practices and
innovative solutions Advanced
Strong communication skills to influence and
educate developers Advanced
Skill Category
Required Skills
Proficiency
Level
Networking
Understanding of cloud and on-prem networking
concepts
Intermediate
Risk & Governance Familiarity with audit and risk management
practices
Intermediate
AI Integration
Experience with integrating AI/ML capabilities into
cloud solutions
Intermediate
Understanding of Generative AI concepts and
applications
Intermediate

Call Notes:
Python and Java development exp
Person who understands complicated systems in production, not looking for person who can optimize java classes.
Top 4 skills:
Python
Java
End User Computing and Virtual desktop infrastructure(VDI)
Operational Support
AWS


Must Have Qualifications:
Python and Java development, strong understanding of design and explain as well as educating other developers.