Application Packager

About Adaptiva

Adaptiva is at the forefront of endpoint management innovation. We work with the top global organizations to automate patching and software delivery to help them improve security and increase efficiency.

We pride ourselves on being a great place to work, driven by our relentless pursuit of product excellence and customer satisfaction. Our mission to deliver sophisticated and effective solutions is more than a mantra - it's the cornerstone of our values. At the heart of our success lies a culture of innovation, where collaboration empowers our employees to do their life's best work.

Hundreds of today's largest global organizations choose Adaptiva to increase operational efficiency, reduce risk, and maximize patching velocity across millions of endpoints.Learn more atAdaptiva, and follow the company atLinkedIn,FacebookandX.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced software packager to join our expanding packaging/metadata team.

The successful candidate should have a deep understanding of software packaging/repackaging technologies and tools, creating silent installers, building custom actions, and manipulating setup behaviors.

The successful candidate will report to the Application packaging team leader. They will be required to retrieve metadata from packages.

Responsibilities

• Creating silent installers for software, including custom actions and wrappers where appropriate
• Analyzing and modifying install behavior of existing installers
• Testing installation behavior and adapting installers to perform additional functions
• Adding custom command-line options and installation preferences to installers
• Identifying post-installation software metadata, such as the primary executable, software/device applicability, detection, installation, and uninstallation command-lines etc.

Essential Skills

• Deep understanding of application packaging
• Deep understanding of all installer types (i.e. MSI, MSI Transforms, EXE, MSP, CAB etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of MSI creation, including modifying MSIs to perform custom actions
• Good knowledge of scripting technologies such as PowerShell, VBScript, Python etc.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to interact with customers at all levels
• Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills

Desired Skills

• Experience with common packaging tools such as AdminStudio, InstallShield, WISE, AutoIT, Orca
• Experience in packaging for Mac/Linux Operating Systems