Desktop Engineer

As part of Management Recruiters International, The Colonial Group specializes in the placement of outstanding talent in the Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage, Specialty Chemical, and affiliated industries. Our clients understand that our decades of industry experience give us unique insight and access to top talent at all levels. The Colonial Group is a nationally recognized, award-winning firm dedicated to helping both clients and candidates join together to form a mutually beneficial relationship. Our client is a well-known, international leader in the industry that has a track record of profitability, consistent growth, and promoting from within. Their mission to deliver quality products is driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment to treat people as their most valuable asset. We have been engaged to identify and recruit top talent who will make meaningful contributions to their organization. If you are prepared to work in an exciting and rewarding environment, we look forward to considering your experience and qualifications. Desktop Engineer  As part of the Global IT infrastructure team the Desktop Engineer will be part of the engineering team responsible for architecting and designing desktop solutions. The incumbent’s role includes: the identification of new technology, developing strategies to improve desktop functionality, evaluating technology options, creating designs, testing/validating effectiveness of designs, and project management.  Moreover, the Senior Desktop Engineer will enable a highly automated, globally managed client computing infrastructure.   ** This is an engineering role (not Desktop Support).  We are looking for an individual that can be responsible for Research and Design of Microsoft technologies. ** Requirements: Ø Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the design and operation of Windows Clients combined with 1-3 years of project management experience in an international environment plus 1-3 years experience coordinating Global IT infrastructure services in an international environment.Ø  Experience with the design and operations of:o  Windows XP Active Directory o  SMS 2003o  MSI packaging of thin clients using CitrixØ Strong leadership skills are requiredØ Must have ability to travel up to 10%Ø Bachelor's degree preferred; Certifications including MCSE, ITIL a plus Resumes forwarded as a Microsoft WORD document attachment are preferred.  Please reference job code 2434 with your response.  Responses should be forwarded to lhayes@mricolonialgroup.com  Word BankDesktop Engineer, Client Engineer, Systems Engineer, System Administrator, Desktop Architect, Windows Administrator, MSI packaging, Windows 2003 TS servers, Softgrid Packaging, Citrix presentation server, thin clients, VMWare, SMS 2003, SCCM, DHCP, applications packaging, server hardware support, Platespin, Ranger, Charter, terminal server application MRINetwork is the largest and most successful search organization in the world. Each MRINetwork office is a single point of contact to over 1,100 offices in more than 37 countries, our candidates have access to the right jobs virtually anywhere in the world. LOCATION: US-NC-Charlotte JOB CATEGORY: IT/Software Development TYPE: Full Time, Employee JOB REFCODE: 2434 COMPANY: MRINetwork EMAIL: Apply by Email