Senior Developer Workspace Engineer

Position Title: Senior Developer Workspace Engineer

Location: McLean, VA or Plano, TX – fully onsite

Duration: 6 months temp to hire

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 work spaces 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

As a senior-level engineer and advocate, you will contribute to the design, build, and advocacy of developer work spaces 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.

• Design and implement developer work spaces 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.

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

• Development
  • Understanding of container creation, usage and management (Advanced).
  • Advanced proficiency in Python and Java (Advanced).
  • 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).
• 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).

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.