Senior Developer Workspace Engineer

Senior Developer Workspace Engineer

Duration: 4 Months Contract to Hire

Location:

McLean, VA or Plano, TX (5 days - Onsite)

Start Date:

ASAP!

Open for only W2 candidates (USC/GC) but looking for Banking finance domain background and also local for McLean, VA or Plano, TX

The Senior Developer Workspace Engineer is a combining hands-on development expertise, end-user technology proficiency, and technical evangelism. The role focuses on designing, building, and promoting developer workspace solutions that enable frictionless developer onboarding and strong day-2 support.

• One-part experienced developer
• One part end-user technology expert
• One-part technical evangelist

• Design and implement developer work spaces using physical, virtualized, or browser-based solutions.
• Develop and maintain tools primarily using Python and Java to improve developer productivity.
• Advocate and implement CI/CD enhancements through modern tooling and libraries.
• Build patterns for desktop provisioning and software package management using SCCM, VDI, or similar technologies.
• Lead initiatives to integrate Generative AI capabilities into developer workflows.
• Partner with end-user collaboration platforms to create seamless developer experiences.
• Ensure solutions comply with audit, risk, and governance standards.
• Evangelize best practices and educate development teams on workspace tooling and improvements.
• Support setup and ongoing maintenance of workstation environments (physical, virtual, or browser-based).

• Strong development experience in Python and Java.
• Deep understanding of developer workspace design and tooling.
• Ability to explain, educate, and influence developers on best practices.
• Experience with container creation, usage, and management.
• Expertise in desktop provisioning and software distribution.
• Hands-on experience with SCCM, VDI, or similar technologies.
• Excellent communication and technical advocacy skills.

• Container creation, usage, and management — Advanced
• Python and Java — Advanced
• JavaScript — Intermediate

• Desktop provisioning & software distribution — Advanced
• SCCM, VDI, or similar tools — Advanced

• Advocate best practices and innovative solutions — Advanced
• Influence and educate developers — Advanced

• Cloud and on-prem networking concepts — Intermediate

• Audit and risk management practices — Intermediate

• Integrating AI/ML into cloud solutions — Intermediate
• Generative AI concepts and applications — Intermediate

• Rounds: 1
• Duration: 45 minutes
• Mode: MS Teams (Video Mandatory)
• Interview Slots:
  • 03/04 at 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM
  • 03/06 at 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM
• Interview Debrief: 03/09 at 1:00 PM (No suppliers)