Application Administrator / Packager

Want to make your mark on our time? Come work as an Application Administrator / Packager at TNO in The Hague.

About this position

As an Application Administrator / Packager, TNO offers you a highly challenging environment. We manage a total of 30,000 applications, and together with your team, you will be responsible for maintaining approximately 300 applications. These applications run on Windows clients in both physical and VDI environments. The complexity of the TNO environment, the large number of applications, and the extensive customization involved make this a technically demanding role.

What will be your role?

As an Application Administrator / Packager, you will work within the TNO Digital Workspace team. This team operates at the forefront of workplace software delivery, with a strong focus on Agile methodologies and two-week sprint cycles.

Within the Agile team, you will play a key role. You will conduct intake sessions, build application packages, perform quality checks on delivered packages, and provide user support. In doing so, you ensure that end users always have access to the right software and the support they need.

In addition, we expect you to:

• Actively contribute ideas on applying new technologies to continue innovating within our Digital Workspace environment;
• Propose improvements that make the packaging and distribution process more efficient;
• Play a central role in determining the most suitable deployment methods for each software product, where your packaging expertise is essential;
• Develop and maintain scripts for automating and deploying application packages, using MSIX, App-V, and PowerShell scripting. These packages are distributed through SCCM;
• Perform monitoring and mitigation activities for self-managed software.

The Application Administrator / Packager role can be performed in a hybrid setup. The primary office location is The Hague, and the team’s fixed office days are Tuesday and Wednesday. At TNO, you will be given a high degree of freedom and autonomy, with strong attention to maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

What we expect from you

• HBO-level working and thinking capability (higher professional education level), ideally supported by a completed degree in Computer Science or a related field. However, what matters most to us is your ability to maintain oversight of both technical complexity and the various stakeholder interests within a complex organization;
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role;
• Knowledge of MSIX (Modern Windows Apps) and App-V (Microsoft Application Virtualization v5), including creating, optimizing, and modifying MSIX/App-V packages;
• Experience with desktop clients (Windows 10/11), including operating systems, registry management, file systems, file/folder permissions, and Group Policies;
• Scripting skills in PowerShell and Windows Batch Files;
• Experience with MSI / Windows Installer, including configuring Windows Installer packages;
• Experience with Winget, SCCM, and Intune;
• Preferably knowledge of patch management tooling such as Flexera SVM;
• Preferably knowledge of FSLogix User Profile Management;
• You are accurate, quality-focused, and a true team player;
• You possess strong written and verbal communication skills in both Dutch and English.

What you'll get in return

Challenging and varied work with a real impact. And plenty of opportunities as, at TNO, you are in charge of shaping your career. We offer a gross monthly salary between € 4,500,- and € 5,400,- (based on your knowledge and experience), 8% holiday pay, a 13th month bonus of 8.33% and a flex budget (5.58% + € 180). In addition, you will be given every opportunity to develop yourself.

TNO offers optional employee benefits, enabling you to tailor your benefits package to match your personal situation. You may also expect:

• An extremely professional, innovative working environment where colleagues are leading experts in their field.
• The opportunity to attend courses, workshops and conferences, and to receive training and coaching based on your needs.
• 33 days annual leave plus a flexible holiday that can be used on a cultural, religious, or otherwise important day of your choosing (on a full-time basis).
• We offer a comprehensive and flexible mobility plan that also includes full compensation for public transportation for commuting and business travel.
• Great social events with your team and other TNO colleagues. That’s how you will get to know a lot of people really quickly.
• Flexible working hours, the possibility to work parttime (32 or 36 hours) and the possibility of working from home.
• A good pension scheme.

TNO as an employer

Our people are at the heart of TNO. Their curiosity, expertise and entrepreneurial mindset make it possible to deliver high-impact research and innovations that contribute to society’s sustainable wellbeing and prosperity.

Your talent and ambition have every opportunity to flourish at TNO. You work with experts (both within and beyond TNO), have access to advanced technology and the freedom to explore, experiment and innovate. Our strength lies in independence, reliability and collaboration. We find each other in wonder and ingenuity. We are driven to push boundaries. By working with businesses and government, and by connecting different perspectives, we strengthen our innovative capability and create responsible, meaningful results.