Contract Early Practitioner – PowerShell 7 Fundamentals

Role Overview

Alchemy is seeking a qualified Early Practitioner with applied, real-world experience in PowerShell 7 Fundamentals to participate in a skills assessment validation engagement. This is a short-term, contract, remote engagement in which the Early Practitioner will complete a practitioner-level skills assessment and a brief post-assessment survey. This role does not involve teaching, instructional design, content creation, or ongoing advisory responsibilities.

Engagement Details

Engagement Type: Contract / 1099 – Short-term engagement

Location: Remote

Estimated Item Count: ~180

Estimated Time to Completion: Approximately 2–3 hours

Assessment Window: Work must be completed within a defined access window (typically 5 business days once access is granted)

Scope of Work

Complete a practitioner-level skills assessment used for validation and standard-setting purposes.

Complete a short post-assessment survey providing feedback on the assessment experience.

This role does not include

• Teaching or facilitation responsibilities

• Instructional or curriculum design work

• Content authoring or SME review of materials

• Ongoing advisory or consulting responsibilities

Required Expertise

The Early Practitioner should be a current practitioner with applied, real-world experience related to the following knowledge areas and skills:

• Install and run PowerShell 7 on Windows, Linux, and macOS

• Navigate and use the PowerShell help system effectively

• Execute common administrative tasks using PowerShell commands

• Leverage PowerShell Providers and PSDrives for file system and registry access

• Understand and apply PowerShell language fundamentals including variables, operators, and control flow

• Configure and use Remote Management with PowerShell (PSRemoting, SSH)

• Manage and monitor PowerShell Background Jobs for asynchronous task execution

• Manage computers using PowerShell and CIM (Common Information Model)

• Work with data in PowerShell including importing, exporting, and transforming data

• Format data output in PowerShell for reports and display

• Write and structure PowerShell scripts with functions and parameters

• Extend PowerShell with modules, snap-ins, and custom commands

• Use PowerShell for Microsoft 365 administration tasks

• Use the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK for cloud service management

• Apply PowerShell Toolmaking fundamentals to build reusable tools

• Understand cross-platform PowerShell 7 capabilities for developers

Ideal Candidate Profile

Active practitioner with hands-on experience in PowerShell 7 Fundamentals or closely related domains.

Practical, working knowledge of how the concepts listed above are applied in real professional settings.

Does not need to be an academic researcher or industry thought leader — applied experience is what matters.

Deliverables

Completed skills assessment within the defined access window.

Completed post-assessment survey.

Compensation

This is a flat-fee engagement, paid upon successful completion of the assessment and survey.