IT - Information Systems Architect Consultant - MS SCCM System Administrator

Experienced with Active Directory, Entra AD, M365 administration, Microsoft Intune (co-management), and Entra Defender for Endpoint (MDE) management; skilled with discovery methods (AD systems, users, groups, Entra AD/ADDC hybrid). Participates in the enterprise administration, planning, installation, maintenance, security, monitoring, and support of the agency's endpoint computers, software deployments, and peripheral devices.

Job Title: - Consultant - MS SCCM System Administrator
Location: - Columbia SC -: Fully Remote
Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online
Duration of the Contract: 12 months
Possibility for Extension: Yes
 
 
Description:

• Works under limited supervision in the administration, designing, deploy, maintenance, security, monitoring, and support of agency's MDT and MECM/SCCM infrastructure.
• Ensure reliable software distribution, patching, reporting, and operating system deployment (OSD).
• Analysis of agency software versioning for business needs, as required, and leads in the implementation of software specifications to meet those needs.
• Configure applications deployments for endpoint devices to meet technical requirements.
• Improve endpoint compliance, security posture, and operational efficiency based on technical needs.
• Monitor performance of MECM/SCCM infrastructure, event logs, analyze, and perform routine security practices as needed.
• Provide operational support, documentation, and knowledge transfer.
• Updates MDT and MCM/SCCM environment with security controls.
• Participates in the enterprise administration, planning, installation, maintenance, security, monitoring, and support of the agency's endpoint computers, software deployments, and peripheral devices.
• Maximize security controls using industry best practices.
• Supports and adheres to change management processes.
• Awareness of security compliance changes processes.
• Identifies risks and communicates risks to the IT team.
• Develops technical documentation following agency policies, security guidance, and state security standards.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Understanding of hardware and software inventory.
• Skilled experience in MECM/SCCM hierarchy (Primary, Secondary sites configurations).
• Experienced with boundary groups, site systems, distribution points, and content strategy.
• Ability to communicate directly with the IT team, business employees, and vendor partners.
• Good understanding of high availability environments.
• Good understanding of hardware platforms and ability to troubleshoot, test deploy, and validate global issue resolutions.
• Advanced with DNS, DHCP, PXE, and related protocols.
• Good organization, attention to detail, and time management skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Self-management abilities.
• Ability to comply with IT policies, SOPs, disaster recovery, business continuity, and incident response requests.
• Good understanding of image testing, issue tracking, sign-off, and industry standard and imaging tools.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANKED IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE)

• 5+ years experienced in enterprise MECM/SCCM and MDT administration.
• 5+ years skilled in Windows operating system, software, and image deployments & refreshes.
• Skilled in multiple OS image development & implementation.
• 5+ years skilled experience in software update points (SUP) and WSUS integrations with SQL Server configurations.
• Experienced with Active Directory, Entra AD, M365 administration, Microsoft Intune (co-management), and Entra Defender for Endpoint (MDE) management; skilled with discovery methods (AD systems, users, groups, Entra AD/ADDC hybrid).

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANKED IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE) :-

• Expert with Windows infrastructure, logging, and event handling.
• Candidate must be able to demonstrate working knowledge of client settings, deployment strategies, and 3rd-party software support.
• Expert of compliance settings, baselines, and client health.
• Expert with PowerShell, scripting, logon scripts, and logon optimizations.
• Expert with automated deployments of OS, drivers, GPOs, task sequences, etc.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS / TRAININGS

• Microsoft Certified Professional
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
• Microsoft Azure Administrator
• Network+