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Defender for Cloud Engineer

Full-time

Openkyber

Job Title: IT Engineer Location: Merrifield, VA Type: Contract Compensation: Work Model: Hybrid onsite and remote Hours: 40.0 Security Clearance: Responsibilities
  • Support the organization's transition from traditional Citrix VDI to Microsoft Windows 365 Cloud PCs and Windows IoT-based endpoints.
  • Serve as a senior technical resource responsible for endpoint engineering, automation, platform modernization, and operational efficiency initiatives.
  • Design, build, and maintain Windows 365 Cloud PC environments; develop and improve provisioning standards and processes.
  • Create and maintain Cloud PC image strategy and lifecycle management.
  • Partner with architecture and security teams to implement future-state Cloud PC capabilities.
  • Support Cloud PC disaster recovery, resiliency, and recovery planning initiatives.
  • Engineer and maintain Intune configuration profiles, compliance policies, update rings, and security baselines.
  • Lead troubleshooting efforts involving endpoint management platforms.
  • Implement and optimize endpoint security controls and create standards and governance processes for enterprise endpoints.
  • Evaluate new Microsoft endpoint technologies and capabilities.
  • Develop automation solutions utilizing PowerShell and Microsoft Graph APIs; eliminate manual operational tasks through workflow automation.
  • Create self-service capabilities where practical and build reporting and monitoring solutions to improve operational visibility.
  • Support the migration from ThinOS devices to Windows IoT platforms; develop and maintain IoT endpoint management standards.
  • Collaborate with business and engineering teams on endpoint modernization efforts.
  • Create configuration and security standards for shared and kiosk-style devices.
  • Assist with lifecycle management of modern endpoint hardware.
  • Act as a technical lead for Modern Workplace technologies and maintain engineering documentation, SOPs, and operational runbooks.
  • Provide technical guidance to operations and support teams.
  • Partner with Microsoft and vendors on platform enhancements and drive initiatives to improve stability, security, and automation.
Requirements
  • Expert-level Microsoft Intune administration and engineering.
  • Strong experience designing and managing Windows 365 Cloud PC environments.
  • Extensive experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
  • Advanced PowerShell scripting capabilities.
  • Experience leveraging Microsoft Graph API for automation and reporting.
  • Strong understanding of Windows endpoint lifecycle management.
  • Experience with application packaging, deployment, and software lifecycle management.
  • Knowledge of configuration profiles, compliance policies, and security baselines.
  • Support experience with Windows 10 and Windows 11 enterprise environments.
  • Familiarity with Conditional Access and Zero Trust principles.
  • Knowledge of endpoint security controls and Microsoft Defender technologies.
  • Ability to automate manual operational processes through scripting and orchestration.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across endpoint, identity, and cloud-managed environments.
Preferred Technical Experience
  • Windows IoT Enterprise administration and engineering.
  • Thin client migration initiatives.
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops administration.
  • Citrix endpoint-to-Cloud PC migration projects.
  • Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
  • Azure Automation, Logic Apps, and Power Platform integrations.
  • Microsoft Endpoint Analytics and Autopilot deployment.
  • Infrastructure-as-Code concepts.
  • Automation frameworks and workflow engineering.

For applications and inquiries, contact:View email address on click.appcast.io

Vacancy posted 7 hours ago
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