Senior MS SCCM System Administrator

We are looking for a Senior MS SCCM System Administrator for a 12+ Months contract position. Please send your updated resume. 
 Job Description:
Position: Senior MS SCCM System Administrator
Location: 100% remote
Duration: 12 months with possible extension
Client: Direct 
 
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works under limited supervision in the administration, designing, deployment, 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 CIO and IT team.

• Develops technical documentation following agency policies; CJIS security guidance; state security standards.

 ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

• Understanding of hardware and software inventory

• Skilled experience in MECM/SCCM hierarchy (CAS, 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 soe and imaging tools

 REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK 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, user, group, Entra AD/ADDC hybrid

 PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK 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