SCCM Systems Administrator

Job Description

• Assess software patches and create recommended patch list with logical explanation in terms of compliance.


• Develop and optimize pre- and post- patching process to ensure proper implementation without any outages.


• Score each patch based on risks & opportunity to prioritize. Identify which patches are more valuable to the organization than others.


• Coordinate patch schedule with other teams such as patch team, infrastructure management, security operations, governance & risk. Communicate project and operational metrics.


• Assist in developing action plans, schedules, budgets, status, and metrics reports as well as other management communications intended to improve and enterprise patch management program.


• Must be able to create deployment patch packages using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM)


• Thorough testing of patches in a non-Production environment. Must be able to think ahead to avoid business outages based on the lab results.


• Develop and implement patch and vulnerability remediation process including package creation, testing, and deployment.


• Interact, meet, discuss, and troubleshoot issues with vendors; evaluate vendor products, services, and suggestions.


• Develop and document technical processes and procedures as needed.


• Operating System Deployment (OSD) support (PXE booting, Boot Images, Task Sequence configuration, etc.)


• Software distribution and patch management as well as building and deploying software packages to workstations


• Migrate BitLocker integration into Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager


• Addressing security vulnerabilities through comprehensive patch management and mass remediation


• Automated Software Package Deployment - Preparing standard software suites (Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader, etc.) for automated deployment using Microsoft SCCM. Tasks will include customization of files, building of configuration scripts, deployment testing, and package documentation

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years' experience supporting diverse IT systems, processes, or capabilities


• Five years of Information Technology Security Patch Management, at least 3 with large enterprise organizations


• Expert working knowledge and hands-on experience with SCCM Current Branch and excellent competency with other patching tools.


• Windows 10 Image and Deployment Knowledge - Strong knowledge of Windows 10 operating system, deployment practices, and new capabilities supporting provisioning, patching, and overall management of Windows 10 devices


• The ability to work closely with business and development and a thorough understanding of the balance between business and patch requirements


• Proficiency in scripting of packages, installation of patches, software, and configuration changes.


• Extensive hands-on experience automating SCCM processes through scripting using PowerShell


• SCCM Application package creation, distribution, and deployment through SCCM using the console as well as through PowerShell Scripting


• Desktop support experience - Highly skilled troubleshooting OS level stability and performance issues on desktop/laptop equipment

Tools

• SCCM package deployment


• SCCM Task sequences with MDT


• PowerShell


• PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit


• Batch Scripting


• Aiden


• 1E Tachyon

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