Senior MS SCCM Administrator with Windows Infrastructure - Fully REMOTE - Only EST resources can apply

Possibility for Extension: Yes Work Location: Fully Remote Candidate Location: No SC residency required. Open to candidates that currently live in Eastern time zone only. Daily Duties / Responsibilities: • 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 TECHINCAL REQUIREMENTS. • IMPROVE ENDPOINT COMPLIANCE, SECURITY POSTURE, AND OPERTIONAL EFFICIENCY BASED ON TECHNICAL NEEDS. • MONITOR PERFORMANCE OF MECM/SCCM INFRATRUCUTURE, 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 ENTRPRISE 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… Required Certifications/Trainings: Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Microsoft Azure Administrator Network+ • **These are preferred, not required Apply tot his job