Modern Workplace Engineer

System One; Merrifield (VA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

System One is seeking an IT Engineer to lead a hybrid contract role in Merrifield, VA. You will drive modernization from Citrix VDI to Windows 365 Cloud PCs and IoT endpoints, focusing on provisioning, image strategy, and lifecycle management.

You will automate with PowerShell and Graph APIs, manage Intune configurations, and implement Zero Trust security baselines. Strong collaboration with architecture and security teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Expert-level 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 using Microsoft Graph API for automation and reporting.
• Knowledge of endpoint security controls and Defender technologies.
• Familiar with Conditional Access and Zero Trust principles.

Responsibilities

• Support transition from Citrix VDI to Windows 365 Cloud PCs and IoT endpoints.
• Design, build, and maintain Windows 365 Cloud PC environments and provisioning standards.
• Develop Cloud PC image strategy and lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with architecture and security teams on future-state Cloud PC capabilities.
• Engineer and maintain Intune profiles, policies, and security baselines.
• Lead troubleshooting for endpoint management platforms and automate tasks.
• Create self-service capabilities and reporting for operational visibility.
• Partner with Microsoft and vendors to drive stability, security, and automation.

Skills

Intune administration

Windows 365 Cloud PC design

Azure Active Directory

PowerShell scripting

Graph API automation

Endpoint security controls

Conditional Access

Zero Trust

Job description

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.

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