Remote SCCM to Intune Migration Architect

Cognizant; Helena (MT); Remote; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a SCCM & Intune Migration Engineer to lead enterprise endpoint modernization and migrate from SCCM/MECM to Intune and cloud‑based management.

You will assess current infrastructure, design migration strategies, implement co‑management, and collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Azure, AD/Entra ID, and Service Desk teams to deliver secure, scalable endpoint services.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise endpoint management and workplace technology environments.
• Strong expertise with Microsoft SCCM/MECM, Microsoft Intune, and SCCM‑Intune Co‑management.
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Hybrid Join, Conditional Access, and Azure services.
• Experience architecting and implementing Windows Autopilot and modern endpoint management solutions.
• Strong PowerShell scripting, automation, and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with application packaging, deployment, software distribution, and patch management.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, endpoint security, compliance, and Zero Trust principles.
• Experience leading large‑scale SCCM‑to‑Intune migration or endpoint modernization initiatives.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, documentation, and solution design skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess existing SCCM/MECM environments, including infrastructure, device management, application deployment, software updates, compliance policies, security controls, and operational processes.
• Develop and execute the migration strategy and roadmap for transitioning from SCCM/MECM to Microsoft Intune and cloud-based endpoint management.
• Design the target-state endpoint management architecture leveraging Microsoft Intune, Entra ID, Windows Autopilot, Conditional Access, Defender, and related cloud technologies.
• Configure and manage SCCM-Intune Co-management and oversee the transition of endpoint management workloads from SCCM to Intune.
• Lead the migration of device configurations, compliance policies, security baselines, applications, scripts, software updates, and endpoint security controls to Intune.
• Implement Entra ID Join/Hybrid Join and Windows Autopilot solutions to support modern device provisioning.
• Perform application compatibility assessments and remediation strategies.
• Plan and execute pilot deployments, migration waves, and phased device migrations with minimal disruption.
• Establish migration governance, standards, risk management processes, and success metrics.
• Develop KPI reporting, migration dashboards, and executive-status reporting.
• Create architecture documentation, runbooks, SOPs, migration procedures, rollback plans, and handover materials.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Azure, Network, Service Desk, Desktop Engineering, and Applications teams.
• Lead knowledge transfer, post-migration hypercare, stabilization, and transition activities for support teams.
• Develop and execute SCCM infrastructure rationalization and decommissioning plans.

Skills

SCCM/MECM

Intune

Co-management

Entra ID

Hybrid Join

Azure services

Windows Autopilot

PowerShell

App packaging

Endpoint security

Zero Trust

Migration leadership

Communication

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a SCCM & Intune Migration Engineer to lead enterprise endpoint modernization and migrate from SCCM/MECM to Intune and cloud‑based management.

You will assess current infrastructure, design migration strategies, implement co‑management, and collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Azure, AD/Entra ID, and Service Desk teams to deliver secure, scalable endpoint services.