SCCM to Intune Migration Architect

Cognizant; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced SCCM & Intune Migration Engineer to drive enterprise endpoint modernization. You will assess current SCCM/MECM environments, design migration strategies, and lead co-management and cloud-based device management initiatives.

You will collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Azure, Active Directory/Entra ID, Networking, and Service Desk teams to deliver secure, scalable endpoint management solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years 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 Entra ID, Hybrid Join, Conditional Access, and Azure services.
• Experience architecting 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 Defender for Endpoint, endpoint security, compliance, and Zero Trust.
• 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 and related operations.
• Develop and execute migration strategy from SCCM/MECM to Intune and cloud-based management.
• Design target-state endpoint management architecture using Intune, Entra ID, Autopilot, CA, Defender.
• Configure & manage SCCM-Intune Co-management and oversee workload transitions.
• Lead migration of configurations, policies, apps, scripts, and security controls to Intune.
• Implement Entra ID Join/Hybrid Join and Windows Autopilot for modern provisioning.
• Perform compatibility assessments and remediation for aging apps.
• Plan pilot deployments, waves, and migrations with minimal business disruption.
• Establish governance, risk management, and success metrics for migration.
• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and exec status reports for progress and risks.
• Create runbooks, SOPs, migration procedures, and handover materials.
• Collaborate across Infrastructure, Security, Azure, Networking, Service Desk, and App teams.
• Lead knowledge transfer, hypercare, and post-migration stabilization.
• Develop and execute SCCM infrastructure rationalization and decommissioning plans.

Skills

SCCM/MECM

Microsoft Intune

Entra ID / Azure

Windows Autopilot

PowerShell

Application packaging

Microsoft Defender

SCCM-Intune Co-management

Migration leadership

Communication skills

Tools

SCCM/MECM

Microsoft Intune

Azure / Entra ID

Windows Autopilot

Microsoft Defender

PowerShell

Conditional Access

End-user device management tooling

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced SCCM & Intune Migration Engineer to drive enterprise endpoint modernization. You will assess current SCCM/MECM environments, design migration strategies, and lead co-management and cloud-based device management initiatives.

You will collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Azure, Active Directory/Entra ID, Networking, and Service Desk teams to deliver secure, scalable endpoint management solutions.