SCCM to Intune Migration Engineer — Remote

Cognizant

Dover (DE)

Remote

USD 100,000 - 115,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

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 and lead migrations from SCCM/MECM to Microsoft Intune and cloud-based endpoint management.

You will design migration strategies, implement co-management, and collaborate across Infrastructure, Security, Azure, AD/Entra ID, Networking, 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, Microsoft Entra ID, Windows Autopilot, Conditional Access, Microsoft Defender, and related Microsoft 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 Microsoft Entra ID Join/Hybrid Join and Windows Autopilot solutions to support modern device provisioning and lifecycle management.
Perform application compatibility assessments and develop remediation strategies for applications requiring modernization or repackaging.
Plan and execute pilot deployments, migration waves, and phased device migrations while minimizing business disruption and operational risk.
Establish migration governance, standards, risk management processes, and success metrics to support enterprise migration objectives.
Develop KPI reporting, migration dashboards, and executive‑level status reporting to track migration progress, compliance, risks, and operational readiness.
Create architecture documentation, solution designs, runbooks, SOPs, migration procedures, rollback plans, and operational handover materials.
Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Azure, Network, Service Desk, Desktop Engineering, and Application teams throughout the migration lifecycle.
Lead knowledge transfer, post‑migration hypercare, operational stabilization, and transition activities for support teams.
Develop and execute SCCM infrastructure rationalization and decommissioning plans following successful migration completion.