Senior Azure & Intune Engineer — Remote Contractor

Cayuse Holdings; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 156,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Cayuse Holdings is seeking a Sr Microsoft Engineer to design, deploy, and support Azure, Intune, and Microsoft 365 environments for enterprise IT. This remote US role focuses on cloud adoption, security, and modernization across Windows Server, AD, and endpoint management.

Candidates should have 5+ years of Microsoft enterprise experience, Azure administration expertise, and strong scripting skills. This contract role offers flexible scheduling and remote collaboration with US teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related field required.
• 5+ years of experience supporting Microsoft enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure administration and services.
• Experience administering Intune and Endpoint Manager.
• Expertise with Microsoft 365 administration and troubleshooting.
• Experience with AD, GP, DNS, DHCP, and Windows Server.
• PowerShell scripting and automation proficiency.
• Solid networking, security, and identity management knowledge.
• Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Microsoft Azure infrastructure and cloud services.
• Manage Azure VMs, VNets, Storage, Azure AD, and security services.
• Monitor cloud resources for performance, availability, and cost efficiency.
• Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Administer and support Microsoft Intune and Endpoint Manager environments.
• Configure device compliance policies, profiles, and app deployments.
• Manage Windows Autopilot provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Ensure endpoint security, patching, and device compliance.
• Manage Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive.
• Support identity and access management via Azure AD and Entra ID.
• Implement Conditional Access, MFA, and Zero Trust security principles.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Project management

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Intune

Endpoint Manager

Microsoft 365

Active Directory

Group Policy

DNS

DHCP

PowerShell

Azure AD

Defender/Sentinel

VMware/Hyper-V

Azure Virtual Desktop

Azure Networking

Job description

Cayuse Holdings is seeking a Sr Microsoft Engineer to design, deploy, and support Azure, Intune, and Microsoft 365 environments for enterprise IT. This remote US role focuses on cloud adoption, security, and modernization across Windows Server, AD, and endpoint management.

Candidates should have 5+ years of Microsoft enterprise experience, Azure administration expertise, and strong scripting skills. This contract role offers flexible scheduling and remote collaboration with US teams.