Senior Microsoft Platform Engineer — Identity & Intune

Jensenhughes; United States; On-site; USD 125,600 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Healthcare coverage

Competitive rewards package

Job summary

Jensen Hughes is seeking a Senior Microsoft Platform Engineer to own and manage the Microsoft ecosystem, focusing on 365 administration, endpoint management, and identity services. The role collaborates with Infrastructure, InfoSec, and Service Desk to maintain a secure, compliant environment.

Responsibilities include patch management, Defender administration, and automation via PowerShell, with opportunities to shape enterprise-wide security and IT operations.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of Microsoft infrastructure experience.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft 365, Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Intune and Group Policy.
• Strong enterprise patch management experience.
• Microsoft Defender administration.
• Strong PowerShell scripting.
• Experience supporting enterprise Microsoft environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer Microsoft 365 apps (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive).
• Manage Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, and Group Policy.
• Handle Microsoft 365 licensing and tenant configuration.
• Manage Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA, PIM, RBAC and user lifecycle.
• Lead enterprise Windows patch management for workstations and servers.
• Develop deployment rings, testing, rollback and validation processes.
• Monitor compliance and coordinate remediation with Infra and InfoSec.
• Administer Defender technologies and improve Secure Score.
• Support CMMC, NIST environments.
• Develop PowerShell automation and standardize administration.
• Partner with Infrastructure, InfoSec, Enterprise Applications and Service Desk teams to provide Tier 3 support.

Skills

PowerShell scripting

Microsoft 365 administration

Windows Server administration

Active Directory / Entra ID

Endpoint management

Security & compliance awareness

Enterprise patch management

Tools

MECM / SCCM

Azure administration

Windows Autopilot

Microsoft Defender

Job description

Jensen Hughes is seeking a Senior Microsoft Platform Engineer to own and manage the Microsoft ecosystem, focusing on 365 administration, endpoint management, and identity services. The role collaborates with Infrastructure, InfoSec, and Service Desk to maintain a secure, compliant environment.

Responsibilities include patch management, Defender administration, and automation via PowerShell, with opportunities to shape enterprise-wide security and IT operations.