Senior Unified Endpoint Management Engineer

Nowges; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 145,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nowges is seeking a Senior Unified Endpoint Management Engineer to lead design, deployment, and optimization of Microsoft Intune and cloud-based device management at Fort Meade, MD. You will migrate MECM/AD-joined endpoints to Azure AD–joined, Intune-managed devices, driving secure, scalable enterprise endpoints.

You will collaborate across engineering, security, and operations to implement policies, provisioning, and modernization while ensuring compliance and robust endpoint security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 2+ years of experience (additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree)
• Proven experience implementing and administering Microsoft Intune, including endpoint enrollment, configuration, and migration.
• Hands‑on experience packaging, testing, and deploying Windows applications using Microsoft Intune.
• Strong proficiency in PowerShell scripting to automate administrative tasks, streamline deployments, and troubleshoot endpoint issues.
• Experience collaborating directly with customers, end users, and stakeholders to gather requirements, provide project updates, and deliver technical solutions.
• Excellent communication, organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Working knowledge of Atlassian tools, including Jira and Confluence, for project tracking, documentation, and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and deployment of Microsoft Intune solutions aligned with enterprise security, compliance, and user experience requirements
• Drive endpoint modernization efforts, including migration from MECM and traditional AD-joined devices to Azure AD–joined and Intune-managed environments
• Develop and manage Intune policies and configurations, including compliance policies, configuration profiles, and application deployment strategies
• Package, deploy, and lifecycle-manage applications in Intune, emphasizing automation, version control, and end-user experience
• Architect and implement Windows 10/11 provisioning and deployment solutions using Intune, Autopilot, Enrollment Status Page (ESP), and modern provisioning techniques
• Configure and optimize Windows Update for Business (WUfB) to ensure secure, reliable, and timely OS patching
• Collaborate with infrastructure and identity teams to translate and modernize Group Policy Objects (GPOs) into Intune-based controls (Settings Catalog, ADMX-backed policies)
• Partner with Active Directory and MECM/SCCM teams to ensure coexistence strategies and migration readiness
• Integrate Intune with the broader Microsoft 365 ecosystem, including Defender for Endpoint, Conditional Access, and Zero Trust security models
• Implement and enforce endpoint security best practices, including encryption, endpoint protection, compliance baselines, and data loss prevention
• Support security operations by monitoring endpoint-related incidents and integrating telemetry with SIEM/SOC workflows
• Identify opportunities to optimize endpoint management processes, recommending improvements and driving adoption of modern management capabilities
• Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, configuration standards, and migration strategies

Skills

PowerShell scripting

Microsoft Intune

Endpoint management

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree with 4+ years experience

Master's degree with 2+ years experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Active Directory

MECM/SCCM

Windows Autopilot

Job description

Nowges is seeking a Senior Unified Endpoint Management Engineer to lead design, deployment, and optimization of Microsoft Intune and cloud-based device management at Fort Meade, MD. You will migrate MECM/AD-joined endpoints to Azure AD–joined, Intune-managed devices, driving secure, scalable enterprise endpoints.

You will collaborate across engineering, security, and operations to implement policies, provisioning, and modernization while ensuring compliance and robust endpoint security.