Senior Microsoft EUC Engineer

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The UVM Systems Architecture and Administration Team is recruiting for a Senior Microsoft EUC Engineer, also titled Senior Systems Engineer, with experience in Endpoint management within the Microsoft M365 ecosystem (Intune, Autopilot, and Entra/Azure).

• Administer Microsoft infrastructure services on multiple large-scale systems in a 24×7 production data center environment.
• Support cloud and on-premises Microsoft technologies such as Intune, Entra, Autopilot, Configuration Manager (formerly SCCM ), Active Directory, Windows Server systems, and other Microsoft services.
• Install, maintain, and modify Windows operating systems and components, and develop scripts (Power Shell) to maintain and enhance UVM systems.
• Engineer and support solutions for MDM improvements and help determine the future of Unified Endpoint Management solutions.
• Collaborate to evaluate and deploy next generation systems for management of university client devices, operating systems, software, and BYOD.
• Develop and support enhancements to EUC environments.
• Provide technical support for UVM’s VMware Horizon Virtual Desktop Infrastructure ( VDI ) environment, enhancing for academic needs as well as administrative access to sensitive data.
• Help manage UVM’s Apps Anywhere environment to ensure multiple software delivery methods meet campus needs, including the creation of Cloudpaging packages for streaming installation of applications to Windows computers, integrating virtual applications hosted in UVM’s VMware environment, and curating local downloadable installers for multiple operating systems and use cases.
• Work with Systems and Information Security staff to ensure secure and reliable on-premises and cloud services environments.
• Maintain a proactive security posture when evaluating and implementing technologies, responding quickly to mitigate emerging threats and keeping systems and applications updated.

• Five years of systems administration and scripting experience in a large-scale, complex Microsoft server environment. Bachelor’s degree or four additional years of experience to substitute for the degree.
• Expertise with EUC solutions, including MDM
  -based deployment, onboarding, patching, and policy.
• Expertise with Microsoft Windows Server and desktop operating systems and demonstrated ability to manage integrated Microsoft services in a highly available environment.
• Experience with scripting, including Power Shell.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra services.
• Configuration management, system and network debugging experience.
• Effective troubleshooting skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience administering Microsoft 365 services.

• Previous history of running complex managed workstation environments successfully.
• Experience with Microsoft Intune and Autopilot.
• Experience with Microsoft SCCM , MDT , or similar endpoint management and…