Senior Platform Engineer - Microsoft

• Compensation: USD 145,000 - USD 155,000 - yearly

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This isa remote position open to candidates anywhere in the United States.
Remote candidates must be available to work Pacific Time Zone hours
. Candidates based in the greater Seattle area willworka hybrid remote/in-office schedule from our casual, pet-friendly office at least 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday).

The Microsoft Platform Engineer serves as the technical SME and solution owner for our Microsoft 365 E5 and endpoint management ecosystem. This role will own the design, implementation, optimization, administer, and operational maturity of Microsoft 365 Apps (Exchange, Teams, Defender, Purview, Insights etc.), Intune, SCCM, application catalog services, endpoint compliance, and cloud patch management.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer who can operate as both an implementer and strategic solution provider. This person will help modernize endpoint management, improve application delivery, strengthen patch compliance, optimize Microsoft E5 capabilities, and create a better user experience across the organization. This role will work closely with Infrastructure, Service Desk, Security, Compliance, and business teams to deliver secure, scalable, and efficient Microsoft platform services.

Key Responsibilities

Microsoft 365 E5 Platform Ownership

• Serve as the technical SME and principal engineer for Microsoft 365 E5 services, with a focus on core productivity and collaboration platforms
• Own the engineering, configuration, governance, and operational support of Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook,Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, One Drive, SharePoint, and related Microsoft 365 services
• Evaluate existing Microsoft 365 E5 capabilities and identify opportunities to improve adoption, security, automation, compliance, and cost efficiency
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand productivity needs and translate them into secure, scalable Microsoft platform solutions
• Develop standards, best practices, and platform governance for Microsoft 365 service configuration and usage
• Act as an advocate for Microsoft 365 capabilities by educating teams on available tools, features, and productivity opportunities

Endpoint Management: SCCM, Intune, and Co-Management

• Engineer, administer, and optimize Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Configuration Manager/SCCM environments
• Lead endpoint management modernization efforts, including migration from traditional SCCM-heavy models to cloud-first or co-managed endpoint strategies
• Design and manage device compliance policies, configuration profiles, security baselines, endpoint restrictions, and conditional access integrations
• Develop and maintain Windows device enrollment, provisioning, Autopilot, and lifecycle management processes
• Manage endpoint standards for corporate devices, virtual desktops, remote users, and shared workstations
• Ensure endpoint management practices align with security, compliance, audit, and operational support requirements
• Provide Tier 3/engineering-level support for endpoint management escalations

Application Packaging, Deployment, and App Catalog

• Own the enterprise application catalog strategy for Microsoft-managed endpoints
• Package, test, deploy, and maintain business applications through Intune, SCCM, Company Portal, and other approved distribution mechanisms
• Develop application deployment standards, including detection rules, dependency management, rollback procedures, and user communication processes
• Partner with Service Desk and Application Support teams to ensure cataloged applications are current, accurate, supportable, and easy for users to access
• Establish repeatable intake, testing, approval, and publishing processes for new applications
• Monitor application deployment success rates, failures, remediation actions, and user adoption
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual installs, improve self-service, and streamline application lifecycle management

Cloud Patch Management and Endpoint Security Operations

• Design and implement modern patch management strategies using Intune, Windows Update for Business, Autopatch, SCCM, and related Microsoft technologies
• Own patch…