Technology Consultant MECM
$101.8k - $207.6k/yr
Mid
Bachelor's
Reston, VA, USA
In Person
IT OperationsSystem Administration
No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Business, or a related field and at least 3 years of leadership experience in a relevant business area, or equivalent experience.
- Must hold an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with polygraph.
- Must meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements before offer and after hire; clearance verification is required before an offer.
- Must pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
- U.S. citizenship is required and will be verified due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders during pre-sales by understanding business and security requirements and providing industry and technical input or solution offerings to help shape deals.
- Support drafting proposals and statements of work.
- Provide input on staffing and skill requirements, ensuring subject-matter expert involvement to define security capacity for delivery teams.
- Identify opportunities to expand or accelerate adoption and consumption of cloud and Microsoft technologies.
- Help scale business with existing customers by articulating value propositions of strategic Microsoft products, including security, and developing new domain offerings.
- Drive innovation and digital transformation and ensure use of existing intellectual property.
- Leverage or modify intellectual property, create repeatable content where applicable, provide feedback on managed intellectual property, report intellectual property gaps, review material for harvesting and curation, and ensure it is logged for consumption.
- Improve Industry Solutions offerings and collaborate with portfolio and solution teams by providing feedback.
- Complete operational readiness tasks accurately and on time, adhering to security standards through Delivery Compliance, Privacy, and Security.
- Follow Microsoft policies, compliance requirements, and procedures, including authorization policy, standards of business conduct, labor logging, expenses, and travel guidelines.
- Guide team members on operational tasks, readiness, and compliance.
- Learn technologies or services based on business demands and industry trends and evaluate their impact on security posture.
- Review the Industry Solutions Delivery Learning Portfolio for Security to deepen understanding of security considerations; obtain relevant accreditations and certifications as advised by domain leadership.
- Identify certifications and readiness plans with World Wide Learning; lead or participate in technical communities and conduct training sessions to promote technologies or offerings when available.
- Mentor team members and advise stakeholders by providing thought leadership, articulating solution value, and explaining business strategy outcomes.
- Follow the capacity process outlined by the Resource, Insights, Capacity, and Capability team and keep tools updated with skills and availability.
- Participate in project planning and develop project documents by identifying risks and dependencies.
- Communicate the business value of planned solutions to customers and partners.
- Identify technical, business, and security risks in programs and propose mitigations.
- Assist project managers and architects in preparing steering committee materials.
- Manage schedule and communicate with project leads; generate and deliver a Work Breakdown Structure.
- Manage executive-level customer, partner, and stakeholder relationships to identify satisfaction or dissatisfaction drivers, determine root causes, and establish recovery actions.
- Work with the account team to ensure a One Microsoft approach and share lessons learned with the workgroup and consultant community.
- Implement solutions and provide oversight and leadership on cross-domain workstreams while following Industry Solutions processes and security initiatives; align solutions with architectural intent.
- Lead customer and partner meetings to understand business needs and map requirements to Microsoft technology adoption and optimization, prioritizing security and engaging relevant stakeholders.
- Manage escalations, analyze situations, and coordinate resources to resolve issues while following delivery practices, considering cost implications, maintaining a security-first mindset, and engaging internal and external stakeholders as needed.
Desired Qualifications
- Technical certifications relevant to the domain or service line, such as Azure or Modern Work.
- Delivery certification, such as Security+.
- Advanced expertise in Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM), formerly System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), including architecture, administration, and optimization.
- Experience with enterprise operating system deployment, software distribution, patch management, compliance reporting, PowerShell automation, and hybrid MECM/Intune environments, including supporting complex classified federal community networks while maintaining strict security and compliance standards.
- Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale operating system deployment solutions and endpoint lifecycle management processes.
- Strong knowledge of software packaging, application deployment, patch management, vulnerability remediation, and compliance reporting.
- Experience integrating MECM with Microsoft Intune and supporting modern endpoint management strategies in hybrid environments.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex endpoint management issues across large, distributed enterprise environments.
- Experience supporting classified, government, defense, intelligence community, or other highly regulated environments with stringent security and compliance requirements.
- Familiarity with Windows endpoint security baselines, Zero Trust principles, and federal cybersecurity frameworks.
- Knowledge of PowerShell automation and scripting to improve operational efficiency and endpoint management processes.
- Experience collaborating with infrastructure, security, and operations teams to deliver secure and reliable endpoint services.
- Relevant Microsoft certifications in endpoint management, Windows administration, or Microsoft cloud technologies.
About the company
Microsoft builds workplace software, operating systems and cloud infrastructure for consumers, businesses and government agencies, from small organizations to global enterprises. Microsoft 365 combines Word and Excel with Teams communication and Copilot AI features, while Windows runs PCs and Surface supplies the company's own computers. Azure rents computing capacity, storage and databases to build and run web applications. Microsoft also sells Xbox consoles and games, collecting revenue through software licenses, subscriptions, usage charges and product sales. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington
Founded
1975
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Company Match
- Professional Development Budget
- Conference Attendance Budget
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Options