Microsoft Enterprise Architect – Intune SME

Overview

Design and oversee implementation of complex enterprise technology solutions using Microsoft products and services, aligning business goals with technology strategy in support of the SEC ISS2 contract.

What you'll do

• Translate complex business and functional requirements into technical blueprints covering security, availability, and cost optimization.
• Architect and manage enterprise IT systems across server, platform, storage, and cloud domains.
• Define scalable, resilient target-state designs and transitional architectures for hybrid environments.
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation, standards, and technical decision artifacts.
• Identify, assess, and recommend technologies that meet defined technical and business requirements.
• Lead and execute proofs of concept, pilots, and demos to validate feasibility, risk, and operational fit.
• Guide modernization efforts across virtualization, cloud integration, and enterprise infrastructure transformation.
• Act as trusted advisor and primary technical point of contact between clients, internal teams, and leadership.
• Provide technical leadership to multi-discipline teams in enterprise environments.
• Establish architecture requirements for monitoring, alerting, incident response, and operational visibility.
• Support root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement tied to SLA and performance objectives.
• Ensure designs are supportable in 24x7x365 operations, including change/release coordination and lifecycle management.
• Provide technical leadership for system integration, scalability, and security architecture across multi-vendor platforms.
• Embed security controls and compliance requirements into infrastructure and platform designs.
• Ensure architectural approaches support FISMA-aligned controls, vulnerability remediation, and secure configuration baselines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align technical solutions with SEC policy, risk, and operational governance.

What you'll need

• US citizenship required; must meet contract requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required).
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field and 10+ years of relevant experience engineering and architecting enterprise IT systems; 4 years of experience can be used in lieu of a BS.
• Proven experience managing endpoints with Microsoft Intune, including PCs and mobile devices.
• Demonstrated experience translating functional requirements into enterprise technical solutions and leading integration/scalability efforts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate certification or equivalent.
• Technical skills: enterprise infrastructure design and architecture; virtualization and cloud integration architecture; system integration and scalability architecture; security architecture for enterprise platforms; technology evaluation, POC/pilot execution, and solution validation; cross-functional technical leadership and stakeholder communication.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting U.S. federal IT environments with FISMA/NIST/OMB compliance requirements.
• Experience architecting or supporting observability platforms and enterprise monitoring integrations in large environments.
• Hands-on experience with container platforms and automation frameworks (e.g., OpenShift, Kubernetes, Ansible, GitOps toolchains).
• Experience leading architecture initiatives in 24x7x365 enterprise operations organizations.
• Prior support to SEC or similarly regulated financial-sector federal agencies.
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert.
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate.
• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert.
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional.
• TOGAF (or equivalent enterprise architecture certification).

Details

• Location: Telework / Remote.
• Candidates must keep camera on during interviews, and identity photos will be taken if an offer is extended.
• May require participation in on-call or surge support depending on operational needs.
• Pay range: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00.