Senior Systems Integration Specialist

Overview: A prominent organization is currently seeking a skilled IT Architect to join their team. This is a remote position that requires a minimum of 8-10 years' experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement the integration of clients in deployment and update infrastructures for Windows 10 Enterprise ('Long Term Servicing Branch' (LTSB)) within a closed network - conception of the technical protection of the Windows 10 LTSB clients.
• Plan and design the migration of approximately 1600 Windows 7 clients into the new infrastructure.
• Distribute the clients across Germany and few sites through small network bandwidths.
• Migrate scripts for initial inclusion in the AD domain and configure Cisco AnyConnect VPN tunnels on Windows 10 LTSB.
• Migrate clients from a Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory domain to a Windows Server 2016 Active Directory domain.
• Migrate from Windows 7 to Windows 10 LTSB.
• Implement migration steps in cooperation with the support team.
• Create a rollout concept for approximately 650 clients with a very short changeover period.
• Independently define and maintain target images for software, system, and solution architectures required to operationalize business requirements for new services or expansion of existing services.
• Coordinate software, system, and solution design in IT projects of the project portfolio and project management in compliance with guidelines and standards of the solution architecture and higher-level IT enterprise architecture as well as technical security architecture.
• Identify optimization potentials of IT processes from an architectural point of view (cost reduction, quality increase, process rationalization, and standardization).
• Review and evaluate IT processes for inconsistencies, redundancies, and dependencies to ensure a consistent IT process architecture.
• Accelerate standards in IT systems and IT processes as well as recognize and develop automation potentials.
• Ensure regular reporting to team leaders on work progress, risks, and issues.
• Participate in all relevant working groups including independent preparation and presentations and decision templates.
• Ensure a transfer of knowledge.
• Perform the role of contact person for customers, departments, and teams in the area of responsibility.
• Advise customers on new products, features, innovations, and their implementation/solution options.
• Design new Windows client releases for various application areas such as office, production, trade fairs, and events.
• Plan, design, and develop group-wide client management and software distribution (Microsoft Endpoint Manager).

Requirements:

• Experience in delivering applications across on-premises and cloud-native infrastructures.
• Experience in designing and further developing MECM architecture using distribution points/site servers.
• In-depth knowledge of the design, consulting, and implementation of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and Intune (Microsoft Endpoint Manager).
• Solid knowledge in the development of client releases in complex IT landscapes.
• Relevant experience in dealing with Windows 10 in the enterprise environment (administration, Windows Installer, features, services, GPO, automation).
• Good knowledge of operating systems, networks, servers, Internet, and end devices.
• Proven capabilities in modeling application and system architectures as well as ability to visualize technical concepts and translate them into integrated systems.
• Possession of ITIL Foundation V3 and Microsoft MCTS certificates desirable.
• Very good English skills required, spoken and written.

Benefits:

• This is a remote job.

Others:

• Opportunity to work on complex IT projects.