RQ00748 -Systems Administrator/Operations Support Specialist - Intermediate

MSP Notes

Shortlist Date: 2026-10-29, 2:00pm

Must Haves: (Certifications are highly preferred)

1. Automation and Scripting - Develop PowerShell, Python, Bash, or other scripts. Automate server maintenance, patching, monitoring, backups, and deployments. Intune Windows 11 Support/Updates - Advanced Endpoint Support, Microsoft 365
2. Entra ID
3. Intune
4. Windows 11 Support/Updates - Advanced Endpoint Support
5. PowerShell, Bash scripting
6. SharePoint & Teams

Location: Onsite - 5 days

Public Sector Experience: Preferred

# of submissions/supplier: 1

Desktop Technologist and DevOPS/Cloud Engineer

Description

Project Description

We are migrating to the cloud and primarily use Microsoft applications. Desktop systems technologist will provide desk side end user support for all hardware, software and business applications, building machines and automate tasks as submitted through the Help Desk incident reporting systems.

1. Must Have: Automation and Scripting - Develop PowerShell, Python, Bash, or other scripts. Automate server maintenance, patching, monitoring, backups, and deployments. Intune Windows 11 Support/Updates - Advanced Endpoint Support, Microsoft 365
2. Entra ID
3. Intune
4. Windows 11 Support/Updates - Advanced Endpoint Support
5. PowerShell, Bash scripting
6. SharePoint & Teams

Improve operational efficiency.

Nice to have:

1. Defender
2. PowerShell, Bash scripting
3. SharePoint & Teams
4. Networking
5. Azure Fundamentals
6. Customer Service

Desirable certifications:

1. MD-102: Endpoint Administrator
2. SC-900: Security Fundamentals
3. AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals
4. MS-900: Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
5. Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)

Deliverables

Automate server maintenance, patching, monitoring, backups, and deployments. Automate scheduled updates via intune. Create vulnerability management and patching for endpoints. Create golden packages and push via intune. Complete Intune inventory, making sure all endpoints are updated and patching. Intune Windows 11 Support/Updates - Advanced Endpoint Support. Third party application patching. Setup SSO and Entra ID role and creation of accounts via automated scripts.

Other deliverables:

Microsoft Intune - UpToDate inventory

Windows 11 deployment and management

Windows Autopilot

Microsoft Entra ID

Device compliance policies

Endpoint security

Microsoft Defender integration

PowerShell automation

Microsoft 365 endpoint administration