Desktop Engineer

This is a contract position based in Oklahoma City, OK, with fully remote work.

About the role

The M&A Desktop Engineer is responsible for hands-on discovery, planning, migration, and stabilization of acquired company infrastructure, messaging, and Microsoft 365 services into the client's environment. This role focuses on server discovery, migration runbooks, Exchange Online migrations, tenant-to-tenant migration activities, mail routing, SMTP relay migration, storage, Azure, Active Directory, DNS, and related infrastructure services.

This position is intended for an Engineer I contractor who can perform technical discovery, execute defined migration tasks, document runbooks, coordinate with internal teams, and provide stabilization support after migration cutovers.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure discovery for acquired companies, including servers, storage, cloud services, Active Directory, DNS, messaging, and Microsoft 365 tenants.
• Develop and maintain migration runbooks, checklists, technical inventories, and cutover documentation.
• Execute server and workload migration activities involving VMware, Azure, Windows Server, storage systems, and, when present, Linux servers.
• Assess Linux servers sufficiently to determine how required data or services should be transitioned into the environment.
• Support Hyper-V environments when present, with VMware and Azure experience considered more critical.
• Support Exchange Online migrations, Hybrid Exchange scenarios, mail routing changes, tenant-to-tenant migrations, and SMTP relay migrations.
• Assist with Microsoft 365 tenant consolidation activities in coordination with the End User Migration contractor.
• Evaluate acquired Active Directory environments and support domain trust or connectivity requirements when needed.
• Coordinate with HR and identity teams when new users are created through standard onboarding processes.
• Assist with identity migration activities when required by the acquisition plan.
• Support Teams and SharePoint migration activities in coordination with the End User Migration contractor.
• Troubleshoot migration-related infrastructure and messaging issues and coordinate escalation with internal teams.
• Provide post-migration stabilization and support for approximately 30-60 days after each acquisition cutover.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with infrastructure migration, server administration, or systems integration projects.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, mail routing, SMTP relay, and tenant migration concepts.
• Experience documenting server inventories, dependencies, migration tasks, and cutover plans.
• Ability to troubleshoot Windows Server, DNS, Active Directory, Azure, and storage-related migration issues.
• Ability to coordinate with internal teams while executing assigned hands-on migration work.
• Ability to communicate technical risks, dependencies, and blockers clearly.

Skills

• VMware
• Microsoft Azure
• Windows Server Management
• Active Directory
• DNS
• Storage systems (NAS primarily, SAN secondarily)
• Exchange Online
• Hybrid Exchange
• Tenant-to-tenant migrations
• Mail routing and SMTP relay
• Microsoft 365 administration
• Basic Linux administration
• PowerShell automation
• Technical runbook development
• Microsoft Office
• Windows 10

Preferred Experience

• Administration in VMware
• Windows Server administration
• Identity migration support
• M&A infrastructure discovery

Pay

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $60.00 per hour.

Benefits

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental, and vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)