Technical Lead - (Desktop Migration)
Lead the transition. Shape the delivery. Make an impact.
Talent International is partnering with a Queensland Government organisation to recruit an experienced Technical Lead / Desktop Migration Lead for a significant workplace technology transition.
You’ll take ownership of moving users, workstations and desktop services from a legacy environment into an established managed digital workplace. Combining hands-on technical expertise with delivery leadership, you’ll turn migration requirements into practical deployment plans, coordinate technical teams and ensure users are supported throughout the transition.
This role will suit someone who has led complex desktop migrations and enjoys working through the technical detail while keeping people, risks and delivery milestones on track.
About the role
You’ll lead the desktop migration workstream across Brisbane CBD and regional locations, taking it from discovery and pilot preparation through to staged deployments and operational acceptance.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Plan the migration: Assess users, devices, applications, profiles and dependencies, then develop deployment plans covering sequencing, logistics, business readiness and rollback options.
- Lead technical delivery: Coordinate and execute workstation migrations involving domain and Entra ID transitions, Intune/MECM management, SOE deployment, device rebuilds and profile migration.
- Bring teams together: Coordinate onsite and remote desktop technicians, floor walkers and third-party support through deployment and hypercare.
- Confirm readiness: Work with identity, infrastructure, networking, security and application teams to resolve dependencies before each migration wave.
- Control cutovers: Maintain runbooks, testing evidence, readiness dashboards and go/no-go checkpoints, ensuring risks and critical issues are addressed before proceeding.
- Deliver a successful handover: Oversee post-migration support, defect ownership, ServiceNow records, knowledge transfer and asset reconciliation before formal acceptance into ongoing operations.
About you
You’re a technically capable delivery lead who can move confidently between troubleshooting migration issues, coordinating deployment teams and communicating with business stakeholders.
You’ll bring:
- Proven experience leading enterprise desktop migrations, SOE transitions or large-scale workstation deployments.
- Strong hands-on experience with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Intune and MECM/SCCM.
- Practical knowledge of device provisioning, rebuilds, user profile migration, application access and endpoint security baselines.
- Experience planning pilots, deployment waves, cutovers and rollback procedures across multiple sites.
- An understanding of dependencies such as authentication, Wi-Fi, printing, VPN and remote access.
- The ability to coordinate technical resources, manage delivery risks and communicate clearly with technical and business teams.
- Experience producing migration documentation and managing hypercare and operational handover.
Experience with ForensIT profile migration and ServiceNow will also be relevant.
What’s on offer?
- Up to $1,045 per day including super, depending on experience.
- An initial six-month contract until 14 May 2027.
- Ownership of a substantial migration workstream, with involvement across the full delivery lifecycle.
- A hands-on leadership opportunity spanning Microsoft workplace technologies, identity and endpoint management.
- Cross-functional collaboration with specialists across Modern Workplace, infrastructure, networking, security and service management.
- Visible outcomes, helping users transition smoothly into their new digital workplace.
Ready to lead the migration?
Apply now with your latest CV, highlighting the desktop migrations you’ve led, your Microsoft workplace expertise and your experience coordinating technical delivery.
For a confidential discussion, contact Ray at ray.stewart@talentinternational.com