Post by Regan Edwards

One of the clearest trends we’re seeing in the German market right now is the speed at which organisations are standardising around Entra ID, Intune, and modern endpoint management as the foundation of their cloud security strategy. As a team we’ve filled multiple highly specialised roles in the last few months across this exact space, and the consistency of demand is telling a much bigger story than individual hiring spikes. From daily conversations with German enterprises, a few things are becoming very clear: 🔐 Identity is being treated as infrastructure, not a service Entra ID is no longer sitting under “IAM teams” — it’s becoming part of core platform engineering. Ownership is shifting closer to cloud infrastructure and security architecture teams. 🧱 Endpoint management is being re-centralised Intune isn’t just replacing legacy tools — it’s consolidating fragmented endpoint ownership that previously sat across SCCM, local IT, and external providers. This is a control re-convergence moment. ⚙️ Security is driving operating model change, not just tooling change Zero Trust isn’t being “implemented” — it’s reshaping team structures. We’re seeing blurred lines between workplace, security, and cloud engineering functions. 🧩 Microsoft is becoming the de facto security operating system Not just because of preference — but because consolidation reduces integration overhead, audit complexity, and identity fragmentation across hybrid estates. 📊 Hiring is now driven by transformation programmes, not vacancies Most of the demand we’re seeing is tied to multi-year cloud security programmes, not reactive hiring. That changes speed, seniority level, and decision-making entirely. This convergence is creating very real pressure on hiring, skills, and team structure across Germany. How are you currently addressing Entra, Intune, and endpoint expertise in your team — internally upskilling or actively hiring in? #EnergizeCloud #Germany #Cologne #EntraID #M365 #Azure #Intune #Endpoint Energize Group