Key Responsibilities:
Multi-Platform Engineering & Orchestration
- Unified Management: Architect, migrate and maintain a "single pane of glass" management strategy using Microsoft Intune, Apple School Manager, and Google Admin Console to ensure seamless integrations.
- Zero-Touch Provisioning: Design and optimize automated deployment workflows— including Windows Autopilot, Apple School Manager (DEP), and Chrome Zero-Touch Enrollment—to eliminate manual imaging.
Platform Specialization:
- Windows: Manage physical hardware and Cloud PCs via modern MDM policies.
- Apple: Oversee macOS and iPadOS configuration profiles and VPP app distribution.
- ChromeOS: Manage fleet-wide policies and application delivery for Chromebooks.
Enterprise vs. Student Strategy
- Enterprise Excellence: Implement "Zero Trust" security baselines, Conditional Access, and seamless SSO for corporate staff to ensure maximum productivity and data protection.
- Student Enablement: Design specialized configurations for student devices, focusing on Shared iPad setups, "Kiosk Mode" for high-stakes testing, and web-content filtering.
- Scale & Lifecycle: Manage the lifecycle of thousands of devices, from procurement and automated enrolment to remote wipe and decommissioning.
Secure Endpoint Management
- Architect secure device compliance frameworks within Intune, ensuring only "healthy" and compliant devices (including Cloud PCs) can access corporate resources.
- Utilize tools such as KQL (Kusto Query Language) and Sentinel to build advanced security visualizations and monitoring workbooks, identifying anomalous behaviour across the M365 stack.
- Eliminate technical debt by transitioning legacy GPOs and security configurations to modern, cloud-based security baselines
Automation & Observability
- Automation: Engineer for scalability by building reusable automation and utilizing
- PowerShell scripting and related tools like PowerBI, Dynatrace and Axonius to monitor service health and reporting to derive insights.
- Scripting & API: Use PowerShell, Bash, and Python to automate repetitive tasks and interact with the Microsoft Graph API for custom reporting.
- Fleet Analytics: Utilize KQL and Endpoint Analytics to monitor device health, battery wear, and application performance across the entire estate.
- Self-Service: Develop and maintain "Self-Service" portals for both staff and students to empower users and reduce helpdesk ticket volume.
General Responsibilities
- Engage stakeholders to translate business requirement into design and services to meet the intended availability, capacity, resiliency, security and continuity requirements.
- Forecast budget needed to support the project initiatives and maintenance contracts.
- Ensure client's related Technical Architecture are in compliance with IM8 and Agency's IT Policies and Standards.
- Manage day-to-day delivery and support of application infrastructure services and collaborate with other government agencies and central services teams to facilitate and deliver government-wide services
Leadership & Strategic Compliance
- Strategic Design: Develop global standards for device hardware, OS patch management,
- and application packaging.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Security, EdTech, and Operations teams to ensure device policies meet both regulatory compliance and educational outcomes.
- Mentorship: Act as the Tier 3 escalation point and mentor for junior engineers and campus technicians
What We Are Looking For:
- Deep UEM Expertise: Proven experience migrating and managing 1,000+ endpoints across Windows, Apple, and Chrome ecosystems.
- M365 Mastery: Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Intune (MEM) and its integration with Entra ID and Defender.
- Education-Specific Tech: Familiarity with Apple School Manager, Google for Education, and managing devices in a shared-user or classroom environment.
- Automation-First Mindset: Advanced proficiency in optimizing and automating cross-platform workflows using PowerShell scripting and MS Graph API.
- Security Mindset: Experience implementing Defender for Endpoint, Purview and other related security tools across diverse operating systems.
- Preferred Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate (MD102), Google Professional ChromeOS Administrator, ACSP (Apple Certified Support Professional).
- Proactive and dedicated individual with good leadership and multi-tasking capabilities as well as the ability to work independently without the need for close supervision.
- Experienced in contract and vendor management.
- Good communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to pitch ideas and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
- Team player with strong organization and people handling skills