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Windows Engineering Manager {176906}

Windows Engineering Manager {176906}

aline staffing solutionsReston, VA

2 days ago

$160,000–$180,000

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Windows Engineering Manager
Location: Reston, VA
Salary: $160,000–$180,000
Employment Type: Direct HireNo C2C or third-party candidates
Position Summary: We are seeking a Windows Engineering Manager to lead the engineering, delivery, modernization, and operational support of a large-scale enterprise Windows endpoint environment. This position provides both technical and people leadership for a distributed team of approximately 8–10 desktop engineers and technicians responsible for Windows endpoint management, device provisioning, operating system lifecycle management, endpoint security, automation, and end-user computing services. The ideal candidate will bring deep hands-on Windows engineering expertise along with proven experience leading enterprise endpoint teams. This is not simply a desktop support management position—the role requires a strong technical foundation in Microsoft SCCM/MECM, Intune, Windows OS deployment, Autopilot, endpoint security, VDI, automation, and large-scale endpoint modernization.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead a distributed team of approximately 8–10 desktop engineers and technicians.
  • Provide technical direction, coaching, performance management, and professional development for the endpoint engineering team.
  • Own the engineering, delivery, support, and lifecycle of the enterprise Windows endpoint platform.
  • Establish engineering standards, operational processes, technical roadmaps, and platform best practices.
  • Ensure Windows environments remain secure, compliant, reliable, scalable, and aligned with business objectives.
  • Oversee Windows OS deployment, imaging, patching, configuration, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.
  • Lead enterprise endpoint management utilizing Microsoft SCCM/MECM and Microsoft Intune.
  • Drive modernization initiatives involving:
  • Microsoft Intune
  • Windows Autopilot
  • Windows 365 Cloud PCIntune-first management strategies
  • Zero-touch provisioning
  • Windows OS migrations
  • Oversee software distribution, endpoint patching, compliance, and SCCM/Intune co-management.
  • Support and provide direction for virtual desktop and remote computing technologies, including Citrix, VMware Horizon, and Azure Virtual Desktop.
  • Drive automation of endpoint operations using PowerShell, Python, or similar scripting technologies.
  • Partner with Information Security to implement endpoint protection, encryption, EDR, identity, hardening, and compliance standards.
  • Ensure endpoint solutions integrate effectively with enterprise networking technologies, including VPN, LAN/Wi-Fi, DNS, and DHCP.Lead enterprise testing strategies, pilot programs, technical evaluations, and proofs of concept.
  • Provide data-driven recommendations regarding endpoint technologies, platforms, and tooling.
  • Own platform health, service performance, operational stability, and engineering execution.
  • Establish priorities, remove technical and operational barriers, and ensure strategic initiatives remain on schedule.
  • Partner closely with Infrastructure, Information Security, Network, Enterprise Operations, and Digital Workplace teams.
  • Support endpoint environments consisting of thousands of devices across multiple locations and hybrid work models.
  • Drive improvements in end-user experience through automation, analytics, platform modernization, and modern support practices.
  • Manage relationships with OEMs, software vendors, and service providers as required.
Required Qualifications:
  • 6+ years of IT engineering experience.5+ years of enterprise desktop/end-user computing experience, including leadership responsibilities.
  • Demonstrated experience leading Windows engineering or enterprise endpoint teams.
  • Deep hands-on knowledge of Windows in large enterprise environments.
  • Strong experience with:
  • Windows OS deployment and imaging
  • Windows lifecycle management
  • Microsoft SCCM/MECMMicrosoft Intune
  • Software distribution
  • Enterprise patching
  • Device complianceSCCM/Intune co-management
  • Experience supporting thousands of enterprise endpoints across multiple locations.
  • Experience leading large-scale endpoint modernization or OS migration initiatives.
  • Strong knowledge of Windows Autopilot and zero-touch provisioning.
  • Experience with modern endpoint strategies such as Intune-first management and Windows 365 Cloud PC.Strong understanding of VDI and remote computing technologies such as:
  • CitrixVMware Horizon
  • Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Automation and scripting experience using PowerShell, Python, or comparable technologies.
  • Strong understanding of endpoint security, including:
  • EncryptionEDRIdentity and access
  • Endpoint hardening
  • ComplianceWorking knowledge of desktop-related networking concepts, including VPN, DNS/DHCP, LAN, and Wi-Fi.
  • Experience leading enterprise testing, pilots, POCs, and vendor technical evaluations.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on technical and operational leadership.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience supporting technology environments within financial services or another highly regulated industry. Experience managing OEM, software, and technology vendor relationships. Budget management experience. Software and Microsoft licensing optimization experience. Contract and service-provider oversight. Experience developing technical roadmaps for enterprise end-user computing environments.

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