Director, Enterprise Platform Eng (Windows)

Salary: $120,000 - 160,000 per year Requirements:

• We require 10+ years of progressive experience leading large-scale endpoint engineering or infrastructure teams, including 5+ years leading other leaders.
• We need deep expertise in Windows 10/11 platform engineering at enterprise scale.
• We require strong experience with Microsoft Intune/Endpoint Manager, desktop and laptop hardware, peripherals, Autopilot, and GPO modernization.
• We need experience with Azure Virtual Desktop or enterprise VDI environments.
• We require knowledge of endpoint security frameworks, CIS baselines, and Zero Trust principles.
• We need automation experience with PowerShell, Graph API, and CI/CD pipelines.
• We require demonstrated success managing a large device fleet of more than 20,000 endpoints with globally distributed teams.
• We need strong command of enterprise operations, major incident management, and engineering KPI/OKR frameworks.
• We require proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, navigate ambiguity, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Preferred experience includes regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, or healthcare.
• Preferred certifications include Modern Workplace and Microsoft credentials in MDM/Intune, Windows, or Azure.
• Preferred experience includes Mac, mobile, or cross-platform endpoint architecture.
• Preferred familiarity with SCCM/ConfigMgr coexistence and cloud transition strategies.

• We will define and deliver the multi-year strategy for our Windows endpoint ecosystem, including physical and virtual devices, hardware, AVD, Intune, application delivery, automation, updates, and security posture.
• We will act as the enterprise authority on Windows client engineering, hardware, modern endpoint management, virtualization strategy, and platform modernization.
• We will build technology roadmaps for Windows 11, cloud-managed device models, virtualization, and future workplace experience capabilities.
• We will partner with senior leaders across engineering, security, compliance, risk, support, network, collaboration, procurement, and business functions.
• We will lead engineering teams responsible for Windows 10/11 platform engineering, Azure Virtual Desktop architecture and operations, Intune/AutoPilot/Endpoint Manager governance and policy design, application packaging and delivery, automation, firmware and BIOS management, hardware standards, driver lifecycle, and performance tuning.
• We will oversee zero-touch provisioning, configuration baselines, CIS/SOX/PCI compliance enforcement, endpoint telemetry, and health and reliability engineering.
• We will mature the platform into a product operating model with roadmaps, release management, KPIs, SLIs/SLOs, and improved user experience scores.
• We will ensure consistent global performance across tens of thousands of endpoints while meeting demanding availability, reliability, and MTTR targets.
• We will strengthen the partnership between L2/L3 engineering and operations and reduce engineering RUN burden.
• We will lower incident volume through standardization, automation, and removal of manual and legacy workflows.
• We will maintain accountability for patching, quality updates, security posture, and platform hardening.
• We will lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing, multi-discipline engineering organization including managers, architects, senior engineers, and platform engineers.
• We will build a culture centered on ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and predictable delivery.
• We will create an environment that attracts top talent, sustains engagement, and strengthens engineering excellence and operational discipline.
• We will align our work with enterprise architecture, cyber security, risk and compliance, infrastructure, and cloud platform strategies.
• We will oversee architecture reviews, change governance, and approval workflows for new technologies and platform changes.
• We will provide executive-level communication on incidents, risks, regulatory concerns, platform change impacts, and roadmap initiatives.

• API
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Firmware
• Hardware
• Incident Management
• Support
• Microsoft Intune
• Mobile
• Network
• PowerShell
• Security
• Windows

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last updated 41 week of 2026