Sr Systems Engineer, Windows

Senior Systems Engineer, Windows

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Your New Role: The Senior Systems Engineer, Windows is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure and scalable endpoint solutions using Intune, SCCM, and Active Directory. This role serves as a technical lead for Windows endpoint operations, driving automation, compliance, and continuous improvement across enterprise environments.

Your Role Accountabilities:

• Lead or contribute to endpoint-related projects such as OS upgrades, security tool rollouts, and hardware refreshes. Define scope, timelines, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders
• Work with internal teams (e.g., InfoSec, Network, Procurement) and external vendors (e.g., Microsoft, hardware OEMs) to ensure successful project delivery
• Maintain project documentation including technical designs, implementation plans, and post-mortem reviews. Provide regular updates to
• Identify opportunities to streamline endpoint operations and propose automation or tooling enhancements. Participate in enterprise-wide initiatives like E5 migrations or Defender for Endpoint optimization

• Contribute to the creation and evolution of the enterprise-wide Windows endpoint strategy, ensuring alignment with WBD's security, compliance, and user experience goals
• Partner with InfoSec to define and maintain a roadmap for endpoint technologies, including Intune, Autopilot, Defender for Endpoint, and BitLocker

• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and practices that can enhance endpoint security, automation, and manageability. Propose pilots and proof-of-concept initiatives

• Mentor junior engineers by providing hands-on guidance, code reviews, and technical feedback to build their expertise in Windows endpoint management and automation.
• Lead internal training sessions and create documentation to share best practices, troubleshooting techniques, and architectural standards with less experienced team members

Qualifications & Experiences:

• Minimum 5 years in Windows endpoint engineering or systems administration.
• Expertise in Microsoft Intune, SCCM, and Active Directory (GPO)
• Strong PowerShell scripting for automation and troubleshooting
• Experience with Windows 10/11 hardening, BitLocker, and Defender Firewall policies
• Familiarity with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne, and other EDR tools
• Knowledge of Azure AD, M365 E5 security stack, and conditional access policies
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Superb relationship building skills
• Work collaboratively w/small teams
• Ability to handle multiple assignments concurrently

Not Required but preferred experience:

• Knowledge of and passion for media, entertainment, and technology industries (including key players, growth trends and drivers, new media models, industry structure, etc.)
• Experience working in a national or global company
• Some visualization tool knowledge would be helpful (i.e. Tableau, Power BI)
• Comfortable in working in highly iterative and somewhat unstructured environment

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