Windows Engineering Manager {176906}

Windows Engineering Manager

Location: Reston, VA

Salary: $160,000–$180,000

Employment Type: Direct Hire

No 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 PC
• Intune-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/MECM
• Microsoft Intune
• Software distribution
• Enterprise patching
• Device compliance
• SCCM/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:
• Citrix
• VMware Horizon
• Azure Virtual Desktop
• Automation and scripting experience using PowerShell, Python, or comparable technologies.
• Strong understanding of endpoint security, including:
• Encryption
• EDR
• Identity and access
• Endpoint hardening
• Compliance
• Working 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.