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Job Posting Title:
Desktop Engineering & Endpoint Management
Location:
Dallas - Hospital
Additional Posting Details:
Monday - Friday
8:00am - 4:30pm
After-hours/weekend work - as needed - (patching, software deployment, vulnerability management)
Job Description:
This role is a senior, hands-on endpoint engineering position responsible for owning endpoint platforms, inventory accuracy, and endpoint risk management across the organization. Although the role reports into the Help Desk & End User Support Manager, it operates at a senior engineering and platform-ownership level, defining standards, leading modernization efforts, and reducing operational and security risk.
Duties/Responsibilities
Endpoint Inventory & CMDB Management
Own endpoint inventory accuracy and lifecycle management across ServiceNow CMDB, Microsoft Intune, and KACE.
Job Posting Title:
Desktop Engineering & Endpoint Management
Location:
Dallas - Hospital
Additional Posting Details:
Monday - Friday
8:00am - 4:30pm
After-hours/weekend work - as needed - (patching, software deployment, vulnerability management)
Job Description:
This role is a senior, hands-on endpoint engineering position responsible for owning endpoint platforms, inventory accuracy, and endpoint risk management across the organization. Although the role reports into the Help Desk & End User Support Manager, it operates at a senior engineering and platform-ownership level, defining standards, leading modernization efforts, and reducing operational and security risk.
Duties/Responsibilities
Endpoint Inventory & CMDB Management
Own endpoint inventory accuracy and lifecycle management across ServiceNow CMDB, Microsoft Intune, and KACE.
- Define authoritative data sources and reconcile discrepancies between systems.
- Design and maintain automated CMDB population and lifecycle workflows.
- Ensure accurate tracking of device ownership, status, and compliance.
- Partner with IT Asset Management, Security, and End User Support to ensure audit readiness and reliable reporting.
- Serve as the technical authority for endpoint configuration and standards.
- Design, build, and maintain gold images, including traditional and modern cloud-based builds.
- Establish and enforce endpoint security baselines aligned with organizational and industry standards.
- Proactively manage endpoint risk related to vulnerabilities, configuration drift, and unsupported platforms.
- Act as platform owner for KACE (current state) and Microsoft Intune (future state).
- Develop and execute a phased migration strategy from KACE to Intune.
- Migrate policies, applications, and patching with minimal end-user disruption.
- Reduce tool overlap and establish Intune as the primary endpoint management platform.
- Own patching strategy for Windows, macOS, and third-party applications.
- Define patch SLAs based on risk and clinical impact.
- Automate patch deployment and compliance reporting.
- Partner with Information Security on vulnerability remediation and audits.
- Evaluate and recommend modern endpoint management solutions such as Windows Autopilot and cloud-based imaging.
- Identify opportunities to automate endpoint processes and improve deployment speed.
- Provide technical mentorship and escalation support to End User Support teams.
- 5 years of experience in endpoint or desktop engineering.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Intune / Endpoint Manager.
- Hands-on experience with KACE.
- Strong experience with ServiceNow CMDB population, reconciliation, and lifecycle workflows.
- Experience managing Windows 10/11 enterprise environments, application packaging, and patch management.
- Experience with Absolute for device visibility and recovery.
- Experience with Armis for device discovery and risk insight.
- Experience managing macOS and iOS/iPadOS devices.
- Healthcare or other regulated industry experience.
- Accurate and trusted endpoint inventory reflected in ServiceNow CMDB.
- Clearly defined and enforced endpoint standards.
- Reduced endpoint risk and improved patch compliance.
- Successful transition toward an Intune-first endpoint management model.
- Faster, more reliable device deployment and refresh cycles.
- Reduced escalations and improved End User Support efficiency.