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Desktop Engineer
Employer: Marshall Health Network
Department: Information Systems
Reports To: Manager of Technical Services
Position Summary
Marshall Health Network is seeking a Desktop Engineer to lead the design, support, and continuous improvement of the organization's endpoint computing environment. This role is responsible for ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of desktop computers, thin clients, mobile devices, and other endpoint technologies used across the health system.
The Desktop Engineer partners with IT teams, business stakeholders, and vendors to implement enterprise technology solutions, improve endpoint management processes, support disaster recovery planning, and maintain a secure, efficient computing environment.
Essential Responsibilities
Employer: Marshall Health Network
Department: Information Systems
Reports To: Manager of Technical Services
Position Summary
Marshall Health Network is seeking a Desktop Engineer to lead the design, support, and continuous improvement of the organization's endpoint computing environment. This role is responsible for ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of desktop computers, thin clients, mobile devices, and other endpoint technologies used across the health system.
The Desktop Engineer partners with IT teams, business stakeholders, and vendors to implement enterprise technology solutions, improve endpoint management processes, support disaster recovery planning, and maintain a secure, efficient computing environment.
Essential Responsibilities
- Lead the administration and support of the organization's endpoint and mobile device environment.
- Design, implement, and maintain endpoint management solutions and deployment processes.
- Evaluate, recommend, and standardize desktop hardware and endpoint technologies.
- Manage endpoint operating system deployments, updates, patching, and security configurations.
- Support Microsoft Windows desktop technologies, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and related infrastructure.
- Administer endpoint management tools such as Microsoft Intune, SCCM, or similar platforms.
- Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts and other automation solutions.
- Monitor endpoint performance, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support software packaging, deployment, licensing, and application compatibility testing.
- Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and documentation for endpoint systems.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and operating procedures.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, security, help desk, clinical, and business teams on technology initiatives.
- Provide technical leadership and escalation support for complex desktop and endpoint issues.
- Evaluate new technologies and recommend improvements that enhance security, efficiency, and user experience.
- Coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders on endpoint-related projects and implementations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.