What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mac Engineer position at Vangard, Inc.?
In this role, you will:
- Support the engineering and operation of the Mac platform across provisioning, configuration, software deployment, compliance, remediation, and lifecycle management.
- Engineer and modernize Mac management workflows inJamfPro, with a focus on reliability, scalability, anda strongend-user experience.
- Write,maintain, and improve scripts and code used to support Mac platform management, operational efficiency, and service quality.
- Participate in peer reviews and team-based engineering practices, with the ability to understand,validate, and clearly explain the code being written and deployed.
- Use modern engineering tools, including AI-assisted development tools such as Copilot and Claude, responsibly and effectively to accelerate work whilemaintainingsound technical judgment.
- Evolve Mac endpoint standards including baseline configuration, security settings, compliance guardrails, and lifecycle practices aligned with enterprise requirements.
- Partner with security, QA, and release governance to improve validation practices for macOS updates, configuration changes, application deployments, and platform releases.
- Support and enhanceJamfadministration, including policy management, device enrollment, package deployment, troubleshooting, and operational reliability.
- Collaborate closely with the broader Mac Engineering team and cross-functional Workplace Engineering partners to deliver secure, stable, and scalable platform solutions.
Technical Requirements:
- Strong experience with macOS endpoint engineering in an enterprise environment.
- Hands-on experience withJamfPro orJamfCloud.
- Proficiencyin scripting and comfort reading and writing code.
- Ability toparticipatein peer reviews and clearly explain technical implementation decisions.
- Working knowledge of GitHub-based workflows including branching, pull requests, and code reviews.
- Comfort using AI-assisted engineering tools such as Copilot, Claude, or similar tools with sound technical judgment.
- Understanding ofenterprise endpoint security concepts including hardening, compliance, patching, and secure configuration management.
- Experience with Terraform to manage infrastructure or configuration as code is a strong plus.
- Jamfcertifications and familiarity with monitoring, telemetry, or operational observability concepts are a plus.
What it takes:
- Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
- 3-5 years of relevant experience in macOS endpoint engineering, scripting, or platform engineering roles.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical work clearly and collaborate effectively within a team environment.
- Ability to work across teams, contribute to engineering standards, and support reliable, scalable platform practices.
- Strong planning, organization, and delivery discipline.
Special Factors
Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.About Vanguard
At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.