Modern Workplace Engineering Manager

Southern New Hampshire University; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 81.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical insurance

Dental & vision

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Free tuition

Parental leave

Mental health resources

Zusammenfassung

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking a Modern Workplace Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers and administrators responsible for the Modern Workplace services.

In this remote role, you will guide technical design and execution across Microsoft 365, endpoint management, identity, automation, and related technologies while translating strategy into actionable delivery plans and mentoring engineers. You will report to the Director of Modern Workplace Engineering.

Qualifikationen

• Seven or more years of progressive experience in Modern Workplace technologies or related field.
• Three or more years of formal people-management or team-leadership experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 administration and multiple Modern Workplace disciplines.
• Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues and guiding engineers.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale technology solutions.
• Experience reviewing technical designs, scripts, and operational documentation.
• Proven coaching and performance-management experience.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholder expectations.
• Knowledge of IT service management, security, governance, and change-management practices.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Aufgaben

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Modern Workplace engineers and administrators.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across Microsoft 365, endpoint management, collaboration, identity, security, automation, and device-management technologies.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex incidents and architectural decisions.
• Participate in technical discovery, solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment.
• Review designs, implementation plans, scripts, configurations, and procedures for quality and security.
• Coordinate work intake, prioritization, and resource assignments across projects and operations.
• Translate strategy into technical roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Establish technical standards and engineering practices.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings and performance discussions.
• Identify skill gaps and promote cross-training and mentorship.
• Partner with Director on platform strategy, budgeting, and vendor management.
• Coordinate delivery across Microsoft 365, Intune, Windows, macOS, MECM, Autopilot, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Entra ID, Power Platform, Copilot.
• Collaborate with Information Security, Infrastructure, and other ITS teams to deliver secure solutions.
• Support incident, change, and release management practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and drive improvements.
• Develop automation and standardization in engineering practices.
• Monitor service performance and delivery outcomes.
• Communicate risks, dependencies, and status to leadership.
• Represent Engineering in governance forums and project meetings.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Coaching

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience

Tools

Microsoft 365 administration

Intune

Windows

macOS

MECM

Autopilot

Teams

SharePoint

OneDrive

Entra ID

Power Platform

Copilot

Jobbeschreibung

Southern New Hampshire University is a team of innovators. World changers. Individuals who believe in progress with purpose. Since 1932, our people-centered strategy has defined us â and helped us grow a team that now serves over 180,000 learners worldwide.

Our mission to transform lives is made possible by talented people who bring diverse industry experience, backgrounds and skills to the university. And today, we're ready to expand our reach. All we need is you.

Make an impact â from near or far

At SNHU, you'll have the option to work remotely in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

We ask that our remote employees have access to a reliable internet connection and a dedicated, properly equipped workspace that is free of distractions. Employees must reside in, and work from, one of the above approved states.

The opportunity

The Modern Workplace Engineering Manager is a technical people-leader responsible for the daily operation, engineering, and continuous improvement of Southern New Hampshire University's Modern Workplace services. In this role, you will lead a team of engineers and administrators while remaining actively engaged in technical design, troubleshooting, implementation, and escalation support across Microsoft 365, endpoint management, collaboration, identity, automation, and related technologies.

You will translate departmental strategy into technical execution ensuring work is properly prioritized and delivered. You will develop the capabilities of the team, and provide hands-on technical leadership for complex or high-impact initiatives. The position requires a strong balance of people leadership, operational discipline, and current technical expertise. You will report to the Director of Modern Workplace Engineering. #LI-Remote

What you'll do:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Modern Workplace engineers and administrators.


• Provide hands-on technical leadership across Microsoft 365, endpoint management, collaboration, identity, security, automation, and device-management technologies.


• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex technical incidents, service disruptions, implementation challenges, and architectural decisions.


• Participate directly in technical discovery, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and documentation when needed.


• Review technical designs, implementation plans, scripts, configurations, and operational procedures for quality, security, scalability, and supportability.


• Manage work intake, prioritization, resource assignment, execution, and follow-through across operational and project-based work.


• Translate departmental strategy and institutional requirements into technical roadmaps, delivery plans, and team assignments.


• Establish clear technical standards, engineering practices, documentation requirements, and accountability expectations.


• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance discussions, technical coaching, and professional-development planning.


• Identify skill gaps and create opportunities for cross-training, knowledge sharing, mentoring, and technical growth.


• Partner with the Director on platform strategy, architecture, workforce planning, budgeting, vendor management, and service improvement.


• Coordinate technical delivery across Microsoft 365, Intune, Windows, macOS, MECM, Autopilot, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Entra ID, Power Platform, Copilot, and related technologies.


• Work with Information Security, Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, Service Management, and other ITS teams to design and deliver secure, reliable solutions.


• Support incident, problem, change, request, release, and configuration-management practices.


• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the Modern Workplace environment.


• Develop automation and encourage the use of scripting, standardization, and repeatable engineering practices.


• Monitor service performance, technical debt, workload distribution, platform health, and delivery outcomes.


• Communicate technical risks, dependencies, status, resource needs, and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders.


• Represent Modern Workplace Engineering in technical reviews, governance forums, project meetings, and operational discussions.


• Other responsibilities as assigned

What we're looking for:

• Seven or more years of progressive experience in Microsoft 365, endpoint engineering, infrastructure, systems administration, Modern Workplace technologies, or a related technical field.


• Three or more years of formal people-management, supervisory, technical-leadership, or team-leadership experience.


• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience in lieu of degree acceptable


• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 administration and at least two major Modern Workplace disciplines, such as endpoint management, collaboration, identity, automation, messaging, or device engineering.


• Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues and guiding engineers through resolution.


• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise-scale technology solutions.


• Experience reviewing technical designs, scripts, configurations, implementation plans, and operational documentation.


• Demonstrated experience coaching technical employees, managing performance, and supporting career development.


• Experience managing competing operational priorities, escalations, projects, and technical resources.


• Working knowledge of IT service-management, security, governance, and change-management practices.


• Strong communication, decision-making, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.

We believe real innovation comes from inclusion - where different experiences, perspectives and talents are celebrated. So if you're wondering whether SNHU is right for you, You might be just the person we're looking for.

Compensation

The annual pay range for this position is $94,130.00 - $150,634.00. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. We expect this position to be hired in the following target hiring range $104,012.00 - $140,723.00.

Exceptional benefits (because you're exceptional)

You're the whole package. Your benefits should be, too. As a full-time employee at SNHU, you'll get:

• High-quality, low-deductible medical insurance


• Low to no-cost dental and vision plans


• 5 weeks of paid time off (plus almost a dozen paid holidays)


• Employer-funded retirement


• Free tuition program


• Parental leave


• Mental health and wellbeing resources