Freelance MacOS & Jamf Automation Engineer

Queen Square Recruitment; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 111,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen Square Recruitment Ltd is seeking a freelance macOS & Jamf Automation Engineer to automate Apple device management. Immediate start for 3–6 months, covering enrolment, configuration, app delivery, patching and retirement within Jamf Pro across a global estate.

You will build reusable tooling in Python and shell, manage policies and compliance, and convert security requirements into automated controls. Strong enterprise macOS engineering background is required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years engineering macOS services in an enterprise environment.
• Jamf 300 certification.
• Strong knowledge of Apple Business Manager, ADE, declarative device management and Apple security controls.
• Proven automation of macOS packaging, patching and vulnerability remediation.

Responsibilities

• Automate macOS enrolment, provisioning, configuration, app delivery, patching and retirement in Jamf Pro.
• Build reusable tooling with shell, Python and the Jamf API.
• Manage policies, configuration profiles, Blueprints, smart groups, extension attributes and Jamf compliance.
• Turn security and compliance requirements into automated, measurable controls.
• Build packaging, deployment and rollback pipelines for macOS apps.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across macOS, Jamf, identity, networking and security.

Skills

macOS automation

Scripting

Enterprise IT

Tools

Jamf Pro

Python

Shell scripting

Apple Business Manager

ADE

Job description

Freelance macOS & Jamf Automation Engineer

Immediate start, 3-6 months initially

One of our global tech clients are looking for a hands on macOS and Jamf automation specialist to replace manual admin and one off scripts with proper, maintainable automation across their worldwide Apple device estate.

You’ll join the internal IT team that equips thousands of employees, with a clear brief: replace repetitive admin and one off scripts with maintainable, reusable automation. You’ll cover the full device lifecycle, from enrolment and configuration through app delivery, patching and compliance to retirement.

What you’ll do

• Automate macOS enrolment, provisioning, configuration, app delivery, patching and retirement in Jamf Pro
• Build reusable tooling with shell, Python and the Jamf API
• Manage policies, configuration profiles, Blueprints, smart groups, extension attributes and Jamf compliance
• Turn security and compliance requirements into automated, measurable controls
• Build packaging, deployment, update and rollback pipelines for macOS apps
• Troubleshoot complex issues across macOS, Jamf, identity, networking and security

What you’ll need

• Jamf 300 certification
• 4+ years engineering macOS services in an enterprise environment
• Strong knowledge of Apple Business Manager, ADE, declarative device management and Apple security controls
• Proven automation of macOS packaging, patching and vulnerability remediation

Nice to have:

• Installomator, swiftDialog or Nudge
• identity and certificate integrations
• zero touch and device trust
• SQL or cloud reporting