Director, Enterprise Platform Engineering (Mac & Windows Endpoints)

Vanguard; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a senior leader for their global Windows Endpoint ecosystem, focused on strategy, engineering, and operational excellence. You will oversee teams managing Windows 10/11, Azure Virtual Desktops, and more, driving modernization and efficiency.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience, deep expertise in endpoint management, and a proven ability to lead large-scale engineering organizations. This role is pivotal in enhancing user experience and compliance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading large-scale endpoint engineering teams.
• Deep expertise in Windows platform engineering.
• Experience operating a fleet of >20k devices globally.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute multi-year strategy for Windows endpoints.
• Lead engineering teams for Windows 10/11 and Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Ensure global performance and incident volume reduction.

Skills

Windows 10/11 platform engineering

Microsoft Intune/Endpoint Manager

PowerShell

Automation (CI/CD)

Education

10+ years of experience in engineering

Tools

Azure Virtual Desktop

Autopilot

Job description

This position serves as the senior leader accountable for the strategy, engineering, and operational excellence of our global Windows Endpoint ecosystem—physical devices (Windows 10/11), hardware, peripherals, virtual desktops (Azure Virtual Desktop), and the supporting management platforms (Intune, Autopilot, GPO modernization, endpoint security, and automation).

This leader will oversee a large engineering organization responsible for the full lifecycle of endpoint delivery for tens of thousands of devices. They will drive modernization, enterprise‑scale efficiency, secure‑by‑default standards, and a best‑in‑class user experience. This role requires an exceptional blend of engineering breadth, strategy, transformational leadership, and operational rigor.

Core Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Vision
  • Define and execute the multi‑year strategy for the Windows endpoint physical and virtual ecosystem—HW, AVD, Intune, application delivery, automation, updates, and security posture.
  • Serve as the enterprise authority on Windows client engineering, hardware, modern endpoint management, virtualization strategy, and platform modernization.
  • Establish technology roadmaps for Windows 11, cloud‑managed device models, virtualization, and future workplace experience capabilities.
  • Partner with senior engineering, security, compliance, risk, support, network, collaboration, procurement, and business stakeholders.
• Engineering Ownership & Platform Excellence
  • Lead engineering teams responsible for: Windows 10/11 platform engineering, Azure Virtual Desktop architecture & operations, Intune / Autopilot / Endpoint Manager governance & policy design, application packaging/delivery & automation, firmware/BIOS, hardware standards, driver lifecycle, and performance optimization.
  • Oversee zero‑touch provisioning, configuration baselines, CIS/SOX/PCI compliance enforcement, endpoint telemetry, and health & reliability engineering.
  • Mature the platform‑as‑a‑product operating model—including roadmap, release management, KPIs, SLIs/SLOs, and user‑experience score improvements.
• Operational Excellence
  • Ensure consistent global performance across tens of thousands of endpoints, meeting aggressive availability, reliability, and MTTR targets.
  • Strengthen the L2/L3 engineering/operations partnership and reduce engineering RUN burden to
  • Reduce incident volume through standardization, automation, and elimination of manual and legacy workflows.
  • Maintain accountability for patching, quality updates, security posture, and platform hardening.
• Organizational Leadership & People Management
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing multi‑discipline engineering organization—Managers, Architects, Senior Engineers, Platform Engineers.
  • Build an engineering culture focused on clarity of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and predictable delivery.
  • Create an environment that attracts top talent and maintains high engagement, while elevating engineering excellence and operational discipline.
• Enterprise Partnership & Governance
  • Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, cyber security, risk & compliance, infrastructure, and cloud platform strategies.
  • Oversee architecture reviews (ARB/MCC/SARB), change governance, and approval workflows for new technologies or platform changes.
  • Provide executive‑level communication for incidents, risks, regulatory concerns, platform change impacts, and roadmap initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience leading large‑scale endpoint engineering or infrastructure teams; 5+ years leading leaders.
• Deep expertise in Windows 10/11 platform engineering at enterprise scale—including Microsoft Intune/Endpoint Manager, Desktop, Laptop, and peripheral hardware, Autopilot, GPO modernization, Azure Virtual Desktop or enterprise VDI environments, endpoint security frameworks, CIS baselines, Zero Trust principles, and automation (PowerShell, Graph API, CI/CD pipelines).
• Demonstrated success operating a large‑scale fleet (>20k devices) with globally distributed teams.
• Strong command of enterprise operations, major incident management, and engineering KPI/OKR constructs.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead through ambiguity, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in regulated industries (financial services, insurance, healthcare).
• Modern Workplace & Microsoft certifications (MDM/Intune, Windows, Azure).
• Experience with Mac, mobile, or cross‑platform endpoint architecture.
• Familiarity with SCCM/ConfigMgr coexistence and cloud transition strategies.

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.