Senior Apple Desktop Engineer - Hybrid

Cedars Sinai; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedars-Sinai is seeking a Senior Apple Engineer to lead the lifecycle management, development, testing, and enterprise handling of Apple devices across clinical and administrative environments. You will also oversee OS images, software packaging, and remote deployment strategies.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of iOS/Apple/Windows experience, strong MDM and deployment skills, and a proven ability to work in a hybrid remote setting in the Los Angeles area.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with iOS, desktop computers and Apple/Windows OS.
• 5+ years of experience with remote software distribution and deployment.
• Experience with enterprise device management for 18k+ devices preferred.
• Strong hardware/software troubleshooting for workstations and peripherals.
• Knowledge of network concepts (DNS, VPN, firewalls) and security policies.

Responsibilities

• Lifecycle management, development, testing and enterprise management of Apple devices.
• Develop, test, and maintain kiosk and admin OS images and software packaging.
• Design and implement deployment standards and remote management processes.
• Provide third-level support for helpdesk and on-site/system administrators.
• Mentor junior staff and participate in on-call after-hours support.

Skills

iOS devices

Apple/Windows OS

Remote software distribution

MDM management

SCCM

JAMF Pro

Imprivata

Epic

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Airwatch

JAMF Pro

SCCM

Epic

Printing

Backup software

Job description

Job Description

Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai!

We were recently named one of the "Best Places to Work in IT 2025" by Computerworld and ranked #2 among large organizations for hybrid work.

The organization?s Healthtech excellence was acknowledged again, this time by the esteemed "CHIME Digital Health Most Wired" recognition program. Cedars-Sinai was assigned a Level 10-the most prestigious level of certification-among more than 300 surveyed healthcare organizations. Cedars-Sinai netted high scores across multiple verticals and particularly excelled in areas of infrastructure, interoperability, and population health innovation.

Why work here?

Beyond an outstanding benefit package and competitive salaries, we take pride in hiring the best, most committed employees. Our staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a multifaceted, inclusive environment that fuels innovation and the gold standard of patient care we strive for.

What will you be doing:

The Senior Apple Engineer is responsible for the lifecycle management, development, testing, and enterprise management of the Apple enterprise administrative and clinical devices. Other responsibilities are development, testing and maintenance of the kiosk and administrative OS images, software packaging. Include the design, maintenance, and operation of the systems that support infrastructure management and integration, Apple and iOS MDM, remote management tools, software delivery and enterprise scale OS servicing (both operating system and application software), the development of standards for workstations (hardware, operating system, and core applications), and development of deployment and troubleshooting standards.

• Creates and tests yearly OS configurations for Apple and administrative clinical devices and prepares them for distribution.
• Provide third level support for helpdesk, tier 1, and tier 2 primarily for administrative and clinical kiosks.
• Administer, maintain systems responsible for system security compliance and lifecycle management.
• Prepares and tests software packages for remote distribution for clinical devices, kiosks and administrative systems.
• Administers systems associated with Integration - Imprivata, Epic and Printing etc.
• Administers and monitors remote software delivery processes, and assists EIS deployment staff.
• Administers desktop administration tools for enterprise desktop management such as MDM?s (Airwatch, JAMF Pro) and SCCM.
• Assesses and design configurations for computers and peripheral configuration for integration into health system applications.
• Creates system documentation and procedures for operating system configuration, client application installation, remote deployment, imaging, peripheral setup, etc.
• Responsible for monitoring and/or mentoring the work of phone support, tier 1 and tier 2.
• Functions as a technical resource to other EIS staff as well as other departmental application and system managers.
• Provides after-hours support via the Help Desk as part of an on-call rotation.
• Familiar with, complies with, and implements enterprise policies for security and confidentiality.
• May participate in multidisciplinary requirements definition and vendor selection teams.

Hybrid Remote = must currently live in Los Angeles area or willing to relocate to LA area for onsite requirements

Qualifications

Experience Requirements:

Seven (7) plus years of experience with iOS, desktop computers and Apple/Windows operating systems.

Five (5) plus years of remote software distribution (including package creation and deployment), push technology for software patches, remote control, and remote administration of workstations.

Enterprise level device management, 18k + total devices preferred.

Solid grasp of hardware and software to include: assembly and testing of workstations and peripherals, installation and configuration of backup software, antivirus software, network operating systems, file servers, print servers, web servers, browsers, database servers, and client software.

Solid grasp with network environment to include: name resolution, firewalls, VPN concentrators, and network protocols (TCP/IP).

Proficient with mainstream automation, project management, project leadership, presentation, and communications tools.

Educational Requirements:

High School Diploma/GED required.

Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field preferred.

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