Senior Endpoint Engineering Manager (Windows/UNIX) (Remote)

University of North Texas - Denton; Denton (TX); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours & remote work

UNT scholarship

36 days PTO

Clear work priorities

Transparent leadership

Job summary

University of North Texas in Denton seeks a Senior System Administrator Manager to oversee Windows endpoint engineering, automation, security, and lifecycle management across faculty, staff, and students. The role covers 3,300+ endpoints and expansion into Unix/Linux environments, mentoring staff, and guiding automation initiatives.

The position emphasizes collaboration with IT teams and external vendors to ensure compliant, secure endpoint services aligned with university objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field and six years of related computing experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Academic Technologies Windows endpoints and provide secondary administration and support for Unix/Linux endpoint systems.
• Manage endpoint lifecycle services, including deployment, configuration, application management, operating system management, patching, security, and compliance.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions utilizing PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, Azure Automation, and related technologies.
• Monitor endpoint health, vulnerabilities, security risks, and compliance status and coordinate remediation activities.
• Collaborate with university and system IT staff, vendors, faculty, researchers, and other stakeholders to support endpoint services.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, service metrics, and knowledge resources.

Skills

Windows endpoint administration

Unix/Linux endpoint administration

Intune

MECM/SCCM

Windows Autopilot

Active Directory

Microsoft Entra ID

PowerShell scripting

Microsoft Graph

Azure Automation

Endpoint automation

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

none

Job description

University of North Texas in Denton seeks a Senior System Administrator Manager to oversee Windows endpoint engineering, automation, security, and lifecycle management across faculty, staff, and students. The role covers 3,300+ endpoints and expansion into Unix/Linux environments, mentoring staff, and guiding automation initiatives.

The position emphasizes collaboration with IT teams and external vendors to ensure compliant, secure endpoint services aligned with university objectives.