Senior macOS Systems Engineer: Jamf Pro & Zero Trust

Engg; Chicago, New York, San Francisco (IL, NY, CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Engg in Chicago seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to own the macOS platform, drive endpoint management, and align device trust standards across IT. You will partner with Security to enforce Zero Trust and manage Jamf Pro, AutoPkg, and Okta integrations.

You will define technical standards, mentor teammates, and lead cross-functional programs affecting IT Support, Security, and People teams. This role includes after-hours on-call rotation and a focus on scalable tooling, scripting, and enterprise

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on macOS management at scale with enterprise MDM (e.g., Jamf Pro, Kandji, Mosyle) and/or open‑source tooling (e.g., Munki, Puppet, Chef).
• Production experience building AutoPkg recipes, overrides, trust controls, and automated promotion into an enterprise MDM environment is required.
• In-depth understanding of Apple’s MDM protocol and Configuration Profile specifications, including the shift to Declarative Device Management.
• In-depth understanding of installers and packages, LaunchDaemons and LaunchAgents, the preferences subsystem, system extensions, macOS built‑in security tooling (Endpoint Security Framework, SIP, XProtect, Gatekeeper, openBSM), and unified logs.
• Proficiency in at least one general‑purpose or scripting language (e.g., Python, Swift, Bash, Go) for API interaction and automation.
• Solid understanding of Zero Trust / BeyondCorp concepts and how endpoint posture feeds identity‑based access decisions.
• Track record of decisions spanning multiple systems, balancing scalability, compliance, cost, and long‑term maintainability.
• Comfort defining a problem before solving it, and aligning stakeholders around a technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Own the macOS platform and Jamf Pro environment, including profiles, groups, policies, MDM commands, and change standards.
• Own AutoPkg-based software pipeline, packaging, deployment, patch management, and disk encryption across the global macOS fleet.
• Build automations and shared tooling that accelerate work beyond your own – scripts, patterns, and integrations other IT engineers can adopt.
• Own zero-touch provisioning and device enrollment (Automated Device Enrollment, Setup Assistant, bootstrap workflows).
• Use scripting and APIs to create custom integrations and reduce manual IT operations.
• Partner with Security to enforce a Zero Trust / BeyondCorp model and device posture in authentication decisions.
• Establish the endpoint standards the IT organization follows and lead cross-functional delivery across teams.
• Mentor peers and support enablement to reduce ticket loads and improve resilience.

Skills

MDM management

Cross-functional collaboration

Scripting (Python)

Problem solving

Documentation

Tools

Jamf Pro

AutoPkg

Okta

osQuery

CrowdStrike

Kandji

Munki

Job description

Engg in Chicago seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to own the macOS platform, drive endpoint management, and align device trust standards across IT. You will partner with Security to enforce Zero Trust and manage Jamf Pro, AutoPkg, and Okta integrations.

You will define technical standards, mentor teammates, and lead cross-functional programs affecting IT Support, Security, and People teams. This role includes after-hours on-call rotation and a focus on scalable tooling, scripting, and enterprise