Principle Desktop Engineering Architect

Overview:

A Principle Desktop Engineering Architect is a senior-level technical expert and leader responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing complex endpoint engineering solutions across both Windows and macOS environments. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, leads advanced enterprise desktop initiatives, and influences technical strategy across endpoint platforms, management tools, security controls, user experience, and operational support teams.

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Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

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Design and develop advanced endpoint engineering solutions across Windows and macOS platforms

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Define architecture, standards, configuration baselines, and engineering patterns for enterprise desktop environments

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Evaluate and introduce new technologies that improve endpoint security, manageability, automation, performance, and user experience

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Lead platform strategy for Windows desktop engineering, macOS desktop engineering, device lifecycle management, endpoint configuration, and software delivery

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Ensure solutions meet enterprise performance, security, compliance, resiliency, and operational support standards

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Execution & Delivery

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Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale Windows and Mac desktop engineering initiatives

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Translate business, security, compliance, and operational requirements into scalable endpoint solutions

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Oversee testing, validation, deployment readiness, performance optimization, and production rollout activities

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Support modern endpoint management capabilities, including policy enforcement, patching, application deployment, configuration management, and device compliance

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Ensure quality, reliability, scalability, and supportability across both physical and virtual desktop environments

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Stakeholder Engagement

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Partner with engineering, infrastructure, security, and business teams

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Act as a primary technical advisor to leadership

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Communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders

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Leadership & Mentoring

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Provide guidance and oversight to engineers

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Mentor junior and mid-level engineers

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Drive engineering best practices

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Governance & Compliance

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Ensure adherence to enterprise standards and audit controls

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Support remediation of audit findings

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Maintain documentation and technical standards

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Education and Experience Required:

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Combined minimum of 10 years’ higher education and/or experience in systems design, management, and/or architecture

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Windows experience should include enterprise desktop architecture, Windows OS deployment and lifecycle management, Group Policy or modern policy management, patching, software distribution, endpoint security controls, and advanced troubleshooting.

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Mac experience should include macOS platform engineering, Apple device management, configuration profiles, application packaging and deployment, OS

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Deep technical expertise in enterprise desktop engineering with demonstrated experience across both Windows and macOS platforms.

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Required capabilities include:

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Advanced problem-solving, endpoint architecture, operating system lifecycle management, device configuration, patching, application delivery, automation, troubleshooting, security hardening, compliance alignment, stakeholder communication, and the ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives.

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Experience with endpoint management platforms, enterprise software deployment, identity and access integrations, vulnerability remediation, scripting or automation, and operational governance is strongly preferred.

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Substantial hands-on and strategic experience supporting enterprise Windows desktop environments and meaningful experience engineering, managing, or integrating macOS platforms in a corporate environment

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We support our team members with generous benefits.

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Competitive compensation

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Health, welfare, and retirement benefits

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401(k) match at 5%

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Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements

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Banking Officers start with 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays

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40 hours paid volunteer hours per year

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Much more. For details, see: M&T Benefits Overview

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $139,700.00 - $232,900.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

Location

Buffalo, New York, United States of America