Supervisor, Desktop Engineering (r4768)

Shield AI Shield AI · Defense · San Diego, CA +2 · Service Delivery

Supervisor for Desktop Engineering role overseeing endpoint management, automation, and lifecycle management for corporate endpoints. Focuses on a secure, reliable, and scalable end-user computing environment, leading a team and driving modernization initiatives in device management, imaging, patching, software deployment, and endpoint security.

What you'd actually do

  1. Oversees the engineering, automation, and lifecycle management of all corporate endpoints, ensuring a secure, reliable, and scalable end-user computing environment.
  2. This role blends hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, guiding a team of Desktop Engineers and Support Analysts while driving modernization initiatives across device management, imaging, patching, software deployment, and endpoint security.
  3. The ideal candidate is a forward-thinking technical leader with strong communication skills, deep experience in modern endpoint management platforms, and a passion for automation, standardization, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Required

  • Desktop Engineering
  • Endpoint Management
  • EUC roles
  • technical lead
  • mentorship
  • Intune
  • Jamf
  • SCCM/MECM

Nice to have

  • Conditional Access
  • identity-driven security
  • Zero Trust concepts
  • endpoint analytics
  • telemetry
  • monitoring tools
  • virtual desktop platforms
  • Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Citrix
  • VMware Horizon
  • Microsoft certifications
  • Jamf certifications
  • ITIL certifications
  • CompTIA certifications

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of experience in Desktop Engineering, Endpoint Management, or EUC roles.
  • 2+ years in a technical lead or mentorship capacity.
  • Deep experience with modern endpoint management platforms (Intune, Jamf, SCCM/MECM).