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.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture
Design and develop advanced endpoint engineering solutions across Windows and macOS platforms
Define architecture, standards, configuration baselines, and engineering patterns for enterprise desktop environments
Evaluate and introduce new technologies that improve endpoint security, manageability, automation, performance, and user experience
Lead platform strategy for Windows desktop engineering, macOS desktop engineering, device lifecycle management, endpoint configuration, and software delivery
Ensure solutions meet enterprise performance, security, compliance, resiliency, and operational support standards
Execution & Delivery
Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale Windows and Mac desktop engineering initiatives
Translate business, security, compliance, and operational requirements into scalable endpoint solutions
Oversee testing, validation, deployment readiness, performance optimization, and production rollout activities
Support modern endpoint management capabilities, including policy enforcement, patching, application deployment, configuration management, and device compliance
Ensure quality, reliability, scalability, and supportability across both physical and virtual desktop environments
Stakeholder Engagement
Partner with engineering, infrastructure, security, and business teams
Act as a primary technical advisor to leadership
Communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Leadership & Mentoring
Provide guidance and oversight to engineers
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
Drive engineering best practices
Governance & Compliance
Ensure adherence to enterprise standards and audit controls
Support remediation of audit findings
Maintain documentation and technical standards
Education and Experience Required:
Combined minimum of 10 years’ higher education and/or experience in systems design, management, and/or architecture
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.
Mac experience should include macOS platform engineering, Apple device management, configuration profiles, application packaging and deployment, OS
Deep technical expertise in enterprise desktop engineering with demonstrated experience across both Windows and macOS platforms.
Required capabilities include:
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.
Experience with endpoint management platforms, enterprise software deployment, identity and access integrations, vulnerability remediation, scripting or automation, and operational governance is strongly preferred.
Substantial hands-on and strategic experience supporting enterprise Windows desktop environments and meaningful experience engineering, managing, or integrating macOS platforms in a corporate environment
We support our team members with generous benefits.
Competitive compensation
Health, welfare, and retirement benefits
401(k) match at 5%
Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements
Banking Officers start with 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays
40 hours paid volunteer hours per year
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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
