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Junior Software Consultant

Houston, TX · On-site

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Flexibility to work on desktop, web or mobile applications TECHNICAL SKILLS * C# * .NET * ... SPA architecture * GraphQL * Git * T-SQL / MySQL * Microsoft Visual Studio / Visual Studio Code

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$21.50 - $27.25/hr

This role does not include infrastructure engineering, systems architecture, or enterprise platform ... junior team members by providing guidance on troubleshooting techniques and support processes.

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$67.50 - $86/hr

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Solutions Architect

Boston, MA · On-site

$68.50 - $90.25/hr

Leads development activities and mentors junior developers. * Lead by example, ensuring that ... desktops, and mobile devices. * Data Warehouse, Data Mining, and Reporting Services development ...

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Solutions Architect

Boston, MA · On-site

$68.50 - $90.25/hr

Leads development activities and mentors junior developers. * Lead by example, ensuring that ... desktops, and mobile devices. * Data Warehouse, Data Mining, and Reporting Services development ...

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Principle Desktop Engineering Architect

M&T Bank

Buffalo, NY • On-site

$139K - $232K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Retirement, PTO

Posted 13 days ago

M&T Bank rating

7.8

Company rating: 7.8 out of 10

Based on 185 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

88th of 170 rated banks

Job description

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
  • 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

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