Senior Desktop Technology Strategist

This position will be part of the ET Digital Workplace Services function, responsible for managing strategic technical and operational partnerships with third‑party organizations who will supply various operational functions to AEGON. The role of Sr IT Desktop Strategist will work to identify opportunities to improve service performance.

• Responsible for maintaining Enterprise Technology’s Desktop Technology Strategy, ensuring that corresponding strategic goals are planned, advanced and achieved, and that they deliver business value.
• Provides direction for the vendor desktop strategy to ensure those technologies are cohesive and in sync.
• Provide hands‑on technology expertise to current desktop systems.
• Strengthens alignment by participating in strategic and operational planning activities involving GTS service owners and top technical staff.
• Provides consulting on operational processes to maintain strategic alignment and minimize customer impact.
• Provides consulting for architecture team in reviewing strategic technologies and solution design.
• Constantly engages in challenging the status‑quo and bringing in more value to the organization through in‑house/external technology solutions.
• Conducts research for IT projects that are strategic in nature.
• Assesses various technologies, products, and services related to the management of performance‑based information.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years of related experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills enabling effective articulation of strategy.
• Breadth of knowledge across majority of technology disciplines including web, database, data center, network, and workforce computing technologies.
• Deep understanding of modern endpoint management ecosystems, including SCCM, Intune, and automated application delivery frameworks, with the ability to drive modernization and standardization across a global environment.
• Proven understanding of cloud technologies available.
• Experience modernizing legacy code and automations with SQL databases, Visual Studio, and Git Hub (branching, pull requests, CI), refactoring into maintainable, testable components.
• Experience with cloud‑based virtual desktops including Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), AWS Work Spaces, Citrix, and Nerdio, covering deployment, scaling, image management, security, and cost optimization.
• Experience with Service Now (SNOW) and enterprise ITSM processes, including automated PC provisioning/build pipelines (physical and virtual), Hardware Asset Management (HAM), Software Asset Management (SAM), full asset and lifecycle management workflows, and cost/billing reconciliation.
• Strong understanding of technology architecture principles.
• Ability to convert complex information into simple, explainable solutions.
• Understanding of current and future business needs met by infrastructure platforms.
• Possesses a strong planning orientation with integrative and strategic thinking skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts and coach others in new technologies and strategies.
• Ability to drive and achieve consensus/support from large diverse groups.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical strategy.
• Broad knowledge across key technology disciplines, including web, database, data centre, network, and workforce computing technologies.
• Deep expertise in modern endpoint management ecosystems such as SCCM, Intune, and automated application delivery frameworks, with the ability to drive global standardisation and modernisation.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies and the major vendors providing cloud services.
• Experience modernising legacy code and automations using SQL, Visual Studio, and Git Hub (branching, pull requests, CI), creating maintainable and testable solutions.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud‑based virtual desktop platforms, including Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), AWS Work Spaces, Citrix, and Nerdio, across deployment, scaling, image management, security, and cost optimisation.
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