Sr Endpoint Architect

• Job Type (exemption status):
  Exempt position - Please see related compensation & benefits details below
• Salary Range:
  
  -
• Business Function:
  Information Technology
• Work Location:
  
  Irvine Office--_USCA
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WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy.

As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in.

We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

This isn’t theoretical work. It’s real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.

We’re looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

Join us and let’s shape the future of data.

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Staff Endpoint Architect to lead the strategy, architecture, modernization, and engineering of our global Apple and Windows endpoint platforms.
This role will serve as a senior technical authority for macOS, Windows, iOS, and iPadOS. A key focus will be enabling the responsible expansion of Mac adoption by evaluating employee personas, business workflows, application compatibility, security requirements, support readiness, cost, and employee experience—not simply providing Macs to more users.
The successful candidate will define the future-state endpoint architecture and build secure, scalable, automated, and employee-centered capabilities across the device lifecycle. This individual will partner with Security, Identity, Infrastructure, Networking, Application teams, Service Management, Procurement, and business functions to modernize the endpoint environment and deliver a consistent global employee experience.

• 10+ years of experience in endpoint engineering, workplace technology, enterprise infrastructure, or related discipline.

• Extensive experience architecting and supporting Apple and Windows endpoints in a large, complex, or global enterprise.

• Demonstrated experience leading an endpoint modernization, Mac adoption, cloud-management, or device-transformation initiative.

• Deep expertise with Jamf Pro and strong experience with Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, and Microsoft Configuration Manager.

• Hands-on experience with Apple Business Manager, Automated Device Enrollment, and Apple application management.

• Advanced knowledge of macOS and Windows architecture, security, configuration, deployment, and troubleshooting.

• Strong experience with Entra , Platform SSO, Windows Hello for Business, Conditional Access, certificates, and passwordless authentication.

• Advanced automation skills using Power Shell and at least one of the following:
Bash, Zsh, Python, Microsoft Graph, Jamf APIs, or REST APIs.

• Experience implementing enterprise security baselines, encryption, endpoint protection, privileged-access controls, and compliance policies.

• Experience assessing employee personas, business workflows, application compatibility, and device requirements.

• Strong knowledge of enterprise networking, including Wi-Fi, VPN, DNS, proxies, certificates, and Zero Trust.

• Ability to translate business requirements into architecture, roadmaps, execution plans, and measurable outcomes.

• Strong communication, documentation, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.

• Experience developing device standards, total-cost-of-ownership models, technical pilots, migration programs, and employee enablement.

• Familiarity with AI-assisted endpoint operations and…