Enablement Engineer - IT Operations & Infrastructure

Employee Experience and Enablement Engineer – IT Operations & Infrastructure

Woodinville, Washington, United States

Location:

Woodinville, WA (onsite 4 days a week, work from home on Friday)

Job Summary:

Employee Experience and Enablement Engineer – IT Operations & Infrastructure position at BDA will be the primary owner of all innovation initiatives within IT Operations & Infrastructure. This position will provide vision, design, project management, hands on interaction, and team leadership. We are a small, dedicated, talent-dense IT team, who is comfortable wading into a broad variety of networking platforms and vendors, as well as contributing to other department goals and objectives.

Technology Enablement Engineer ensures that BDA employees worldwide have seamless, intuitive, and resilient technology experiences. This role sits at the intersection of IT Operations and Infrastructure, and user experience, focusing on simplifying complex systems, enabling self‑service, and introducing AI, automation, and digital tools to make technology effortless, efficient, and enjoyable.

Promote a resilient, zero‑touch Global Help Desk approach, enabling employees to solve issues quickly through self‑service and automated support.

• Manage and optimize Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Entra , ensuring secure and seamless identity management.
• Implement and maintain Zero Trust identity practices including conditional access, MFA, device compliance, and secure authentication.
• Support and integrate Microsoft Defender security capabilities to strengthen endpoint, identity, and cloud protection.

• Improve the global employee technology experience, ensuring systems are intuitive, reliable, and consistent across locations.
• Simplify complex IT systems into user‑friendly, efficient workflows that reduce friction for employees.
• Introduce modern workplace technologies that enhance productivity and digital collaboration.

• Design and implement touchless and zero‑touch help desk capabilities through automation, self‑service tools, and AI‑driven support.
• Enable employees to resolve common issues independently using knowledge bases, automation workflows, and guided solutions.
• Reduce support tickets by improving self‑service capabilities and automated issue resolution.

• Own and evolve Atlassian Jira Service Management and Asset Management (CMDB) capabilities.
• Ensure accurate asset visibility, lifecycle tracking, and integration with IT service workflows.
• Use asset data and automation to improve incident response, troubleshooting, and infrastructure planning.

• Drive the adoption of AI and automation across IT operations to reduce manual work and accelerate service delivery.
• Build automated workflows for onboarding, access management, device provisioning, and support requests.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through automation and intelligent tools.
• Partner with Infrastructure, Security, and business teams to simplify systems and improve usability.
• Support global rollouts of new technologies and tools.
• Gather employee feedback to continuously improve the digital workplace experience.

• Strong expertise in Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Entra , and identity lifecycle management
• Experience implementing Microsoft Defender security solutions
• Knowledge of Zero Trust security architecture
• Experience with Atlassian Jira Service Management and Jira Assets
• Strong understanding of ITIL‑based service management practices
• Experience implementing self‑service help desk and automated support models
• Familiarity with AI‑driven IT support tools and automation platforms
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into simple, user‑friendly solutions
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and non‑technical teams

• Seamless, intuitive, and resilient technology experiences for employees worldwide.
• Higher adoption of digital tools, AI, and automation.
• Faster issue resolution with minimal human…