M&T Bank Corporation

Principle Desktop Engineering Architect

M&T Bank Corporation$139K — $232K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 10 years of higher education and/or experience in systems design, management, and/or architecture.
  • Proficient in enterprise desktop architecture for both Windows and macOS environments.
  • Experience with Windows OS deployment, Group Policy management, and endpoint security controls.
  • Hands-on experience with Apple macOS, including device management and application packaging.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and expertise in endpoint architecture and compliance alignment.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop endpoint engineering solutions for Windows and macOS.
  • Define architecture and engineering patterns for enterprise desktop environments.
  • Lead strategy for Windows and macOS desktop engineering and device lifecycle management.
  • Translate complex business and security requirements into scalable endpoint solutions.
  • Ensure quality and compliance for both physical and virtual desktop environments.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Health, welfare, and retirement benefits
  • 401(k) matching at 5%
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
  • 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays per year
  • 40 hours of paid volunteer time annually
Full 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

About M&T Bank Corporation

M&T Bank is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, operates banking offices in New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Trust-related services are provided by M&T's Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank. M&T Bank traces its origins to the founding of Manufacturers and Traders Bank in Buffalo, New York. As a result of mergers, acquisitions, and name changes, M&T Bank Corporation's principal bank is now known as Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company or M&T Bank. M&T Bank reorganized under a bank holding company in 1969 called First Empire State Corporation. The name was changed in 1998 to M&T Bank Corporation, whose common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol "MTB."

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17,115 employees
Market Cap
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Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1868
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