- Resource will manage all aspects of the Mac support service ensuring the development & support and continuous improvement of services aligned to business and technology strategies.
- To ensure best practice processes are in place and being followed, improving service delivery and support to Technology and the business, providing support to Level 2 MAC support folks in developing and delivering industry-leading quality services to the business.
- To ensure that maximum business benefits are obtained from existing and new Technology assets, capabilities and resources.
- Defining, maintaining and enhancing fit-for-purpose, best value Mac services (as measured against external benchmarking) that meets business requirements and strategic objectives whilst meeting the business' appetite for risk, service performance and cost management.
- Responsible for ensuring all Mac services are available and performing as intended.
- Develop and maintain strategic relationships with the business, partners and suppliers.
- Develop and implement IT service improvement plans to deliver the transformation agenda, industry best practice and changing business requirements.
- Experience in Administration of Macintosh base environment
- Experience in supporting production environment comprising of MAC machines.
- Hands on experience on Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey
- Mass upgrades and patch management of MacOS and Software
- Product installation and application patches deployment
- Administration and maintenance of existing packages
- Collaborate with product management and senior leadership to implement features and develop the roadmap for Apple Deployment
- Develop, test, and maintain macOS system configurations and iOS profiles, including a baseline build specification for all new devices deployed throughout the customer district.
- Develop, test, and maintain framework for Apple ABM
- Assist in creating scripts, packages, and developing custom applications to support the Project Team as needed.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree preferred, technical training and certification
- Technical or business-oriented field such as Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent field of study
- 10 or more years of related work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience desired in business analysis, consulting, organizational design, process reengineering, project management and technology implementation. Experience as a Senior Implementation Lead and/or Architect Team Lead.
- Strong knowledge of PC hardware and software required. Excellent administrative, organizational and communication skills.
- A career history that encompasses a strong technical ability within a challenging and changeable environment with diverse technologies including complex operational roles.
- 5+ years of experience architecting, deploying, and troubleshooting iOS, macOS in customer environments.
- A general understanding of networking: DNS, DHCP & Proxy servers.
- A good understanding of using group policies to manage windows and Mac OSX clients & experience of deploying Mac OSX within an enterprise environment.
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, Perl or ZShell.
- Experience integrating macs with different identity providers such as Okta, Active Directory, or JumpCloud.
- Advanced knowledge of macOS fundamentals including networking, command line, security, and file system management.
- Experience creating and presenting technical content as a subject matter expert.
- Familiarity with Apple deployment workflows, including the Apple Business Manager (ABM) and Volume Purchase Program (VPP).
- Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) or ability to obtain.
- Familiarity with cloud hosted services such as Virtual Machines, Apache/Tomcat, IIS on AWS and other similar providers.
- Familiarity with concepts relating to creation and deployment of certificates.
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Advanced knowledge of tools related to specific technology domain.
- Self-driven and resourceful to achieve goals independently as well as work well in groups.
- Ability to communicate difficult information in a neutral and professional manner.
- Ability to remain calm in stressful or fast-paced environments.
- Ability to manage simultaneous and conflicting priorities in an effective manner.