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