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Ascensus

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 2000

💼 Consulting

🛡️ Insurance

💸 Finance

💰 Secondary Market on 2019-02

Consulting • Insurance • Finance

Ascensus is a company that values its people and emphasizes a culture guided by principles such as integrity, quality, and a commitment to high standards. It provides administrative and recordkeeping services, focusing on helping individuals achieve financially secure retirements and ensuring quality education for children. Ascensus is dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and providing equal opportunities, making it a rewarding place to work. The company also offers a wide range of benefits to its employees, including student loan refinancing and healthy living programs.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute enterprise endpoint architecture strategy, standards, governance, and technology roadmaps for Windows, macOS, and mobile platforms • Own Windows and macOS operating system standards, upgrade planning, feature adoption, and endpoint configuration baselines • Lead endpoint technology planning and execution for acquisitions, divestitures, office openings and consolidations, migrations, and large-scale device refreshes • Serve as technical owner for Microsoft Intune and Modern Endpoint Management strategy, including architecture, design, implementation, governance, optimization, and operational ownership • Own Windows Autopilot, Apple Business Manager, Entra ID device registration, NinjaOne, Addigy, and related endpoint management technologies • Design and maintain endpoint enrollment, zero-touch provisioning, imaging, software distribution, patching, and device-management processes • Drive cloud-based endpoint management and automation • Design, test, implement, and govern Group Policies in Active Directory and endpoint configuration standards • Serve as final technical escalation point for complex desktop engineering, application packaging, imaging, patching, Group Policy, software distribution, device enrollment, and endpoint-management issues • Provide technical direction to internal teams and service providers without direct supervisory responsibility • Establish and maintain enterprise mobility strategy, standards, governance, and technology roadmap • Serve as primary technology and vendor owner for T-Mobile • Define standards for mobile devices, operating systems, accessories, enrollment, eSIM, provisioning, refresh, replacement, recovery, and retirement • Partner with Cybersecurity and operational teams on security, compliance, risk, and business continuity requirements • Coordinate endpoint security controls through Group Policy, Intune, and operating system configurations • Own BitLocker administration and governance and partner on vulnerability remediation and Zero Trust initiatives • Participate in endpoint-related major and security incidents, leading investigation, containment, remediation, and recovery • Contribute to endpoint observability, compliance reporting, audit support, and operational metrics • Lead evaluation, testing, selection, standardization, and lifecycle planning for enterprise end-user technologies • Own strategic endpoint hardware vendors including Dell and Apple; participate in vendor evaluations and contract negotiations • Own complete endpoint lifecycle, including deployment, refresh, recovery, secure disposition, asset recovery, and eWaste vendors • Manage licensing and technology governance for endpoint software such as Adobe Acrobat and Snagit • Develop and maintain PowerShell and other scripting solutions for provisioning, administration, software deployment, patching, remediation, and automation • Advance automation and standardization to improve endpoint operations • Evaluate emerging endpoint and mobility technologies, lead pilots, and recommend solutions

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience • At least 10 years of progressive information technology experience, including substantial experience in endpoint architecture, desktop engineering, endpoint management, or End User Computing technical leadership • Experience supporting large enterprise environments across Windows, macOS, and mobile platforms, including endpoint standards, operating system lifecycle management, configuration baselines, application packaging, software distribution, patching, imaging, and provisioning • Deep hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, Apple Business Manager, Entra ID device registration, Group Policy, BitLocker, NinjaOne, and Addigy • Strong PowerShell scripting skills • Experience using APIs and other automation frameworks is preferred • Experience establishing mobile device standards and managing carrier and vendor relationships • Experience governing mobile enrollment, provisioning, lifecycle, and support technologies • Experience serving as a technology owner for strategic vendors and managing hardware standards, refresh programs, software licensing, asset recovery, secure disposition, and eWaste services • Experience implementing endpoint security controls and partnering with Cybersecurity on vulnerability remediation, encryption, security incidents, audits, and Zero Trust initiatives • Excellent organization, analytical, decision-making, communication, and interpersonal skills • Ability to influence technical direction, coordinate across teams and service providers, and explain complex concepts to technical and business stakeholders • Relevant endpoint administration and management certifications are preferred but not required • Ability to participate in scheduled non-business-hour implementation and maintenance activities and major incident or security incident response when required