Sr. Manager, Endpoint Engineering at Western Digital

Irvine, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Oct, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Endpoint Engineering, Device Lifecycle Management, Endpoint Security, Leadership, Automation, Orchestration, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Cloud Technologies, IT Asset Management, Project Management, Communication, Collaboration, Digital Experience Monitoring, Operating Systems, Endpoint Management Solutions, Vulnerability Management

Industry

Computer Hardware Manufacturing

Description

Company Description At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™ Professional brands. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage. Job Description We are seeking a Sr. Manager, Endpoint Engineering to join our team in Irvine or San Jose, United States. This role will drive the strategy, design, and implementation of enterprise-wide endpoint engineering and management solutions across desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and virtual desktop environments. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in modern endpoint management platforms, device lifecycle management, and endpoint security, as well as proven leadership experience overseeing global engineering teams. This position is critical to ensuring Western Digital’s workforce productivity and security, empowering innovation for our employees worldwide, and strengthening device resiliency in alignment with corporate security and compliance standards. This leader will drive Western Digital’s modern endpoint management strategy, implement Digital Employee Experience (DEX) monitoring, and ensure seamless integration of endpoint security, compliance, and automation across a diverse enterprise ecosystem. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Leadership & Strategy Define and implement the enterprise-wide endpoint engineering strategy for provisioning, configuration, management, security, and device lifecycle. Lead, mentor, and grow a global team of endpoint engineers, fostering collaboration, innovation, and professional development. Act as a domain expert in endpoint operating systems, endpoint security, and endpoint management platforms. Serve as a trusted partner to InfoSec, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Infrastructure, Digital Workplace, and Manufacturing teams, ensuring alignment with WD’s global IT strategy. Engineering & Operations Design, deploy, and manage enterprise standards for Operating System (OS) imaging, patching, security updates, and configuration baselines. Oversee endpoint lifecycle management—from procurement and deployment to decommissioning. Drive evaluation, selection, and implementation of endpoint management and Digital Experience platforms (Intune, SCCM, JAMF, NexThink, etc.). Implement automation and orchestration for endpoint provisioning, updates, and compliance using PowerShell, Python, and enterprise orchestration tools. Establish and monitor Digital Experience Monitoring (DEX) scores to measure and improve end-user satisfaction. Maintain best practices for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and mobile device management. Security & Compliance Implement and maintain endpoint security solutions, including antivirus, Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), encryption, and zero-trust policies. Lead endpoint vulnerability management, ensuring patch compliance across global devices, including 3rdparty applications patching. Partner with InfoSec and Compliance teams to meet regulatory and corporate security requirements. Collaborate with InfoSec to stay ahead of evolving endpoint threats, ensuring rapid incident response and remediation strategies. Develop and maintain policies, documentation, and compliance standards for endpoint systems. Innovation & Collaboration Collaborate with business units, engineering teams, and manufacturing operations teams to support unique endpoint requirements, including high-performance compute and niche peripherals. Drive adoption of modern cloud-based endpoint capabilities (Azure AD, Windows 365, Office 365 ecosystem integrations). Explore and implement emerging technologies to enhance device performance, user experience, and workplace productivity. Provide technical expertise and support to engineering and development teams that require specialized endpoint solutions. Partner with Global Service Desk, Deskside Support, and IT Service Management (ITSM) teams to ensure seamless integration of endpoint management processes with IT operations. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s preferred). 10+ years of IT experience, with a focus on endpoint engineering, systems administration, or IT operations. 5+ years in a leadership/management role, with experience leading global engineering teams. Strong technical expertise in endpoint management solutions (Intune, SCCM, JAMF, NexThink, Airwatch) and OS platforms (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux). Proven experience with automation and orchestration (PowerShell, Python, etc.). Experience with virtualization and cloud technologies (Azure, Office 365, W365, VDI platforms). Deep knowledge of endpoint security (encryption, patching, Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), zero trust, vulnerability management). Experience with IT Asset Management (ITAM) and PagerDuty platform management. Familiarity with ITSM tools (ServiceNow) and digital workplace technologies. Strong project management skills with the ability to deliver complex engineering initiatives on time and within budget. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across business units and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Additional Information Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here. Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution. Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 1/22/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application #LI-AS1 Compensation & Benefits Details An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs. The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future. If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned. You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance. You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law. Notice To Candidates: Please be aware that Western Digital and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests, please report it immediately to Western Digital Ethics Helpline or email [email protected].

Responsibilities

The Sr. Manager, Endpoint Engineering will drive the strategy, design, and implementation of enterprise-wide endpoint engineering and management solutions. This role is critical for ensuring workforce productivity and security while empowering innovation across the organization.