MacOS Engineer

Jane Street
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with enterprise macOS device management experience who collaborate across global teams and prioritize automation and reliability.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 4+ years managing macOS in enterprise environments and a background in automation scripting
    — “Have 4+ years of experience in a technical engineering role managing, monitoring and deploying macOS devices in an enterprise environment”
  • Individuals who have standardised and automated device management systems for large-scale operations
    — “We are looking for an experienced macOS Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and finding smarter ways to manage devices at scale”
  • Professionals with cross-continental collaboration experience and a focus on integration and lifecycle management
    — “Collaborate with colleagues across three continents to understand our firm’s business needs, troubleshoot issues, develop new solutions”

Things to consider

  • Requires fluency in English and ability to work with global teams across time zones
    — “Fluent in English”
  • The role demands attention to detail and comprehensive documentation of work
    — “Getting the details right and clearly documenting your work will be critical”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with Jamf Pro or similar MDM platforms in your resume and interviews
    — “Have extensive experience with managing macOS devices using an MDM platform such as Intune, Workspace One or Jamf Pro”
  • Demonstrate expertise in macOS software distribution and patching technologies
    — “Have an understanding of software distribution and patching technologies for macOS”
  • Showcase problem-solving skills with examples of automation scripts you've developed
    — “developing scripts, optimising MDM systems and integrating new tools and services”
  • Emphasize your experience with Apple Business Manager and device lifecycle management
    — “Experienced with managing the life cycles of Apple devices using Apple Business Manager”
  • Demonstrate your ability to troubleshoot macOS systems and peripherals
    — “Able to troubleshoot macOS operating systems, applications, peripherals, and network problems”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • efficient device management
  • high reliability
Typical background
IT engineeringdevice managementautomation

Skills & requirements

Required

Macos ManagementPythonBash/zshMDM PlatformsSoftware Distribution

Preferred

Hardware MonitoringPerformance Tuning

Stack & domain

PythonBashZshAutomationMDMSoftware DistributionPatchingSecurityApple Business ManagerIntegrationCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingLeadershipIT EngineeringDevice Management

About the role

Original posting from Jane Street

About the position

We are looking for an experienced macOS Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and finding smarter ways to manage devices at scale. You’ll help shape and improve the systems behind our growing fleet of Apple devices, with a focus on automation, reliability and making technology work better for our colleagues worldwide.

This will involve standardising and automating our device management, developing scripts, optimising MDM systems and integrating new tools and services.

You’ll also collaborate with colleagues across three continents to understand our firm’s business needs, troubleshoot issues, develop new solutions, share knowledge, and plan and execute deployments. Getting the details right and clearly documenting your work will be critical.

This role is part of our IT Engineering group, which designs and manages the physical, virtual and mobile computing environment that keeps Jane Street running at the highest standard.

About you

Have 4+ years of experience in a technical engineering role managing, monitoring and deploying macOS devices in an enterprise environment

Strong experience with developing Python or bash/zsh automation scripts and tooling

Have extensive experience with managing macOS devices using an MDM platform such as Intune, Workspace One or Jamf Pro

Have an understanding of software distribution and patching technologies for macOS and knowledge of macOS security features and best practices

Experienced with managing the life cycles of Apple devices using Apple Business Manager

Experienced with integrating a variety of systems to fulfil business needs

Able to troubleshoot macOS operating systems, applications, peripherals, and network problems

Experienced with hardware monitoring and performance tuning

A clear and concise communicator with excellent people skills; able to maintain a high degree of customer service for all support queries

A flexible and reliable team player who enjoys working in a collaborative environment

Self-motivated, with the good judgement to make decisions and drive projects forward when colleagues in other offices are offline

Fluent in English

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Source: Jane Street careers

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