Lead Developer Enablement Engineer (Apple Infrastructure)

Vertiv Group • Westerville, OH

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About The Position

Vertiv is seeking a Lead Developer Enablement Engineer to architect, deploy, and govern secure, enterprise-grade Apple infrastructure. The role will transform Vertiv’s Apple environment into a streamlined, secure ecosystem through centralized cloud-native Mobile Device Management (MDM) and automated zero-touch enrollment. It will establish security standards while ensuring compliance and protecting intellectual property across engineering workstations.

The role supports Vertiv’s Operational Excellence and Customer Focus priorities by eliminating operational bottlenecks and establishing a reproducible, high-performance developer environment. As a technical lead, the engineer will oversee the strategic rollout of Apple infrastructure across the organization, manage security policies and deployment workflows, and maintain long-term device lifecycle health. The engineer will use configuration-as-code practices to establish consistent environment standards and reduce provisioning time for global engineering teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent practical experience is considered.
• 10+ years of professional experience in UEM/MDM, endpoint engineering, or platform operations, specifically in Apple enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated experience designing and deploying enterprise-grade Apple infrastructure, including MDM solutions and integrations.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional infrastructure projects, including change management and stakeholder coordination.
• Deep expertise managing the Apple ecosystem, including macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, and MDM solutions such as Jamf, Iru, Omnissa, or Intune.
• Experience with configuration-as-code, zero-touch deployment workflows, and automated patch management.
• Strong knowledge of security and compliance standards for Apple devices.
• Proficiency in shell, Python, or other scripting languages for automation and system management.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Jamf Administrator or similar Apple ecosystem certification.
• Experience in developer productivity or enablement, or supporting developer workflows such as build pipelines.
• Familiarity with modern infrastructure monitoring, observability tooling, and ITSM systems such as ServiceNow or Jira.
• Experience with Agile/DevOps methodologies and ITIL service management.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy centralized enterprise Apple infrastructure, including selecting and implementing a cloud-native MDM solution integrated with Apple Business Manager (ABM) and Automated Device Enrollment (ADE).
• Design and implement automated zero-touch device deployment workflows, using configuration-as-code to create consistent developer environments.
• Establish security standards, including automated FileVault encryption key escrow, hardware-backed certificate management, and real-time compliance enforcement through Declarative Device Management (DDM).
• Partner with engineering teams to optimize local development environments, including Xcode configuration, CI/CD pipeline integration, and automated build signing.
• Oversee end-to-end management of Apple endpoints, including monitoring, logging, tier 2/3 escalations, technical blocker resolution, and device lifecycle health.
• Manage primary MDM vendor relationships and collaborate with IT Security, Compliance, and leadership to align infrastructure strategy with enterprise goals and security requirements.
• Lead complex, cross-functional infrastructure projects, including change management and stakeholder coordination.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior