Job Description
If you are considering sending an application, make sure to hit the apply button below after reading through the entire description.
Windows Endpoint Infrastructure Engineer | Glasgow | 3 days onsite | 12 month contract | £600-£700 per day | Outside IR35
We're looking for a highly experienced Windows Endpoint Infrastructure Engineer to join a large-scale enterprise environment. This is a hands-on, senior-level engineering role suited to someone with a strong operational background in building, running, and troubleshooting Windows infrastructure at scale.
You'll be part of a specialist endpoint engineering function focused on designing, deploying, and maintaining secure Windows environments across both on-premise and cloud platforms. Working closely with cybersecurity teams, you'll deliver robust, scalable endpoint solutions that protect critical systems while ensuring high performance and reliability.
This role is heavily infrastructure-focused, with a strong emphasis on automation and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Engineer, deploy, and support Windows endpoint infrastructure across a large enterprise estate (hundreds of thousands of devices)
- Automate provisioning, configuration, and maintenance tasks using PowerShell and Python
- Troubleshoot complex endpoint, OS, and infrastructure issues across distributed environments
- Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement and enhance endpoint security controls
- Maintain and optimize platform performance, reliability, and scalability
- Support ongoing improvements through automation, tooling, and DevOps practices
- Contribute to infrastructure design and take ownership through full lifecycle delivery and support
What We're Looking For
- Extensive experience in enterprise Windows infrastructure engineering (large-scale environments)
- Strong knowledge of Windows internals and endpoint management
- Proven ability to operate and troubleshoot complex production environments
- Solid scripting skills in PowerShell and/or Python (essential)
- Experience delivering solutions end-to-end, from design through to operational support
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
- Clear communication skills, both technical and non-technical
Nice to Have
- Exposure to endpoint security tools (e.g. Microsoft Defender suite, E5 security stack)
- Experience with SCCM, Intune, or similar endpoint management platforms
- Familiarity with system hardening, disk encryption, and security best practices
- Experience with monitoring/logging tools such as Splunk
- Background working in DevOps or SRE environments
- Broader systems knowledge (networking, storage, Unix/MacOS)
- Interest in cybersecurity and working closely with security-focused teams
If this sounds like a fit, APPLY NOW!
Windows Endpoint Infrastructure Engineer | Glasgow | 3 days onsite | 12 month contract | £600-£700 per day | Outside IR35
Oscar Associates (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. xwzovoh
To understand more about what we do with your data please review our privacy policy in the privacy section of the Oscar website.