Howdens Joinery has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Configuration Engineer to join our Technical Operations team. Leading a small team of four, you’ll remain very hands-on, taking ownership of engineering standards, configuration, security and lifecycle governance across more than 30,000 end-user computing devices throughout our UK and European estate. The role has a primary focus on Microsoft Intune & Hybrid AD administration, application packaging & deployment, and the effective management of Ivanti Neurons for Endpoint Management (EPM), while providing technical direction, quality assurance and mentoring engineers working across the client-platform estate. What you will be doing as a Lead Configuration Engineer: Technical ownership & leadership of MS Intune, Ivanti Neurons EPM and related client-management services. Definition and assurance of engineering standards for application packaging, testing, deployment and maintenance across supported Windows client platforms. Leadership of device provisioning, configuration, compliance, patching, upgrading and retirement activities throughout the full endpoint lifecycle. Ownership of technical governance and security posture across Microsoft 365 and end-user computing platforms, aligned to defined organisational standards. Delivery leadership for project and system-upgrade milestones, ensuring agreed quality, change-control, testing and timescale requirements are met. Maintenance of reliable asset-management, packaging and configuration records that support audit, service performance and lifecycle decisions. Identification, assessment and prioritisation of new requirements, ensuring structured development, testing, pilot, deployment and handover activities are completed. Coaching and technical mentoring of colleagues to improve engineering quality, operational resilience and knowledge sharing. What we need from you: The confidence to operate in a Lead role, balancing people management with hands-on technical responsibilities. Strong experience in end-user computing, endpoint engineering, device management and application deployment. Experience with Ivanti Neurons for Endpoint Management (EPM) or a comparable enterprise endpoint management platform. Hands-on experience administering Microsoft Intune within a large enterprise environment. Strong knowledge of device enrolment, configuration profiles, compliance policies, application deployment and troubleshooting. Ability to plan and deliver technical changes using appropriate testing, pilot, change and handover controls. Strong incident investigation, problem solving & root-cause skills. Experience with Windows Autopilot, endpoint security, update management and proactive remediation. Strong Windows application packaging experience, including Win32 applications, MSI technologies, upgrades and uninstall processes. Working knowledge of PowerShell and command-line scripting for deployment, automation, detection and remediation. Strong understanding of Windows operating systems, endpoint hardware, security, vulnerability remediation and lifecycle management. Understanding of wider endpoint dependencies including Microsoft 365, identity, networking, certificates, VPN and Wi-Fi. What we can offer you: Competitive salary and annual company bonus Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%) 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days Staff Discount. Exceptional Reward and Recognition events. About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is a highly successful FTSE 100 business, with more than 900 depots nationwide and more than 11,000 staff. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we continue to experience significant growth and success. Despite our scale, Howdens remains a local business with traditional values. There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens – and why we have been named one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For. Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We’re working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email [email protected] with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you. Please note that candidates applying for this role must have a valid right to work in the UK, we do not offer sponsorship of employment for any depot positions at this time. We appreciate your understanding. #LI-LO1 #CVL INDKSD #Reed Discover your next role with us and see how you can fit into one of the UK’s best big companies to work for. As a proud member of The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers, we offer exciting opportunities for both apprentices starting out and experienced professionals ready to take the next step in their careers. Whether you’re working in our depots, building strong relationships with our trade customers, or applying your expertise to create, manufacture and distribute our market-leading products, there are many roles that make Howdens a success. Find out more about what makes our Depots tick. Howdens is the UK’s number one specialist kitchen supplier, trusted by the trade since 1995. From just 14 depots when we started, we’ve grown to nearly 950 across the UK and Europe, and we’re still growing. At Howdens, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Whether in our depots, manufacturing sites, or support teams, everyone plays a vital role in helping us grow, innovate, and make a difference. We work exclusively with trade professionals, giving them the products, service, and support they need to deliver kitchens fitted to the highest standard. By building strong partnerships with local tradespeople, we help them exceed their customers’ expectations, and in turn, we all succeed together. Our success is built on a simple but powerful model: locally empowered depot teams backed by a world-class supply chain. This means we can keep products in stock, provide exceptional service, and deliver real value to our customers every day.

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