Job Introduction
Required for: as soon as possible
Location: Dean’s Yard, Westminster
Contract: Full-time, Permanent Position
Hours of work: 35 hours per week, with a one-hour unpaid lunch break each day. Working hours will fall within the 8:00 to 17:30 operational window, with specific start and finish times agreed with the line manager.
Salary: £47,500 per annum
Benefits or working at Westminster School include:
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Generous School pension scheme
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Free access to the School’s leisure facilities, including a fitness gym (restricted hours).
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Cycle to Work Scheme and season ticket loans following completion of our standard probation period
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Private medical insurance (opt in)
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Discretionary Christmas shutdown period
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Professional development opportunities
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School fee remission (subject to meeting admission requirements)
Free school meals are also available when on-site during working hours for the role.
For this role, there is no fixed closing date. Applications will be considered on receipt, and interviews may occur at any stage.
We are seeking a hands-on Lead Endpoint Engineer to support the continued development of the School’s endpoint management capability, with a focus on device configuration, application deployment and user experience. The postholder will act as the School’s lead internal specialist in this area, providing expertise and direction across endpoint technologies and services.
This role is primarily technical, working across Intune, Jamf and other endpoint technologies to shape and maintain effective device management, configuration and support across the School. The postholder will take a lead role in:
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developing the School’s endpoint approach
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reducing reliance on ad hoc knowledge
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improving supportability and maintaining clear documentation to support consistency
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risk management
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business continuity
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service levels
This role will report to the IT Operations Manager while working closely with IT colleagues to deliver improvements to the digital workplace and support key projects. They will also work closely with all staff and third-party suppliers to deliver and support a modern, resilient and user-centred workplace environment.
Due to the nature of this role, they will be required to work on site at our main site in Dean’s Yard and our linked prep school, Westminster Under School, as required.
Role Responsibilities:
Endpoint Management and Device Configuration
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Lead the configuration, support and ongoing development of Microsoft Intune and Jamf
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Develop and improve device builds, provisioning and configuration standards
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Lead the lifecycle management of staff and pupil devices, including refresh planning
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Maintain security baselines and device policies and support colleagues on endpoint management
Application Deployment
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Package and deploy applications across Windows and iPadOS environments
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Manage application updates, version control and deployment timing using Intune and PatchMyPC, balancing security, feature delivery and end user experience
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Maintain clear process and configuration documentation for application deployment and updates
iPad Estate and Classroom Technology
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Lead the operation and improvement of the School’s iPad estate
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Configure and maintain Jamf and Apple School Manager for device management and deployment
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Provide technical leadership for the planning, implementation and ongoing operation of Apple Classroom to support teaching and learning
User Experience and Support
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Monitor and improve device performance, login experience and endpoint reliability
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Provide L2/L3 support for complex endpoint and device issues
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Work with the IT Helpdesk to support consistent, high-quality user outcomes
Planning, Delivery and Continual Improvement
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Contribute to the planning and delivery of endpoint-related projects and service improvements
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Lead or support initiatives to improve endpoint management, deployment and user experience
Hours of work
This is a full‑time role of 35 hours per week, with a one‑hour unpaid lunch break each day. Working hours will fall within the 8:00 to 17:30 operational window, with specific start and finish times agreed with the line manager.
Occasional flexibility may be required to support key incidents, project milestones or major service changes. Where additional hours are agreed in advance, time off in lieu may be granted in line with School policy. Time off in lieu is not automatic and applies only to significant additional hours worked by prior agreement or subsequent approval.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.
Safeguarding and Child Protection
Westminster School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Working at Westminster
Westminster School is a busy, purposeful and vibrant place to be and an excellent workplace. The community is made up of around 750 pupils, 120 teaching staff and 108 support staff.
Our staff are friendly and welcoming, and all newcomers quickly become part of the rhythm of life here.
There is a real sense of community here as, being a boarding school many members of staff and pupils live on site and the School’s premises are very much treated as a home away from home. School life starts before breakfast and continues way beyond the working day; as a result, there is always a lively atmosphere in and around School and always someone to share a tea and biscuit with in the Common Room. Support staff as much as teaching staff are encouraged to embrace the School’s day-to-day activities, whether that be attending an evening concert or a morning service in the Abbey.
At Westminster we will always select the best candidate for every position. We do know, however, that we can only truly choose the best person on every occasion if a broad and diverse pool of candidates see the job advertised and are encouraged to apply.
As such, we continue to work on how our job roles are encountered, and particularly welcome applications from groups who have traditionally been underrepresented here.
Westminster School is for everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. We hope you are encouraged to apply.
The School
Westminster School is an independent day and boarding school for boys aged 13-18 and girls aged 16-18, with a long history, a distinctive ethos, and a unique sense of place in the very heart of London. Pupils achieve exceptional examination results and entrance to some of the top universities in the world. It is a busy, passionate and purposeful place where independent and deep thinking is enjoyed, encouraged and respected by all, and where holistic excellence is nurtured and valued.
While the School is one of the foremost centres of academic excellence in the country, its commitment to academic life does not make it a hothouse for passing examinations. Pupils’ success at examinations and entry to leading universities is instead a result of their enjoyment of academic enquiry, debate and search for explanation, well beyond published syllabuses. Pupils are intellectually, socially, ethically and politically engaged and our aim is to ensure that their enthusiasm for learning is developed further, allowing them to take full advantage of the opportunities presented to them in the future. At Westminster, pupils have the freedom to lead on projects outside of the classroom and embrace a whole range of extra-curricular activities and interests. A host of pupil-led societies take place every week at the School, often with expert guest speakers, and pupils can choose to study an additional language, play an instrument or two, volunteer in local primary schools, row along the Thames, take part in plays and musicals, and much more.
The School’s ethos resides in the enduring values of the liberal tradition reflected in the 1560 Charter of Westminster’s Elizabethan foundation, where it is stated that: ‘the youth which is growing to manhood, as tender shoots in the wood of our state, shall be liberally instructed in good books to the greater honour of the state’. Whilst academic and cultural attainments are highly prized at Westminster, the School is fully committed also to each pupil’s spiritual, moral, emotional and physical development and wellbeing – with a particular emphasis on drawing out individual talent wherever it lies – and to prepare young people for fulfilled private and public lives.
From September 2028, the School will welcome both girls and boys at 13+ entry, offering a Westminster education to all. By 2026, Westminster Under School will have opened its brand new pre-prep for girls and boys at 4+ and girls will have joined boys in Years 3 and 7, at the 7+ and 11+ entry points. By 2030, all year groups at Westminster School and Westminster Under School, from ages four to 18, will be fully co-educational, reflecting the School’s dedication to inclusivity and excellence.
