Apple Systems Engineer – Helpdesk

Company: Academia Ltd t/a Smartdesc
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Location: Hemel Hempstead
Job Description:

Academia is currently seeking to recruit a new member of staff to support the growth of the Technical Services division.As a member of the Apple Helpdesk Team, the emphasis will be on providing high quality technical services & support to our, predominantly Jamf, managed and supported client base.

Amongst other tasks the Apple Systems Engineer will be responsible for;

  • Tier 2+ remote desktop support for OSX, iOS and Jamf Pro
  • Issue resolution
  • Maintenance and automation of software for patch management
  • Basic network troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • MDM (Jamf) solution maintenance
  • Solutions documentation
  • ISO procedure documentation
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to a nontechnical audience

Key Skills

  • Experience in managing an Apple Mac &/or Apple iOS environment from the ground up using Jamf Pro in a current (MacOS Sequoia and above) environment
  • A passion for all things technology related
  • Excellent all round communication skills especially in questioning and listening.
  • Excellent personal planning and work organisation skills
  • Excellent telephone manner
  • Ability to demonstrate solutions to customers when necessary
  • Experience* &/or certification of any of the following:
    • Jamf Certified
      • Jamf Pro CCA or 300
      • Jamf Protect or 270 or above
      • Knowledge of modern Jamf management including Blueprints & SSO
    • Apple School Manager
    • Apple Business
    • Entra ID
    • Jamf Connect
    • PSSO
    • Jamf Protect
    • Jamf Security Cloud

A sneak peek at some of our employee benefits…

  • Gymmembershipcontribution
  • HealthCash Plan
  • Increasedannualleave withlength ofservice
  • Free annual leave on your birthday
  • Length of service bonus
  • Free Will Writing service
  • And more!

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Posted: September 22nd, 2026