Samad Siddiqui
Systems Architect & Director-Level Technology LeaderEnterprise Integration • Identity & Access Systems • Institutional Platforms
- Role
- Systems Engineer at Newark Academy
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Samad Siddiqui
Director-level Systems Architect and Technology Leader with 20+ years of experience designing and stewarding mission-critical systems in environments where reliability, security, and human impact matter.I specialize in enterprise integration, identity and access systems, and long-lived institutional platforms—particularly where systems have grown fragile, overly manual, or dependent on individual knowledge. My work focuses on reducing systemic risk by replacing brittle workflows with durable, auditable architectures that remain operable under pressure and over time.In my current role, I serve as the primary architect and steward of core identity, access, security, and data-integration systems supporting faculty, staff, students, and families in a complex institutional environment. My responsibilities span authentication and security architecture (including MFA and FIDO2), API-driven integrations, physical and logical access systems, and cross-vendor platforms.Earlier in my career at Apple, I held senior technical and leadership roles in high-stakes, customer-facing environments, resolving complex escalations, validating prototype systems, and developing training frameworks used across teams. These experiences shaped my focus on clarity, consent, and reliability under stress.I’m guided by a stewardship mindset: designing systems that reduce cognitive load, preserve agency, and carry responsibility so people don’t have to.
Experience
Systems Engineer
Jul 2024 — Present · Livingston, NJ, US
Education
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology
Skills
- Mac Os X Server
- Mac Os
- Iphone Support
- Computer Repair
- Team Leadership
- Windows
- Wireless Networking
- Aperture
- Cisco Networking
- Retail
- Mac
- Technical Support
- Customer Experience
- Apple Certified Macintosh Technician
- Apple Certified Technical Coordinator 10.7
- Keynote
- Apple Remote Desktop
- Ios
- Ilife
- Xcode
- Mobile Devices
- Os X
- Mac Os X
- Troubleshooting
- Html
- Iphoto
- Iwork
- Itunes
- Computer Hardware
- Ipod
- Video Editing
- Ipad
- Iphone
- Ipad Development
- Macintosh Hardware
- Customer Satisfaction
- Training
- Macintosh Applications
- Unix
- Leadership
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