Desktop & Windows Engineer — Hybrid (US Citizen)

ApplyLogic Consulting Group, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

401K

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life/Short-Term Disability/Critical Il

11 Federal Holidays

Up to $5K towards continuing education

Job summary

ApplyLogic Consulting Group, LLC is seeking a Desktop & Windows Engineer to support a complex government client in Washington, DC. The role requires deep Windows OS knowledge, imaging and deployment expertise, and proficiency in PowerShell and enterprise security practices.

You will work in a hybrid environment with on-site and remote components, and must be a US citizen able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business, or related disciplines.
• Ten (10) years of relevant work experience may substitute for degree requirement.
• Deep knowledge of Windows OS (Windows 11) internals, architecture, and configuration.
• Expertise with Active Directory, Group Policy Objects (GPO), OU structure, and domain services.
• Strong experience with imaging and deployment tools such as MDT, SCCM/MECM, MECM OSD, Autopilot, and Intune.
• Proficiency with device management, compliance policies, configuration profiles, and Windows Update for Business.
• Skilled in PowerShell scripting for automation, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Experience managing drivers, firmware, hardware standards, and lifecycle management; knowledge of DNS/DHCP/VPN/certificates.
• Endpoint security: BitLocker, Defender for Endpoint, application control, privilege management.
• Patch management and vulnerability remediation.
• Monitoring and logging using Event Viewer, Log Analytics, SIEM platforms.
• Troubleshooting complex desktop, application, and hardware issues.
• Supporting virtualization technologies (VDI, Hyper-V).
• Experience in programming languages such as C#, Visual Basic with strong knowledge in .NET.

Responsibilities

• Apply expert level knowledge to utilization of MECM, MDT, and OSD to deploy desktop OS images.
• Develop, test, and implement software distribution packages for desktops, laptops, tablets, and servers.
• Provide information and recommendations to meet user-based software requirements.
• Demonstrate strong scripting skills, especially PowerShell and VBScript.
• Implement server OS deployment methodologies including automated server builds.
• Support OS patching infrastructure (BigFix or Windows Update/MECM) for security updates enterprise-wide.
• Analyze, evaluate, and recommend desktop, laptop, tablet, and server hardware.
• Perform security tasks including documentation, vulnerability scan reviews, patch management, and auditing.

Skills

Windows OS

Active Directory

Group Policy

PowerShell

SCCM/MECM

Imaging & deployment

C# / .NET

VBScript

Networking basics

VDI/Hyper-V

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related

Tools

MECM

MDT

SCCM

Autopilot

Intune

BigFix

Event Viewer / Log Analytics

Job description

ApplyLogic Consulting Group, LLC is seeking a Desktop & Windows Engineer to support a complex government client in Washington, DC. The role requires deep Windows OS knowledge, imaging and deployment expertise, and proficiency in PowerShell and enterprise security practices.

You will work in a hybrid environment with on-site and remote components, and must be a US citizen able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.