Desktop/Workstation Design Engineer

Cgsfederal; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

401(k)

FSA

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Cgsfederal in Chantilly, VA, seeks a Desktop/Workstation Design Engineer to lead Windows image creation and deployment for enterprise endpoints. You will build and maintain OS images for desktops, laptops, tablets, and servers using MECM and MDT, ensuring deployment quality and security compliance.

Ideal candidates have Windows OS engineering experience, strong PowerShell/VBScript skills, and the ability to work independently within IT operations. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Windows 10 image engineering on Intel-based systems.
• Experience integrating antivirus in an image.
• Experience upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 10.
• Knowledge of security controls in the image.
• Strong writing skills and documentation.
• Ability to work independently in a IT environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead desktop OS image development and deployment.
• Engineer large-scale software deployment via MECM/MDT.
• Develop tests and packages for desktops, laptops, tablets, and servers.
• Support OS patching infrastructure and security updates.
• Analyze hardware for desktops and servers.

Skills

OS Imaging

Deployment Automation

Scripting (PowerShell)

Scripting (VBScript)

Security & Patch Management

Hardware Evaluation

VPN/Remote Access

Tools

MECM

MDT

HCL BigFix

Windows Update Services

Cisco Secure Access

RSA SecurID

VMWare

Job description

Desktop/Workstation Design Engineer

Employment Type: Full‑Time, Experienced

Department: Information Technology

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Acts as the Subject Matter Expert for the development and implementation of the Desktop Operating System (OS) Images.
• Engineer robust solutions for large‑scale deployment of software using OS deployment technologies such as Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) and the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT).
• Develop tests and implement software distribution packages, including updates to software applications to be applied to desktops, laptops, tablets, and servers within the enterprise.
• Provide information and recommendations to meet various user‑based software requirements.
• Strong familiarity with scripting languages such as PowerShell and VBScript.
• Implement server OS deployment methodologies, including automated server build processes.
• Provide support for an OS patching infrastructure such as HCL BigFix or Windows Update/MECM that applies mandatory security updates to enterprise systems.
• Analyze, evaluate, and recommend desktop, laptop, tablet, and server hardware.
• Perform security‑related tasks which include documentation, vulnerability scan review, assessment support, patch management, and auditing as required.

Qualifications

• Experience integrating and upgrading desktops and laptops from Windows 7 to Windows 10, upgrading Microsoft and third‑party applications, and experience with litigating software such as Ipro and Concordance.
• Ability to work independently with only minor guidance; responsible for engineering a Windows 10 image on an Intel‑based system integrated with Microsoft Exchange 2013, Microsoft Office 2013, and various third‑party applications.
• Windows OS engineering experience.
• Understanding of the application of security controls on the image.
• Microsoft Office engineering experience.
• Integrating anti‑virus applications in an image.
• VPN/Remote access (Cisco Secure Access with RSA a plus).
• Windows scripting experience.
• Good writing skills.

Ideal Additional Skills

• VB and/or VBA coding experience a plus.
• VDI/Citrix experience.
• SMS/SCCM experience a plus.
• Understanding of PKI.
• VMWare experience.
• Litigating software such as Ipro and Concordance.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision.
• Life Insurance.
• 401(k).
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter).
• Paid Time Off and observance of State/Federal Holidays.

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.