Senior End-User Computing Engineer

Defense Information Systems Agency; Washington; On-site; USD 128,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) seeks a Senior End-User Computing Engineer to lead the enterprise digital workspace, architecting hybrid AVD environments, and managing both thick and thin clients. You will develop SOE images, zero-touch provisioning, and packaging pipelines using Intune, Autopilot, and MECM.

You will author PowerShell automation, enforce Zero Trust across endpoints, and drive telemetry for secure, high-performance computing. Requires TS clearance and travel up to 30%.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance or eligibility is required.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% within CONUS and/or OCONUS.

Responsibilities

• Engineer Hybrid Workspaces (AVD & Virtual Sessions) and optimize enterprise Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
• Manage Physical Device Fleets (Thick & Thin Clients) and standardize hardware baselines and BIOS/firmware.
• Master OS Imaging & SOE Engineering with automated image pipelines and cloud imaging solutions.
• Modernize Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) using Intune, Autopilot, and MECM for zero-touch provisioning and policy management.
• Drive Enterprise Packaging & Hybrid Delivery for MSIX/Win32/App-V.
• Enforce Endpoint Security & Zero Trust with EDR, conditional access, and hardware/OS hardening.

Skills

End-User Computing

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Operating System Deployment

PowerShell

Application Packaging

MECM

Job description

Join the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), where we deliver the secure IT and communications capabilities that keep our Nation’s Warfighters and senior leaders connected anytime, anywhere. Within Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) Enterprise Directorate (J-6), we empower our Nation’s senior leaders and the warfighter community with assured enterprise services to win in an evolving global landscape.

Position Overview: Serving as the Senior End-User Computing Engineer, you provide hands-on technical leadership and engineering expertise for the enterprise digital workspace ecosystem. In this role, you drive modern workplace engineering across the full hardware and virtualization spectrum—architecting and managing cloud-hosted Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments as well as physical thick client workstations and dedicated thin/zero client endpoints.

You lead the development of automated Standard Operating Environments (SOE), master OS imaging pipelines, zero-touch provisioning workflows, and enterprise application packaging (MSIX/Win32) for hybrid delivery. Leveraging modern management platforms including Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, and MECM, you author robust automation code (PowerShell) to eliminate administrative toil, enforce Zero Trust device hardening at the edge, and optimize digital experience telemetry to guarantee a secure, high-performance computing environment across all client endpoints.

Salary: $127,624 to $187,093 per year (inclusive of TLMS and locality adjustments)

Major Duties:

• Engineer Hybrid Workspaces (AVD & Virtual Sessions): Build, configure, and optimize enterprise Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments and virtual application delivery, ensuring seamless, low-latency desktop experiences across both thin and thick client access points.
• Manage Physical Device Fleets (Thick & Thin Clients): Engineer, evaluate, and maintain the organization’s hardware fleet—including high-performance thick clients (workstations, laptops) and dedicated thin/zero clients—standardizing hardware baselines, BIOS/firmware configurations, and peripheral compatibility.
• Master OS Imaging & SOE Engineering: Build, automate, and maintain Standard Operating Environments (SOE) using automated image pipelines (OSD/MECM) and cloud imaging solutions across physical thick clients, thin client operating systems, and virtual desktop master images.
• Modernize Unified Endpoint Management (UEM): Implement modern device management workflows using Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, and MECM for zero-touch provisioning, compliance baselines, and configuration policy management across all physical and virtual endpoints.
• Drive Application Packaging & Hybrid Delivery: Package, test, and distribute enterprise software (MSIX, Win32, App-V), determining the optimal delivery method (native installation for thick clients vs. remote application streaming for thin/AVD environments).
• Enforce Endpoint Security & Zero Trust: Partner with cyber engineering teams to harden thick, thin, and virtual endpoints, deploying conditional access policies, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and Zero Trust access controls at the hardware and OS level.
• Automate Endpoint Operations & Telemetry: Author robust PowerShell automation scripts and configuration policies to streamline patching, provisioning, and driver updates; monitor digital experience telemetry to optimize boot times, peripheral performance, and session quality across all device types.

Key Skills

• End-User Computing
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
• Operating System Deployment
• PowerShell
• Application Packaging
• MECM

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450.
• This is a drug testing designated position
• Incumbent is required to travel away from their normal duty station to other locations within the continental United States (CONUS) and/or other locations outside the continental United States (OCONUS) up to 30 percent of the time.

Security Clearance:

• Minimum Requirement: Must possess an active Top Secret (TS) security clearance at the time of application.
• Preferred Requirement: An active Top Secret / SCI (TS/SCI) clearance is highly preferred.
• Condition of Employment: Candidates holding a TS clearance must be eligible for, and successfully obtain and maintain, SCI access upon hire.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.