Senior Windows Desktop Engineer – On-Site (DC/SC)

Advanced Automation Consulting; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Automation Consulting is seeking a Senior Windows Desktop Engineer to support a government client on-site in Washington, DC or Columbia, SC. The role focuses on OS image development, large-scale software deployment, and ongoing patch management in a secure environment.

Candidates must have 10+ years of Windows experience, strong AD/GPO skills, and proficiency with MECM/SCCM, MDT, Autopilot, and Intune. US citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with 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 enterprise networking fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, VPN, certificates)
• Endpoint security: BitLocker, Defender for Endpoint, application control, privilege management
• Patch management and vulnerability remediation
• Monitoring and logging using tools like 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

• Develop and implement Desktop OS Images
• Engineers robust solutions for large-scale deployment of software using OS deployment technologies such as MECM, MDT, and OSD
• Develops, tests, and implements software distribution packages for desktops, laptops, tablets, and servers
• Provides information and recommendations to meet various user-based software requirements
• Implements server OS deployment methodologies to include automated server build processes
• Supports OS patching infrastructure and mandatory security updates
• Analyzes, evaluates, and recommends desktop, laptop, tablet, and server hardware
• Performs security tasks including documentation, vulnerability scans, patch management, and auditing

Skills

Windows 11

Active Directory

SCCM MECM

PowerShell

Endpoint security

Networking basics

VDI Hyper-V

C#/.NET

Scripting automation

Tools

MDT

SCCM MECM

MECM OSD

Autopilot

Intune

Job description

Advanced Automation Consulting is seeking a Senior Windows Desktop Engineer to support a government client on-site in Washington, DC or Columbia, SC. The role focuses on OS image development, large-scale software deployment, and ongoing patch management in a secure environment.

Candidates must have 10+ years of Windows experience, strong AD/GPO skills, and proficiency with MECM/SCCM, MDT, Autopilot, and Intune. US citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance are required.