Windows Engineer

Marathon TS; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon TS is seeking an experienced Desktop & Windows Engineer to support development and testing of Desktop OS images, focusing on Windows 11 internals, AD, GPOs, and deployment tooling. The role emphasizes automation via PowerShell and hands-on management of imaging, drivers, and lifecycle processes.

The candidate should be adept with MDT, SCCM/MECM, Autopilot, and Intune, and comfortable with VDI/Hyper-V, networking basics, and security best practices in an enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, or other relevant disciplines.
• Ten (10) years of relevant work experience may be substituted for degree requirement.

Skills

Windows OS

Active Directory & GPO

Imaging & deployment tools

PowerShell scripting

C# / Visual Basic / .NET

VDI / Hyper-V

Networking fundamentals

Patch management & remediation

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / related

10 years experience may substitute for degree

Tools

MDT

SCCM / MECM

MECM OSD

Autopilot

Intune

Job description

Marathon TS is seeking an experienced Desktop & Windows Engineer to support technical development and testing of Desktop Operating System (OS) Images.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelors in computer science, business, or other relevant disciplines.
• Ten (10) years of relevant work experience may be substituted for degree requirement.

Anticipated Skill Set:

• 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 enterprise networking fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, VPN, certificates).
• 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.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Deep PowerShell proficiency, including building advanced modules and automating enterprise-scale workflows.
• Strong experience with cloud-based endpoint management (Intune, Azure AD, Conditional Access, Defender for Endpoint).
• Expertise with modern provisioning methods (Autopilot, ESP customization, scripted deployments).
• Familiarity with Zero Trust endpoint principles and secure configuration baselines.
• Solid understanding of certificate services, PKI, and enterprise certificate management.
• Experience with Windows troubleshooting using symbols, process monitoring tools, and performance analyzers (ProcMon, WinDbg).