Endpoint Engineer – Journeyman

Computer World Services

. Develop, test, and maintain standardized endpoint images, including drivers, OS settings, security baselines, and required software .

Posted 10/28/2026full-timeNorth Chicago • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $100,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in endpoint engineering, including the development, testing, and deployment of enterprise endpoint images and application packages. Proficient in endpoint provisioning, patching, configuration management, and VDI support, with a strong focus on security compliance and automation.

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Endpoint EngineeringMicrosoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator AssociateMicrosoft IntunePowerShellVDI Engineering

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Hard Skills

Endpoint ProvisioningApplication PackagingPatch ManagementConfiguration ManagementVDI SupportAutomated DeploymentTroubleshootingImage MaintenanceSecurity ComplianceLifecycle Management

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsTechnical Problem-SolvingWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft IntuneConfiguration ManagerWindows AutopilotDefender for EndpointVMware HorizonAzure Virtual DesktopCitrixMSIMSIXApp-V

Certifications & Qualifications

Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator AssociateActive Secret Clearance

Industry Keywords

DISA STIGsEndpoint SecurityVulnerability RemediationFederal Endpoint EnvironmentsDoD Compliance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCitrixCyber SecurityVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, test, and maintain standardized endpoint images, including drivers, OS settings, security baselines, and required software
Support image versioning, release, rollback, and retirement procedures
Develop automated deployment task sequences, provisioning workflows, enrollment processes, and configuration profiles
Package commercial, Government, and internally developed software with installation, detection, dependency, upgrade, and removal logic
Test and troubleshoot package deployments
Develop and maintain approved scripts and automation for provisioning, packaging, configuration, and remediation
Support endpoint patching for operating systems, applications, drivers, and firmware
Maintain pilot groups, deployment rings, maintenance windows, and exception processes; test updates and monitor compliance
Engineer and support VDI base images, desktop pools, application delivery, and user profiles
Troubleshoot login, profile, performance, and connectivity issues and coordinate with virtualization, storage, network, and identity teams
Support endpoint deployment and refresh projects, OS upgrades, application migrations, and endpoint-management transitions
Provide advanced engineering support for complex endpoint, packaging, deployment, patching, and VDI incidents, including major incidents and root-cause corrective actions
Improve Service Desk and field-support knowledge content
Review cybersecurity findings assigned to endpoint operations and implement approved remediation through change and release procedures
Apply DISA STIGs and endpoint-security baselines
Maintain endpoint inventories, image and package records, patch status, VDI documentation, SOPs, and deployment and rollback plans
Provide endpoint health and compliance information for program reporting

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience where permitted by the labor category
Minimum of six (6) years of relevant experience in endpoint engineering, systems engineering, device management, desktop engineering, VDI engineering, or a related discipline
Experience maintaining enterprise endpoint images and developing, testing, and deploying application packages
Experience supporting endpoint provisioning, deployment, patching, configuration, lifecycle management, and VDI
Experience implementing endpoint-security or vulnerability-remediation changes using controlled testing, phased deployment, validation, and rollback practices
Strong written, verbal, analytical, and technical problem-solving skills
Required: Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate, when relevant to the assigned Microsoft 365 or Intune environment
Active Secret clearance or higher is required
Preferred: Experience with Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager, Windows Autopilot, Defender for Endpoint, and Entra ID hybrid endpoint management
Preferred: Experience with PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, or comparable endpoint-automation technologies
Preferred: Experience packaging applications using MSI, MSIX, Win32, App-V, or comparable formats
Preferred: Experience with VMware Horizon, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Citrix, or another enterprise VDI platform
Preferred: Experience supporting federal or DoD endpoint environments, including DISA STIGs and RMF remediation evidence
Preferred: Experience supporting large-scale OS migrations, device refreshes, or endpoint-management modernization

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote position
Occasional after-hours maintenance, deployment windows, critical incident support, on-site work, or travel may be required
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer