Desktop Support Engineer/Endpoint Engineer at Tyto Athene, LLC
Washington, DC
$85,000–$100,000from the description
Jul 22, 2026
Washington, DC
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on desktop support role based primarily on-site in Washington, DC, requiring a Secret clearance. Day-to-day work covers resolving help desk tickets, deploying and imaging Windows and macOS endpoints, managing mobile devices, and administering Active Directory and Microsoft Intune/JAMF. Roughly half the time is spent on engineering projects such as endpoint automation, PowerShell scripting, patch management, and vulnerability remediation.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Secret clearance · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $128,188 (middle half $100,819–$156,589). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
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The posting is for two headcount filling the same role.
A Bachelor's degree in IT or a related field is listed under 'Desired' — not a hard requirement.
Python is explicitly labeled 'preferred' within the Required qualifications block, so it is marked as preferred.
Preferred certifications (CompTIA Security+, Microsoft Endpoint Administrator, Apple Certified IT Professional, AWS Cloud Practitioner, ITIL Foundation, SysOps Administrator) are listed under 'Desired'; only the most broadly relevant are surfaced here.
The role is primarily on-site at the Ford House Office Building in Washington, DC, with occasional travel to Manassas or Ashburn, VA (no travel reimbursement).
An active Secret clearance is a hard gate; candidates must also pass an FBI background check and fingerprinting at U.S. Capitol Police HQ.
Engineers are expected to spend roughly half their time on engineering initiatives (endpoint automation, PowerShell scripting, patch management, vulnerability remediation), which informed the Senior seniority rating alongside the 5+ years requirement.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Patch management.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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