Kforce has a client that is seeking a Desktop Engineer in Alexandria, VA. Responsibilities Include: * Development and deployment of operating systems, applications and software updates through Intune and MECM * Development and deployment of configuration profiles and compliance policies through Intune and MECM * Tier 3 support of workstation, print, and business applications * Facilitate the gathering in requirements including documentation of business and technical requirements and documentation of a requirements traceability matrix * Perform research and analysis of various COTS solutions to meet the requirements * Performs architectural design for the solution including hardware, software, security, database, and data flow definition * Performs technical design of the solution including documentation of technical and architectural design and updating requirements traceability matrix * Performs analysis of security risks associated with the solution * Responsible for synthesizing customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule and cost constraints * Develops and directs preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules for completing systems * Coordinates testing activities * Performs technical analysis of complete systems and prepares comprehensive system level evaluations * Conducts software testing, verification and validation * Ensures that project and process control documentation are compliant with requirements, objectives and/or contract * Reviews include applicable specifications, materials, tools, techniques, and methodologies * Performs or directs verification of software requirement allocations, traceability, and testability * Defines implementation plan and communicates with release management team to indicate readiness to transition to operations * Communicates release schedules to the client business units