Field Engineer

Leidos

4.1

Newport News, VA

Why you should apply for a job to Leidos:

  • 4.1/5 in overall job satisfaction

  • 4.3/5 in supportive management

  • 68% say women are treated fairly and equally to men

  • 84% would recommend this company to other women

  • 84% say the CEO supports gender diversity

  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Our Women’s Network is one of nine employee resources groups that provides support for onboarding, networking & professional development.

  • Leidos offers programs to help employees prepare for over 95 industry-standard professional and technical certifications.

  • Leidos offers a voluntary well–being benefit program to help support employees on their personal wellness journey and earn rewards.

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    Position summary

    Description

    Looking for work-life balance and a challenging career? Leidos offers generous leave and accommodating flex-time to help you juggle your personal and professional life. We are looking for a Field Engineer to join our team in Newport News, VA.

    This position will require a candidate to hold an active Secret clearance and be able to obtain a Top Secret SCI security clearance when hired.

    About 10% of work may be done remotely. The position will require 50% travel.

    At Leidos, everything we do is built on our commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our employees, and our communities. Learn more about the values and culture that are the foundations of our business. Our mission is to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through information technology, engineering, and science. We offer a robust benefits package including competitive salaries; company matching 401K Retirement Plan; comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage; flexible work schedule to allow for life/work balance; tuition reimbursement and more.

    The Field Engineer will be responsible for the integrated system verification/validation and support for total hardware devices and systems deployed to the production and internal network. You will be managing and supporting operations and front-end computing environment and appliances in a Microsoft Windows, and VMware environment. This Field Engineer will perform and assist with a wide variety of installation, configuration and upgrading of servers and related hardware and software in a LAN, WAN and stand-alone environment. You will provide investigation, diagnostic testing and repair/resolution of server system, hardware, software and infrastructure and create and deliver complex technical drawings and diagrams and approves Standard Operating Procedures and work instruction.

    Primary Responsibilities:

    • Implement complex integrated total systems configuration for virtual appliances and physical hardware builds, installs, and upgrades.

    • Support and execute virtual and physical deployments.

    • Create, modify, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures/Work Instruction documentation.

    • Support end point connected device management, upgrades, enhancements.

    • Support system image builds IAW planned projects and initiatives and prepare deployment to production.

    • Respond to system faults, analyzing and correcting applications or system faults to reestablish service.

    • Maintain and update relevant system and process documentation.

    • Establish and maintain a strong working relationship with all team members.

    • Successfully manage time and technical responsibilities, set accurate expectations, and meet deliverable deadlines while working in a team collaboration environment.

    • Maintain, update, install required certificates and track certificate revocation dates to ensure continuity of services.

    • Install, configure, test, troubleshoot, and field repair a web application composed of C#.NET, Entity Framework, and SQL Server 2012/2016/2019 technologies at various customer sites.

    Basic Qualifications

    • Requires BS and 2 – 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 0 – 2 years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience in lieu of degree may be accepted.

    • Active Secret clearance with an ability to obtain a US DoD Top Secret SCI clearance/US citizenship.

    • Working knowledge and experience technical integration of servers as well as rack server technology and hardware solutions.

    • Strong understanding of enterprise, network, systems, operations, and support.

    • Experience and knowledge with Server Rack Hardware installation and server enclosure configurations, implementation, datacenter maintenance and operations.

    • Experience with creating and maintaining network and computer datacenter diagrams, rack elevations, and drawings

    • Experience with troubleshooting system hardware applications, system services, events, front and back-end system settings, configurations, and policies

    • Experience working with system security applications and mitigating vulnerabilities

    • 8570IAT Level II or III: Security+ CE, or System OS Cert

    • Ability to travel to various customer sites.

    • Excellent writing and speaking skills

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Active DoD TS/SCI clearance

    Pay Range:

    Pay Range $54,600.00 - $84,000.00 - $113,400.00

    The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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    What are Leidos perks and benefits

    Backup child care

    Elder care

    Unconscious bias training

    Networking

    Diversity recruiting

    Remote work policy

    Part time policy

    Paid maternity

    Paid paternity

    Paid adoptive

    About the company

    Industry: Technology: B2B Tech Services

    Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 40,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $12.30 billion for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2021. 

    Why you should apply for a job to Leidos:

  • 4.1/5 in overall job satisfaction

  • 4.3/5 in supportive management

  • 68% say women are treated fairly and equally to men

  • 84% would recommend this company to other women

  • 84% say the CEO supports gender diversity

  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Our Women’s Network is one of nine employee resources groups that provides support for onboarding, networking & professional development.

  • Leidos offers programs to help employees prepare for over 95 industry-standard professional and technical certifications.

  • Leidos offers a voluntary well–being benefit program to help support employees on their personal wellness journey and earn rewards.