Collaboration Systems Engineer

Linchpin Solutions, Inc.; Albany (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with company matching

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability and life insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Educational assistance and parental le

Job summary

Linchpin Solutions, Inc. is seeking a dynamic Collaboration Systems Engineer to lead the day-to-day development, deployment, and integration of enterprise collaboration tools.

This onsite role works with senior architects to define requirements, configure baselines, and evaluate tools to optimize the organization's communication platforms. The ideal candidate has a strong background in large-scale distributed systems, hands-on deployment, debugging, and remote management, and holds an Active DoD

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (preferred).
• IAT Level II certification required.
• 7+ years of related experience and familiarity with DISA STIGs & RMF.

Responsibilities

• Research, analyze, engineer, implement, and integrate enterprise collaboration solutions.
• Identify system requirements and contribute to software baseline configurations.
• Evaluate candidate tools to optimize enterprise communication platforms.
• Prototype efforts and provide expert technical explanations to management, colleagues, and customers.
• Deploy, debug, and manage systems remotely.

Skills

Systems Lifecycle

Cross-Functional

Estimation

Proactive Problem Solving

Lifecycle Documentation

Enterprise Collaboration

Distributed Systems

Remote Debugging

Prototyping & Evaluation

System Integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related

IAT Level II certification

Job description

Description

If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity in the IT, engineering, software development, logistics, and project management fields, Linchpin Solutions is the place to be! We are currently hiring for a dynamic and experienced Collaboration Systems Engineer.

Job Type

Full-time

Clearance

Active DoD Secret Clearance

Work Schedule

Onsite, Full-time, Monday–Friday

Role Overview

The Collaboration Systems Engineer is responsible for the day-to-day research, analysis, engineering, implementation, and integration of the organization’s collaborative solutions environment. Working closely with senior architects, this role identifies system requirements, contributes to software baseline configurations, and evaluates candidate tools to optimize enterprise communication platforms. Operating with strong technical initiative and creativity, the engineer supports prototyping efforts and provides expert technical explanations to management, colleagues, and customers. This position demands a firm grasp of large-scale distributed systems, including hands‑on experience deploying, debugging, and managing systems remotely.

General Skillset

• Systems Life-Cycle Engineering: Proficient in the research, engineering, testing, documentation, and continuous operations of unified enterprise environments
• Cross-Functional Communication: Skilled at explaining technical approaches, system configurations, and collaborative tool deployments clearly to management, teams, and customers
• Development Estimation Support: Competency in contributing data and analysis to assist senior leadership with development cost modeling and project schedule planning
• Proactive Problem Solving: Strong capacity to apply considerable initiative and creative thinking when resolving system bugs or deployment bottlenecks
• Lifecycle Documentation: Experienced in creating system requirements, technical implementation guides, integration mapping, and user-facing protocols

Specific Skillset

• Enterprise Collaboration Environments: Proven experience integrating and scaling enterprise-wide collaboration platforms, collaborative solutions environments (CSE), and communication networks
• Distributed Systems Operations: Solid understanding of large-scale distributed systems, with the capability to manage data flow and architecture across networks
• Remote Debugging & Tracing: Hands‑on experience with remote development, debugging tools, and testing protocols across distributed network nodes
• Prototyping & Technology Evaluation: Capability to deploy software prototyping instances to evaluate candidate technologies against baseline design requirements
• System Integration: Practical experience safely integrating siloed communication tools, security layers, or third-party platforms into a single cohesive infrastructure

Requirements

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (preferred)
• IAT Level II certification required

Experience Requirements

• 7+ years of related experience desired
• Familiarity with DISA STIGs & RMF

Build Your Career With Us

Linchpin Solutions’ professional services organization is committed to delivering qualified candidates that meet or exceed clients’ technical and management expectations. Our growth means exciting career opportunities for talented professionals in IT, engineering, software development, logistics, project management, and other key areas. We provide personnel who become valuable assets to the organizations they serve and contribute to the overall skill diversity and strength of the Linchpin Team.

Career Choices

Linchpin’s success comes from the talent and commitment of our professionals. As one team, we share the challenges and rewards that come from growing the company, which reinforces our culture of ownership. All of our professionals benefit from the value we collectively create.

Pay Transparency Statement

Linchpin Solutions is committed to compliance with applicable pay transparency laws and regulations. Final compensation for any position will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to:

• Relevant prior work experience
• Education and certifications
• Specific skills and competencies
• Federal Government contract labor categories and wage rates
• Geographic location

While salary ranges may be provided for a position, these ranges are not a guarantee of final compensation, which may vary based on individual qualifications and the specific requirements of the contract.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company-funded disability and life insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and company-paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Educational assistance and parental leave

Please note that the specific benefits and compensation details may vary depending on the employee’s position, date of hire, and contract terms.

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Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

We are an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Salary Description

$95,000 - $115,000