Field Engineer

Leidos Inc; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a highly qualified Field Engineer with a TS/SCI clearance to support ABMS DI processing. You will design, implement, and field secure solutions for joint all-domain systems, collaborating with PMs, engineers, and government counterparts.

The role requires up to 75% travel, site surveys, installations, and strong documentation. Expect cloud/DevSecOps work, iteration in Scrum teams, and cross-project collaboration within Leidos.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8–12 years field engineering, or master's with 6–10 years.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Willingness to travel to onsite installations.
• Experience with AWS, networking, VPNs, IaaS/PaaS, SQL, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, and Guacamole.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps toolchains.
• Experience preparing technical documentation.
• Mentor teammates and work in a collaborative team.
• Ability to configure and troubleshoot cloud, virtual, and physical systems.
• Strong Jira/Confluence and agile team participation (Scrum Master a plus).
• Certifications: DoD 8140 IAT II, GIAC, GICSP/SSCP.

Responsibilities

• Remain available to travel (sometime on short notice) both within CONUS and OCONUS.
• Conduct site surveys, installations, and site acceptance procedures.
• Interact with site POCs to support fielded equipment.
• Prepare logs, documents, configurations, and passwords for engagements.
• Document and upload notes, feedback, and errors for engagements.
• Create trip reports and brief stakeholders.
• Answer questions off-site and provide updates as required.
• Review Jira tasks and update status daily.
• Participate in Scrum meetings and Jira reviews.
• Collaborate with program members on other projects.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Field Engineer

AWS

Networking

VPNs

IaaS

PaaS

SQL

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

Jira

Confluence

Artifactory

Guacamole

DevSecOps

Technical documentation

Mentoring

Cloud deployment

Scrum/Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Artifactory

Guacamole

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Description

Field Engineer

Location: CONUS and OCONUS

Clearance: TS/SCI

Travel Requirement: 75% of the time

The Decision Advantage Business Area within Defense at Leidos has an opening for a highly qualified TS/SCI cleared Field Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to bring your experience to support all-domain large-scale weapon systems, Information Technology Systems, and Command and Control Systems to realize the Department of Defense Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). In this role you will support the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Digital Infrastructure (DI) Processing Node (PN) team to design and implement solutions that can be delivered at speed, scale, and with the necessary security to deliver operational advantages to the joint warfighter. ABMS is a top modernization priority for the Department of the Air Force and will be the backbone of a network-centric approach to battle management in partnership with all the services across JADC2. This position will work closely with Program Managers, domain engineers, and Government counterparts across Government and Industry partners.

Primary responsibilities

• Remain available to travel (sometime on short notice) both within CONUS and OCONUS
• Conduct site surveys, site installations and configurations, and site acceptance procedures to field products
• Interact with and maintain channels of communication with site POCs to support and assist with fielded equipment
• Maintain knowledge, skills, and abilities to deploy products and/or special program requests (varies)
• Prepare items required (historical logs, documents, checklists, configurations, login, passwords, presentations) for any assigned engagement
• Document and upload all notes, feedback, requests, suggestions, and errors for all engagements, to include leading up to, during, and after the engagements
• Create out-brief/trip report capturing POCs, completed items, open items, and follow-up actions, and brief report to stakeholders
• While not on-site, remain available to answer questions or provide insight, support, and/or updates as required
• Review assigned Jira tasks, add comments to provide updates, and move tasks to appropriate category daily
• Participate in assigned Scrum meetings and conduct Jira task reviews as scheduled/required
• Collaborate with other program members when the need arises to support tasks/work related to other projects

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant field engineering experience or master's degree with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
• Active and current TS/SCI clearance.
• Must be able to travel to onsite installations
• Demonstrated experience with AWS, Networking, VPNs, IaaS, PaaS, SQL, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, and Guacamole (from an administration and troubleshooting perspective)
• Knowledge of and experience working withDevSecOpstool chains
• Experience in preparing technical documentation
• Experience working in a team environment with the ability to mentor junior team members
• Ability to configure and troubleshoot cloud, virtual, and physical hardware and software systems
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve operational, tooling and process inefficiencies
• One of the positions should have strong Jira/Confluence and agile team participation experience (ideally scrum master training).
• Required Certification
  • DOD 8140 IAT II (Intermediate)
  • GIAC Security Essentials Certification;
  • GICSP: Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional: SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

Additional Qualifications/Certifications

• Proven experience with military use of commercial/hybrid cloud deployments in operational use.

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If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:August 26, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.