Field Engineer: TS Clearance, 75% Travel Nationwide

Socket.dev; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Core One seeks a Field Engineer to deploy, configure, and sustain network and systems infrastructure across the United States, often as the sole technical presence on site. You will install and troubleshoot routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and virtualization hosts, ensuring site readiness and customer handoff.

This hands-on role requires an active Top Secret clearance, the ability to travel up to 75% and extended on-site deployments, with strong independence and problem-solving on site.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• Willingness to travel across the United States, up to 75%.
• Associate's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field or 4+ years of relevant experience in lieu of education.

Responsibilities

• Travel to customer and program sites nationwide to perform installations, deployments, and infrastructure build-outs, including site surveys, rack-and-cable work, and customer handoff and acceptance testing
• Configure and troubleshoot routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless infrastructure to established program baselines, including VPN tunnels, circuit turn-up, and remote access
• Install, configure, and maintain Windows and Linux servers, workstations, and virtualization hosts, including account provisioning, patching, and backup verification
• Support end users on site and remotely, resolving hardware, software, mobile device, and peripheral issues, and deploy imaging and endpoint management tooling
• Apply security baselines and hardening standards to deployed systems, maintain accountability for equipment and sensitive material in transit, and follow established change control procedures
• Produce as-built documentation, site records, network diagrams, and trip reports, and coordinate with Systems Engineers, Network Engineers, and program management to align field execution with technical design

Skills

Field operations

Router/Switch/Firewall troubleshooting

Windows/Linux administration

Independent site work

Travel readiness

Security clearance readiness

Education

Associate's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

CCNA

Security+

Network+

Job description

Core One seeks a Field Engineer to deploy, configure, and sustain network and systems infrastructure across the United States, often as the sole technical presence on site. You will install and troubleshoot routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and virtualization hosts, ensuring site readiness and customer handoff.

This hands-on role requires an active Top Secret clearance, the ability to travel up to 75% and extended on-site deployments, with strong independence and problem-solving on site.