Hardware Engineer

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision and dental insurance

401k plan

PTO

Holidays

Additional insurances

Job summary

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC seeks a Hardware Engineer to contribute to reliable hardware systems within a fast-paced, mission-focused environment in Sterling, VA. You will assess site requirements, specify hardware acquisitions, and help manage lifecycle and spare parts to ensure continuous operations.

Responsibilities include coordinating with sponsors, ITAM/Lab teams, and field personnel to build, deploy, and maintain data center infrastructure, racks, and cabling, while emphasizing

Qualifications

• Experience configuring, deploying, and managing hardware infrastructure.
• Experience with workflow orchestration/automation tools and virtualization.
• Experience in data center environments and cloud-like platforms.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site surveys and document current network configuration and user requirements.
• Analyze requirements and prepare specifications for hardware acquisitions.
• Review compute, storage, and networking systems for mission capability, end of life, and redundancy.
• Prepare reports on hardware that provide cost savings, technical efficiencies, and reliability recommendations.
• Prepare functional requirements and specifications for hardware acquisitions.
• Produce test plans by preparing engineering plans and site installation packages.
• Coordinate infrastructure projects and prepare site/hardware installation schedules and test reports.
• Prepare drawings documenting configuration changes.
• Assist in asset and consumable inventory management.

Skills

Hardware infrastructure

Data center experience

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Lifecycle management

Tools

VMware

RH Virtualization

Oracle VM

Automation tools

Job description

Job Details

Job Title: Hardware Engineer

Location: Sterling, VA

Clearance: TS/SCI Poly

**This position is CONTINGENT upon contract award**

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

The Hardware Engineer (HWE) collaboratively works closely with the Sponsor, OM, and PO Teams to identify, understand, and anticipate Mission Partner and system requirements. The HWE analyzes network, compute, and storage processing hardware characteristics and recommends equipment procurement, removals, and modifications. The HWE reviews system inventory, in-bound shipments, and ongoing demand to ensure that proper hardware stock and sparing levels are maintained to support build and repair activities. The HWE works with the ITAM/Lab Manager to optimize the flow of parts through their lifecycle; tracking inventory location, movement, age, and turns. The HWE performs daily system data center rounds to monitor the data center infrastructure, coordinate response to operational incidents, and partner with other providers to rapidly resolve issues that impact service availability. The HWE supports system infrastructure build-outs (cage builds, overhead installations, rack and stack), cable termination and testing, maintenance work, monitoring and responding to mechanical, electrical, fire protection, telecom, and security systems.

Daily Tasks

• Conduct sites surveys; assesses and documents current site network configuration and user requirements.
• Analyze existing requirements and prepare specifications for hardware acquisitions.
• Review system compute, storage, and networking systems in terms mission capability, end of life, and redundancy.
• Prepares reports and studies concerning hardware that provide to cost savings, technical efficiencies, and system reliability recommendations.
• Prepares functional requirements and specifications for hardware acquisitions.
• Produces Test Plans by preparing engineering plans and site installation Technical Design Packages.
• Manage or assist in Infrastructure projects (Internal/Sponsor) to include Cage and Cabinet Build-Outs, Overhead Installations, Rack and Stack Develops and prepares site and hardware installation schedules, supplying subsequent test reports.
• Prepares drawings documenting configuration changes.
• Assist in asset and consumable inventory management.

Required Skills

• Essential skills include experience in configuring, deploying, and managing hardware infrastructure, along with expert knowledge of hardware itself.
• Experience with workflow orchestration/automation tools, virtualizing platforms, and configuration/infrastructure management tools are also necessary.
• Experience in data center environments, engineering hardware and network designs for large-scale applications, automating issue detection, and operating cloud-based platforms are key requirements.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, the ability to troubleshoot complex issues, and collaboration skills are also important.
• Understanding hardware, lifecycle management and optimization is also required.

Desired Skills

• Experience with specific hardware and cloud vendors (e.g., HP/Dell, AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with server visualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Red Hat Virtualization, Oracle VM), performance analysis tools, managing budgets, and collaborating with hardware manufacturers are also beneficial.

Desired Certs

• CompTIA Hardware Certification (e.g., A+, Network+, Server+).
• Cisco Certifications (e.g., CCNA, CCDP).
• Microsoft Certifications (e.g., MCSA, MCSE).
• Specialized certifications related to specific hardware technologies (e.g., embedded systems, networking).

Salary & Benefits

The salary associated with this position ($122,000-$253,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.

• Medical, vision and dental insurance coverage.
• 401k plan.
• PTO.
• Holidays.
• Additional insurances.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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, age or any other federally protected class.

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives. When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions. At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.