Senior Hardware Engineer – Mission-Critical Infra

Columbia Technology Partners, Inc; Corridor North (MD); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 230.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical plans

Vision & Dental

401k plan

PTO + Leave

Career growth assistance

Life and AD&D insurance

Profit sharing bonus

Referral bonuses

Zusammenfassung

Columbia Technology Partners is seeking a Hardware Engineer Level 3 to provide senior-level engineering expertise for complex, mission-critical hardware and network infrastructure supporting Intelligence Community operations.

This role leads the assessment, integration, deployment, testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and sustainment of hardware across geographically distributed and highly secure environments.

Qualifikationen

• 20+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 25+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Extensive experience engineering, integrating, testing, troubleshooting, and sustaining complex hardware and network infrastructure in enterprise environments.
• Strong experience with compute, storage, networking, servers, data center infrastructure, and hardware architecture, including system performance, reliability, availability, and maintainability.
• Demonstrated experience conducting site surveys, developing engineering and as-built documentation, and supporting hardware reliability and failure analysis.
• Proven technical leadership, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with experience leading engineering activities in highly secure, mission-critical, and/or classified environments.

Aufgaben

• Engineer, integrate, configure, test, deploy, and sustain enterprise hardware supporting mission-critical operations.
• Conduct site surveys and assess physical infrastructure, connectivity, environmental conditions, equipment configurations, dependencies, and site-specific requirements.
• Develop and maintain engineering drawings, network diagrams, technical specifications, configuration standards, procedures, and as-built site documentation.
• Evaluate compute, storage, server, network, and data center hardware for performance, reliability, security, and mission suitability.
• Lead hardware integration, modernization, technology refresh, deployment, and transition activities across supported environments.
• Perform hardware testing, failure analysis, MTBF/MTTR analysis, and operational readiness assessments to identify reliability issues, risks, obsolescence, and opportunities for increased resiliency.
• Support data center and site infrastructure activities, including equipment installation, rack configuration, cabling, power, environmental requirements, and system testing.
• Manage hardware throughout its lifecycle, including evaluation, configuration, maintenance, refresh, replacement, and disposition.
• Provide senior-level technical guidance and Tier 3 troubleshooting for complex hardware and infrastructure issues.
• Direct and coordinate the technical work of hardware engineers, ensuring engineering deliverables, schedules, and technical standards are met.
• Train and mentor engineers, technicians, and site personnel on hardware configurations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with systems, network, cybersecurity, operations, and engineering teams to resolve complex technical challenges and support evolving mission requirements.
• Serve as a senior technical authority for hardware projects from initial assessment and design through deployment, acceptance, and sustainment.

Kenntnisse

Hardware engineering

System integration

Network infrastructure

Site surveys

Documentation

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Security clearance

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Jobbeschreibung

Columbia Technology Partners is seeking a Hardware Engineer Level 3 to provide senior-level engineering expertise for complex, mission-critical hardware and network infrastructure supporting Intelligence Community operations.

This role leads the assessment, integration, deployment, testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and sustainment of hardware across geographically distributed and highly secure environments.