Field Systems Engineer — Military Health IT (DDIL)

Role overview Prepare and sustain military healthcare IT for exercises, fielding, and deployed operations where network access may be intermittent or unavailable. This hands-on engineering role covers system administration, infrastructure troubleshooting, security hardening, and recovery in demanding field conditions.

Responsibilities - Configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and restore medical IT equipment for exercises and operational deployments. - Administer Windows and Linux systems, including patching and audit-log review. - Diagnose hardware, network, and infrastructure problems when connectivity or local technical resources are limited. - Prepare and validate offline system packages and support data reconciliation after connectivity returns. - Support STIG readiness, vulnerability assessments, and approved security hardening. - Conduct site surveys and installation planning, provide deployment coverage, and respond to authorized urgent field assignments.

Requirements - At least four years of field systems engineering involving Windows, Linux, networking, and deployable hardware. - Hands-on systems administration, troubleshooting, and restoration experience in operational or field settings. - Experience with DISA STIGs and ACAS. - Current DoD 8140 / IAT Level II qualification, such as Security+ CE or an accepted equivalent. - Active U.S. Government Secret clearance. - Ability and willingness to travel frequently, including overseas and to austere locations.

Nice to have - Experience supporting JOMIS or military medical IT, tactical networking or deployable communications, or DDIL and other resilience testing.

Benefits and work setup - Remote U.S. home station with frequent travel for fielding, exercises, and deployments; assignments may be overseas and in austere environments. - Eligible benefits include certification support, a 401(k) match up to 6%, health and disability coverage, paid leave and holidays, remote-work support, and wellness reimbursement.