Cubic
Field Systems Engineer
Hawaii · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$156k-$170kDetected 15 days ago
KubernetesLinuxSystems EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- The Field System Engineer serves as the senior onsite technical authority supporting emerging Department of War (DoW) Airborne ISR (A‑ISR) Full Motion Video (FMV) mission systems.
- This senior‑level position requires deep technical acumen, independent decision‑making, and direct collaboration with DoW and Intelligence Community (IC) stakeholders.
- The engineer is embedded with the customer at Ford Island, functioning as the primary technical representative responsible for maintaining operational readiness, stability, and security of enterprise ISR infrastructures.
Responsibilities
- Lead end‑to‑end engineering support for software applications, network systems, middleware, virtualized environments, and Linux‑based services.
- Own the operational sustainment and configuration of Cross Domain Solutions (CDS), ensuring secure and compliant data transfer across classified network boundaries.
- Perform advanced system diagnostics, root‑cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to ensure system availability in a 24×7 mission environment.
- Deliver concise and mission‑relevant reporting-including incident updates, system performance metrics, operational risk assessments, and recommended remediations.
- Support ongoing system modernization efforts, including architecture implementation, network expansion, storage integration, and multi‑site FMV distribution upgrades.
- Ability to autonomously identify, document, and escalate complex software defects, infrastructure failures, or architectural limitations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electronics, computer science, information systems, or equivalent
- with 7-8 years relevant experience.
Nice to have
- Provide authoritative guidance to Tier I and Tier II staff, mentoring junior personnel and driving resolution of high‑impact technical issues.
- Oversee configuration, sustainment, and troubleshooting for LAN/WAN infrastructures using expert knowledge of core protocols and routing standards.
- Ensure compliance with Information Assurance (IA) and cybersecurity requirements, including RMF, STIGs, and DoW IA controls.
- Extensive experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, and enterprise Linux administration.
- Proven mastery in supporting mission‑critical video architectures, including streaming technologies, MISB standards, and H.264 encoding.
- Deep understanding of storage networking (Fibre Channel, iSCSI) and distributed storage systems.
- Demonstrated history of supporting DoW or military intelligence systems, preferably in forward‑deployed or OCONUS environments.
- Competency with UAV/UAS data dissemination architectures and A‑ISR operational workflows (preferred).
Compensation
- $156,000.00 - $170,000.00 + benefits.
- The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
Company info
- Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.
- We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD).
- Explore more on Cubic.com.
- When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people's lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation.
- We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
- We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.
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