Field Engineer

Nightwing

Field Engineer delivering cybersecurity capabilities and supporting product integration for national security. Engage directly with customers and oversee the product lifecycle in various environments.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeHuntsville • Alabama • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxServiceNowVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver capabilities to protect national security
Support integration, fielding, and support of Cyber products with customers
Be the technical face of products in customer environments
Handle everything from initial deployment through ongoing support
Own user manual development and coordinate customer feedback back to product development teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires Secret Clearance
Strong technical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Experience with software deployment and system integration
Customer-facing communication skills (verbal and written)
Ability to work independently in customer environments
System and application debugging experience
System administration and Security of Linux and/or Windows operating systems
Understanding of networking concepts and protocols
Technical documentation skills (user manuals, integration guides)
Ability to train customers on product usage
Willingness to travel to customer sites (up to 50%)
Experience supporting government (especially DoD) customers
Knowledge of OS internals (Linux and/or Windows)
Understanding of C/C++ and ability to read code for troubleshooting purposes
Bash and/or Batch scripting for automation
Experience with build systems and software installation
TPM and Secure Boot technologies
DOD System Security Engineering and standards (RMF, Cyber Resiliency, Anti-Tamper, etc.)
Virtualization technologies (QEMU, KVM, VMWare, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, etc.)
Understanding of system security and hardening
Experience with ticketing and support systems (ServiceNow, Jira, etc.)
Ability to synthesize customer feedback for product improvement

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

software deploymentsystem integrationsystem administrationLinux operating systemWindows operating systemnetworking conceptsC/C++Bash scriptingBatch scriptingvirtualization technologies

Soft Skills

technical troubleshootingproblem-solvingcustomer-facing communicationindependent worktechnical documentationcustomer trainingsynthesizing feedbackverbal communicationwritten communicationwillingness to travel

Certifications

Secret Clearance