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Job Title: Sr. Associate, Field, Engineer

Job Code: 22100

Job Location: Fort Lewis, WA

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

L3Harris’ Communication Systems segment is currently seeking a Senior Associate Field Engineer to join our team. This position will be based at Joint Base Lewis-McCord and will directly support the Army CONUS Enterprise (ACE) Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system.

L3Harris Technologies Inc. provides mission-critical communications solutions that give our customers a clear advantage – making them safer, faster and more effective. Our public safety and professional communications business sector is focused on radio and software products that serve first responders, military, government agencies, and commercial fleet users. As part of our team, you will support, implement, help design and develop cutting-edge public safety products, impacting millions of people, for our critical communication radio systems used by police, fire, EMS, military and commercial customers throughout the world.

Position Overview:

This Senior Associate Field Engineer will be a member of a team responsible for the implementation, support, definition and design, and support of standardized configurations for all VMware, Windows, and Linux platforms used within the LMR system. Additionally, the candidate will have some experience with networking and cyber security architectures and technologies. Candidate will also occasionally work with and support internally developed Land Mobile Radio (LMR) applications and hardware. This role requires participation in discussions with customers, consultants, vendors, subcontractors and other L3Harris personnel as necessary to complete contractual commitments. 

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide tier 1 and 2 levels of support internal and externally facing customers. This includes identifying field problems, isolating root cause of identified issues, and initiating corrective actions in fielded systems.
• Interact with system engineers, Program managers, and field engineers regarding ongoing infrastructure activities. 
• Responsible for escalating and interfacing with vendor technical assistance centers to resolve vendor software issues.
• Practice standard cyber security operations to maintain the overall cyber security posture of both internal and third-party solutions provided to our mission critical communications customers.
• Experience with virtualized platform administration
• Experience with Windows and Linux server administration
• Experience with system administration utilizing Active Directory
• Experience configuring and operating CISCO network devices.
• Experience with running network scans and analyzing data for security vulnerabilities.
• Travel up to 25% as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience in Field Engineering.
• Security + certification
• 2+ years of experience with virtualization platforms.
• 3+ years of experience with server administration.
• 3+ years of experience with Windows operating systems.
• 3+ years of experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or other Linux operating systems.
• 3+ years of experience with networking & cyber technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Tier 1 and 2 troubleshooting skills is a plus
• Professional certifications (e.g. MCSA, MCSE, VCA6/VCP6, LPIC, Security+, Network+)
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent project tasks and prioritize them appropriately
• Has clear & concise ability to communicate issues in a less technical sense to management and business
• Demonstrate leadership skills which include customer focus, change management, teamwork, diversity, and integrity
• Self-motivated team player, able to set priorities and manage to deadlines

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Washington State is $65,000 - $121,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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