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Field Service Expert - Huntsville Bench

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Compensation
$80–120K/yr
Location
Huntsville, AL
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

IAT Level II Certification Within 180 DaysSecret clearance

Job overview

SAIC seeks Field Service Experts to support its Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) team through technical support, system integration, and field service engineering. The role is based on-site in Huntsville, Alabama, with occasional CONUS and OCONUS travel, and requires a future two-year OCONUS assignment that may include hostile areas. The team works with military and civilian personnel to deploy, operate, and maintain IBCS.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Tactical NetworksNetwork TroubleshootingLinuxField Operator TrainingComputer Systems TroubleshootingLifting 50 PoundsOral CommunicationTask PrioritizationTask ExecutionIndependent WorkArmy Air DefenseIBCS Systems MaintenanceVirtual MachinesCiscoWindows Server

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Six Years' ExperienceFive Years' ExperienceActive DoD Secret ClearanceUS CitizenshipIAT Level II Certification Within 180 DaysSecurity+ CELinux+ Certification Within Nine MonthsCommercial Driver's License

Full job description

Description

SAIC is currently seeking Field Service Experts (FSE) to support SAIC’s Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) Team.

The primary work location is on-site in Huntsville, AL, with occasional travel to other locations both within the continental United States (CONUS) and outside the continental United States (OCONUS).

MUST commit to a TWO-YEAR assignment outside the continental United States (OCONUS) at a future date. Please note deployments with assigned unit may include hostile areas.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This team is responsible for delivering high-level technical support, system integration, and field service engineering for the IBCS Program. The position involves collaborating with military and civilian personnel to ensure the seamless deployment, operation, and maintenance of the IBCS system.

  • Provide technical support services in support of maintaining and sustaining fielded IBCS systems, equipment and software at all identified locations

  • Represent the IBCS program as the primary point of contact

  • Integrate and maintain systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux and integrate COTS/GOTS products with IBCS systems

  • Assist in the emplacement and initialization of the IBCS system

  • Advise customers on the capabilities and limitations of the IBCS system

  • Assist in troubleshooting IBCS hardware, software, and networks

  • Provide feedback to program leadership regarding system performance and end-user feedback

  • Perform operator and maintainer tasks on equipment, integrated systems, subsystems, and software

  • Conduct training

  • Support Program Help Desk

  • Conduct scheduled equipment inventories

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor's degree and five (5) years’ experience; six (6) years' additional experience can be accepted in lieu of degree (per contract vehicle)

REQUIRED CLEARANCE:

  • Must possess an active DoD Secret Clearance; US Citizenship required

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:

  • IAT Level II certification obtained (e.g., Security+ CE) within 180 days of hire in accordance with DOD 8570/8140 requirements (active Security + CE is highly preferred)

REQUIRED SKILLS:

  • Experience with tactical networks and troubleshooting

  • Direct Linux experience

  • In field operator training

  • Troubleshooting of computer systems and networks

  • Able to lift and transport equipment weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance (heavier items may require team support/equipment assistance)

  • Good oral communications

  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in high-pressure environments

  • Able to work independently and efficiently with short term deadlines

DESIRED SKILLS:

  • Army Air Defense background (14 or 140A or 14G)

  • IBCS experience maintaining and sustaining fielded IBCS systems, equipment and software

  • Experience with Virtual Machine, Cisco, and/or Windows Server

  • Ability to obtain a Linux+ certification within nine (9) months of hire date

  • Willingness to acquire a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and comply with all state requirements

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2618740

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

How this job compares

Set against the 1,286 open Field Service Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$80–120K/yr
  • US median$82–118K/yr509 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $100K, is 3% above the US median midpoint ($97K) — in the middle half of Field Service Engineer salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 16 open Field Service Engineer jobs in Alabama and 1,286 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Field Service Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (929 postings).
Education
364 of the 1,286 open Field Service Engineer jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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