Systems Engineer-IT Stf.
Arlington, VAFull-time$118–219K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Lockheed Martin seeks a field systems engineer to support and maintain fielded command-and-control ground systems in a high-tempo operational environment. The role provides systems administration and troubleshooting during live operations, training, and customer exercises, and supports installations, testing, and special projects. The position serves a remote site in the DC metropolitan area/Northern Virginia and requires an active Top Secret clearance and a current CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent.
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Standard Job Description
WHAT WE'RE DOING
We deliver innovative, time-critical, SME-level technical expertise to the MIC2 family of fielded ground systems that support our customers in the field. Our Field Engineers provide technical support to operations forward environments and sustain and maintain the infrastructure and integration activities for our delivered C2 Ground Systems.
THE WORK
In this critical role, you will:
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Provide SME level field systems administration expertise to the sustained operations and maintenance of the fielded ground systems during live operations, training events and customer directed exercises.
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Join the Fielded Systems Engineering team as a Field Service Representative (FSR) responsible for the day to day maintenance, trouble shooting, fault isolation, and analysis of complex computer and communications equipment supplied to our customers.
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Perform system administration functions on a variety of systems to include physical and virtual; troubleshoot and resolve interoperability issues; troubleshoot and resolve user issues; implement security patches and updates as the need arises; handle group policy objects and domain controllers; implement change packages, and participate in new installations, testing, and special projects.
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Display strong interpersonal, written and communication skills. These skills should include an emphasis on customer facing communications and will require an aptitude to verbally dialogue sophisticated system changes to all levels of technical acuity.
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Display familiarity with the use of engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, technical guides and manufacturers' manuals.
WHO WE ARE
You will be a member of a mission-critical field engineering team working on a high operations tempo program that serves our customers at a remote site in the DC Metropolitan Area/Northern Virginia.
We have factory engineering support for our fielded products out of our Lockheed Martin RMS - C2 Ground Team located in Littleton, CO.
WHO YOU ARE
You are an experienced, level-headed field innovator and integrator with a background in working in critical availability infrastructure environments that are burdened by an aggressive operations tempo and a tiered support network for troubleshooting the systems and their infrastructure.
WHY JOIN US
Our global commitment to creating an environment reflects our values of doing what's right, respecting others and performing with excellence. Learn more about this and all of the other amazing benefits Lockheed Martin has to offer.
#RMSMIC2
Basic Qualifications
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Current / Active Top Secret Security Clearance.
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Current/valid CompTIA Security + Certification or equivalent certification for DoD IAT Level 2 Requirement.
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Remote Field Engineering - Field Service Representation - Computer systems administration. (Tier 1-2)
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Operating system (OS) administration (Linux, Windows Server, Windows Client).
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Software Integration.
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System patching and software/firmware updates.
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Network (Switching and Routing) principles and applications.
Desired Skills
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Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues with computer/network systems.
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Experience with satellite communications links - RF/UHF - Command and Control C2 technologies.
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Advanced knowledge VMWare Virtualization enviroments and Red Hat RHEL 9/10 virtual systems.
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Experience working with multi-contractor envionments and shared administrative configuration environments.
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SAP Program experience preferred.
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Audio/Visual equipment experience - Encoding/Decoding.
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Cyber surety expereince - Network/Systems scans, system hardening.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $118000.00 - $219100.00
At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.
The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
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Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
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For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
How this job compares
Set against the 11,497 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$118–219K/yr
- Virginia median$120–184K/yr820 salary ranges
- US median$116–190K/yr8,430 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $169K, is 11% above the Virginia median midpoint ($152K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,039 open Systems Engineer jobs in Virginia and 11,497 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (9,601 postings).
- Education
- 4,536 of the 11,497 open Systems Engineer jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 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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