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Our client, a government contractor supporting DoD mission software programs, is in need of an In-Service Engineer for a full-time opportunity. The In-Service Engineer will support deployed software products used for DoD organizational messaging, information sharing, monitoring, and related operational workflows. This role will focus on product sustainment, customer support, release delivery, field issue investigation, documentation, training, and support for embedded Product Support Engineers. The In-Service Engineer will work closely with customers, Product Support Engineers, software development teams, and internal stakeholders to troubleshoot production issues, validate releases and patches, support installation/upgrade activity, and ensure deployed products remain operational and supportable in customer environments. This person should be comfortable learning complex software products, reviewing logs and configurations, working in Linux-based environments, and communicating technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. The ideal candidate will be located in the Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD metro area and able to travel as needed to customer or program sites in Frederick, MD and Annapolis Junction, MD.
Job Responsibility
Support deployed software products used for DoD organizational messaging, information sharing, monitoring, and related operational workflows
Focus on product sustainment, customer support, release delivery, field issue investigation, documentation, training, and support for embedded Product Support Engineers
Work closely with customers, Product Support Engineers, software development teams, and internal stakeholders to troubleshoot production issues, validate releases and patches, support installation/upgrade activity, and ensure deployed products remain operational and supportable in customer environments
Requirements
5+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical role such as application support, product support, systems integration, field engineering, system administration, testing, or operations support
Strong troubleshooting experience, including reviewing logs, system behavior, user reports, configuration details, SQL data, scripts, and other technical evidence
5+ years of experience supporting, administering, or troubleshooting Java-based applications
5+ years of experience with Linux command line tools, Bash scripting, SQL queries, logs, system errors, and configuration files
Experience deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting web application environments
Experience with web servers such as Jetty, Apache, or IIS
Understanding of networking concepts, sockets, web services, PKI, certificates, and key management
Experience conducting manual QA, validation testing, installation testing, or customer acceptance support
Ability to create and update technical documentation, release notes, installation guides, support procedures, advisories, and customer-facing technical materials
Ability to communicate technical information clearly to customers, field support personnel, developers, and internal stakeholders
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field
four additional years of directly relevant technical experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree
an associate degree in a related technical field plus two additional years of directly relevant technical experience may also substitute
Active Secret clearance required to start
Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with full scope polygraph
Nice to have
Ability to read, understand, and troubleshoot Java or JavaScript code
Experience with virtual machines, cloud environments, Azure, development/test environments, or internal support infrastructure
Experience with DoD Organizational Messaging, Information Transport Service, Defense Messaging, Naval Messaging, Military Messaging, Legacy Messaging, or related mission systems
Experience supporting mission software in DoD, federal, or classified customer environments
Experience using AI-enabled tools, copilots, or lightweight agents to improve troubleshooting, log analysis, ticket triage, documentation, scripting, test-case generation, release support, or support workflows