IT Hardware Engineer w​/Top Secret clearance

IT Hardware Engineer w/active Top Secret clearance

Job Location s

US-DC-Washington, DC

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# of Openings: 1

LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed.

Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, homeland, healthcare, and intelligence sectors-helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.

LMI is seeking a skilled IT Hardware Engineer to support the procurement, configuration, deployment, and lifecycle management of desktop, laptop, server, and peripheral hardware across a network of technical communications facilities. This individual will work closely with the Systems Engineer/Endpoint Lead and site teams to ensure hardware readiness, compliance, and reliability across program locations, including classified and SAP environments.

Primary duties include:

Procure, configure, image, and deploy desktops, laptops, servers, and peripheral hardware in accordance with established standards.

• Perform hardware installation, upgrades, break/fix repair, and preventive maintenance across facility locations.

• Maintain accurate hardware inventory, asset tags, and lifecycle/refresh documentation.

• Support rack and stack, cabling, and physical installation of hardware in data center, SCIF, and SAP facility environments.

• Diagnose and resolve hardware-related incidents, escalating complex systems issues to the Systems Engineer/Endpoint Lead as needed.

• Coordinate with facility security officers (FSOs) to ensure hardware handling, transport, and disposal comply with classified and SAP environment requirements.

• Support hardware configuration and integration for cross-domain solutions (CDS), ensuring equipment meets physical and logical security requirements for approved cross-domain transfer capability Support VTC endpoint hardware setup and peripheral integration for classified and unclassified conference rooms across all sites, including multi-tier AV configurations.

• Assist with hardware compliance documentation to support RMF/NIST SP 800-37/800-53 authorization activities.

• Support deployment and integration of IT service management (ITSM) toolsets, including ticketing and asset management platforms, as part of the enterprise NOC/SOC operations model.
  Location: This position is based in the Washington, DC metro area, with travel to program locations.

Travel: This position requires approximately 25-50% travel to support activities across multiple program locations

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

• 3+ years of IT hardware engineering, deployment, or field support experience.

• Experience supporting classified or federal systems environments.

• Experience supporting Special Access Program (SAP) facilities, systems, or environments.

• Hands‑on experience with desktop/laptop imaging, hardware break/fix, and asset lifecycle management.

• Ability to lift/move IT equipment and perform physical installation tasks as needed.

• Familiarity with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST SP 800-37/800-53 security authorization processes as they apply to classified hardware environments.

• Familiarity with ICD 705 physical security standards as they apply to SCIF and SAP facility hardware…