IT Hardware Engineer w​/Top Secret clearance

Overview

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.

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.

• 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.

This position is based in the Washington, DC metro area, with travel to program locations.

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…