Automation Engineer

Salary: $125,000 - 175,000 per year

Requirements:

• At least five years of experience in systems integration, hardware and software configuration, or deployment automation.
• Experience with Windows imaging, drivers, application deployment, Active Directory, and Group Policy Objects (GPOs).
• Proficiency with PowerShell or comparable scripting tools; experience with languages such as C# or C++.
• Understanding of networking, secure communications, web services, and enterprise data exchange.
• Experience testing and troubleshooting integrated hardware and software solutions.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity requirements, STIGs, SCAP validation, and vulnerability remediation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Bachelors degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Prior or active Public Trust security clearance.
• Five years of experience with deployment automation required; five years with Active Directory GPO and Windows tablet drivers, and with programming languages such as C# or C++, preferred.
• Must work onsite at our headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.

Responsibilities:

• Configure, integrate, test, and maintain Windows-based tablets, fixed terminals, readers, and related hardware and software.
• Develop, test, and maintain software utilities, automation scripts, deployment packages, device images, drivers, and configuration tools.
• Integrate and troubleshoot device communications with enterprise applications over wired, wireless, cellular, and satellite networks to support reliable connectivity and data exchange.
• Coordinate system changes and deployments with development, systems engineering, cybersecurity, and logistics teams, and verify compatibility and readiness before production deployment.
• Apply applicable STIGs, conduct SCAP validation and vulnerability testing, and document remediation and cybersecurity compliance.
• Analyze and resolve hardware, software, and communications issues; maintain technical procedures and configuration documentation; and guide deployment and support personnel.

Technologies:

• Active Directory
• C#
• Hardware
• Support
• Mobile
• PowerShell
• Security
• Web
• Windows

More:

We are hiring a full-time Automation Engineer to design, integrate, test, deploy, and maintain hardware and software for mobile and fixed computing environments. The role translates operational needs into system configurations, develops deployment tools and automation scripts, and supports secure connections with enterprise applications. We offer annual pay of $125,000–$175,000, along with a 401(k), dental, health, vision, life insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, and paid time off. This is an in-person role at our Alexandria, Virginia headquarters.

last updated 42 week of 2026