Hardware Engineer

Noblis•Atlantic City, NJ

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Noblis is seeking an experienced Enterprise Hardware Specialist and VDI Engineer with a strong DevOps background to support the lifecycle of our next-generation endpoint architecture. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, configuring, managing, and deploying client workstations across our enterprise. The selected candidate will bridge the gap between hardware infrastructure and automated software deployment by maintaining the FAA's development and test labs, ensuring absolute environment consistency, and managing master configurations and images.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years' experience with Bachelor's of science degree in an engineering discipline
Experience working in an agile DevOps environment with a focus on automation, continuous integration, and infrastructure reproducibility.
Strong background as a hardware specialist, including server racking, cable management, system maintenance, and maintaining lab environments.
Demonstrated experience tracking software/firmware lifecycles and executing enterprise-wide patch management strategies.
Exceptional ability to write clear, concise, and structured technical documentation for engineering teams.
Proficiency in PowerShell, Python, or Bash to automate tasks and endpoint configurations.
Familiarity with GitLab for managing tasks, modifications, and testing.
Solid understanding of enterprise networking fundamentals.
U.S Citizen or Green Card Permanent resident (3+ years)

Nice To Haves

Experience with FAA air traffic control systems
Experience supporting lab and/or test environments, including rack-based systems, labs, and/or data center environments
Familiarity with configuration management and change control
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Design, configure, deploy, and manage the lifecycle of 10ZiG Zero Client endpoints.
Maintain and optimize configurations and master images to ensure seamless user experiences.
Support operational deployments and facility configurations.
Administer and optimize connection to VDI infrastructure, ensuring performance tuning, system hardening, and seamless desktop delivery to endpoints.
Maintain, organize, and support dedicated development and test lab environments.
Ensure lab infrastructure mirrors the operational baseline and production standards for accurate testing.
Implement DevOps methodologies to ensure strict configuration consistency across development, test, and production environments.
Utilize automation to minimize configuration drift.
Maintain laboratory hardware infrastructure, including server racking, cable management, system maintenance, and maintaining lab environments.
Manage and maintain hardware components including client workstations, KVMs, and console servers.
Track software/firmware lifecycles and execute enterprise-wide patch management strategies.
Oversee firmware and software patch management schedules for all endpoints and lab hardware.
Track, audit, and log hardware assets throughout their lifecycle.
Author, maintain, and update high-quality technical procedures, including System Support Modifications, architectural diagrams, configuration guides, and spreadsheets.