Systems Integrations Engineer (Graveyard Shift)

FORTEM TECHNOLOGIES INC • Lindon, UT

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About The Position

The Systems Integration Engineer II is a hands-on technical role responsible for integrating hardware, software, and network components into unified systems for Fortem’s international customers outside U.S. business hours. The engineer ensures TrueView radar sensors, SkyDome command-and-control software, DroneHunter interceptors, and customer-side network and security infrastructure operate together reliably.

The role works the graveyard shift to provide real-time integration, commissioning, and troubleshooting during international customer business hours and deployment windows, as well as overnight coverage redundancy for technical support. The engineer must work independently to diagnose and resolve complex integration issues, document work, and provide detailed handoffs for unresolved items.

The position begins with a structured day-shift training period alongside the Professional Services, Customer Success, and Engineering teams before transitioning to overnight coverage.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Network Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or an additional 4+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience in systems integration, network engineering, technical deployment, or a related field.
• Ability to own integration tasks independently with minimal supervision.
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, subnetting, VLANs, routing, switching, firewall configuration, and secure remote connectivity.
• Working knowledge of Linux systems administration, including command-line diagnosis of processes, services, file systems, and networking.
• Experience integrating and troubleshooting REST APIs and JSON payloads using Postman, curl, or similar tools.
• Programming or scripting proficiency in Python, Bash, and/or C++ for diagnostics and working with existing scripts, code, and tooling.
• Strong analytical and structured troubleshooting skills, including isolating faults across hardware, software, and network layers.
• Experience creating or significantly contributing to technical documentation, as-built records, and runbooks.
• Excellent asynchronous written communication skills, with the ability to produce thorough and actionable handoff notes and case documentation.
• Ability to work the graveyard shift on an ongoing basis.
• Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR and/or EAR: a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.

Nice To Haves

• Experience integrating radar, RF, sensor, or video systems.
• Prior drone (UAV) experience.
• Experience with Docker and containerized application environments.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools and system health observability platforms.
• Familiarity with Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, or similar documentation and ticketing platforms.
• Industry certifications such as CompTIA Network+ or Security+, CCNA, or Linux administration certifications.
• Additional language proficiency relevant to Fortem’s international customer base.
• FAA Part 107 certification.
• Experience in a defense, aerospace, or government technology environment, including DoD, DHS, or public-safety customers.
• Active security clearance or ability to obtain one when required.

Responsibilities

• Configure, integrate, and commission TrueView, SkyDome, and DroneHunter with customer networks, third-party sensors, and C2 systems, including support for site and factory acceptance testing.
• Support customer API integrations by validating endpoints, troubleshooting requests and responses, and assisting customer developers and third-party integrators.
• Troubleshoot integration issues across hardware, software, and network layers; escalate issues beyond scope with full documented context.
• Monitor integrated system health and alerts during overnight coverage and respond to alerts, resolving or handing off issues.
• Provide backup overnight technical coverage alongside the existing night-shift team.
• Coordinate with professional services and field deployment teams, customer IT staff, and third-party vendors to resolve configuration and connectivity issues across time zones.
• Use integration tooling and automation effectively and recommend improvements through the established change process.
• Produce and maintain integration documentation, as-built configurations, network diagrams, runbooks, and knowledge base articles.
• Capture product, documentation, and process gaps and provide findings and enhancement requests to Engineering, QA, and Product Management.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the daytime team and provide actionable handoff notes on open cases, pending decisions, and scheduled work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level