Job Title: Research and Development Specialist - Advanced (Endpoint Engineering Services)
Location: San Antonio, TX
Clearance: Secret
Education: BS in Computer Science related field or A BBA in the same technical field or Military Experience or CISSP
Certification: Microsoft Certified: Cyber Security Architect Expert or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Job Description:
The Endpoint Engineering Research & Development (R&D) Specialist provides advanced design, prototyping, and innovation support to the DHA Domain and Directory Services Branch (DDSB). This role drives the evaluation, testing, and integration of emerging endpoint technologies to support DHA’s transition toward Zero Trust, cloud-native management, and enterprise modernization. The Endpoint Engineering R&D Specialist ensures DHA stays at the forefront of endpoint technology innovation, enabling secure, scalable, and cloud-native device management solutions. By validating emerging technologies and aligning them with DHA’s modernization roadmap, this role enhances endpoint security, reliability, and mission readiness across the Military Health System.
Key Responsibilities:
- Research and evaluate next-generation endpoint management solutions (e.g., Intune Autopilot, cloud-native imaging, virtualization, and containerized application delivery) for enterprise adoption.
- Prototype and test endpoint security and compliance innovations, including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE), BitLocker, conditional access, and advanced telemetry.
- Develop and validate new enterprise imaging and packaging strategies, including cross-platform solutions for Windows, macOS, iOS, and mobile devices.
- Create and sustain pilot environments and proof-of-concept labs to evaluate endpoint scalability, patch management automation, and Zero Trust integration.
- Provide R&D white papers, technical assessments, and recommendations to guide enterprise endpoint modernization initiatives.
- Support the design and deployment of endpoint monitoring and compliance dashboards leveraging Power BI and other analytics tools for proactive health and performance insights.
- Collaborate with EM Administration, Identity, and IA engineering teams to align endpoint innovation with DHA’s Zero Trust and enterprise modernization strategy.
- Develops:
- Endpoint R&D test reports, white papers, and solution recommendations
- Proof-of-concept builds and pilot environment documentation
- Prototype enterprise images, packages, and automation workflows
- Endpoint performance and compliance evaluation reports
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related field
- Bachelor of Business Administration in the same technical field
- Military experience
- CISSP certification
- Microsoft Certified: Cyber Security Architect Expert certification
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
- Secret security clearance
What We Do
BEAT's professionals work to help clients achieve sustainable value in their IT and business processes. Our team members average more than 25 years of industry experience and have supported numerous transformation and outsourcing projects across a wide variety of professional and academic disciplines. We are pleased to boast of our team's functional knowledge and experience in medical information technology, outsourcing, procurement, strategic planning and analysis of critical business processes as well as finance, accounting and human resources experience. At BEAT LLC, our number one priority is building lasting relationships based on earned trust, unyielding commitment to strong moral principles, and demonstrated performance-based outcomes. BEAT delivers tailored solutions for client organizations that generate results. Driven by our award-winning experience and applying industry best practices and programmatic discipline, BEAT provides effective solutions “on time” and within budget through our successful, highly qualified, and motivated teams.
