Applications Engineer 4 – DevOps

Wyetech•Linthicum Heights, MD

3d•$91 - $124

About The Position

The Senior Level 4 Applications Engineer works on DevOps and secure-enterprise capabilities. The role designs and manages software tools and subsystems, supports software reuse and domain analysis, and oversees software development and support using formal specifications, design techniques, and CASE tools. Responsibilities include estimating software costs and schedules; reviewing and refining programs; improving operating time and techniques; defining, coding, testing, debugging, and documenting applications; directing and checking other task personnel; and conducting quality-assurance reviews and evaluations of software products. As part of the Secure the Enterprise initiative, the engineer helps move system security evaluation and authorization from manual processes toward automation, streamlined workflows and approvals, continuous monitoring and assessment, and network data gathering throughout a project lifecycle. The DevOps Engineer facilitates infrastructure management, continuous integration, environment configuration, deployment, and project compliance and security, delivering automation that enables other teams to operate effectively. The position also supports the Enterprise IT/IC GovCloud security tool suite and NISIRT systems. Work includes monitoring and maintaining tools and systems, investigating vulnerabilities and deficiencies, evaluating potential solutions, coordinating implementation, designing interfaces and access controls, testing and deploying security solutions, and training authorized users when directed by the Government.

Requirements

Linux system administration experience.
Experience with Docker.
Python scripting experience.
AWS or other cloud experience.
Experience with GitLab Pipeline.
Experience with Ansible.
All experience and education must be in a technical field directly related to the proposed labor category; diplomas, GED certificates, and degrees must be from accredited institutions.
One of the following experience and education combinations: at least 12 years of experience and a high school diploma/GED; 10 years and an associate’s degree; 8 years and a bachelor’s degree; 6 years and a master’s degree; or 4 years and a doctorate’s degree.

Nice To Haves

Elasticsearch.
NiFi.
Cloud hosting and automation.
MongoDB.

Responsibilities

Design software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses, and manage their implementation.
Manage software development and support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, accepted design techniques, and CASE tools.
Estimate software development costs and schedules.
Review existing programs and refine them to reduce operating time and improve techniques.
Define specifications for software applications and modify and maintain existing applications using engineering releases and manufacturer utilities.
Perform program design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation.
Instruct, direct, and check the work of other task personnel.
Conduct quality-assurance reviews and evaluate existing and new software products.
Help automate and streamline security evaluation and authorization, approvals, continuous monitoring and assessment, and network data gathering throughout project lifecycles.
Facilitate infrastructure management, continuous integration, environment configuration, deployment, and the project’s compliance and security posture.
Deliver automation that enables other teams to operate smoothly.
Continuously monitor security tool suites through IT system management; maintain, upgrade, refresh, and update them to preserve operational capacity.
Administer databases and monitor, report, and repair degradation in the health and status of NISIRT systems and tools.
Analyze newly identified vulnerabilities and deficiencies in the Enterprise IT/IC GovCloud security tool suite and perform gap analyses.
Research and evaluate commercial products at the Government’s direction to address identified vulnerabilities or deficiencies.
Conduct analyses of alternatives and present findings in Technical Analysis packages for Government evaluation and selection.
Coordinate with ancillary organizations to procure, deliver, dispose of, and track hardware and software needed to implement solutions.
Prepare configuration plans and software enhancement plans, and engineer solutions that interface with GUI and/or web front ends.
Define, design, and incorporate interfaces to retrieve data from scanning tools.
Design, validate, and implement access controls as part of systems and service solutions.
Enhance, modify, and test COTS/GOTS and applicable hardware for interoperability and compatibility with existing Enterprise IT/IC GovCloud architecture; prepare applicable Engineering Change Proposals.
Define, coordinate, and schedule testing, integration, implementation, and deployment with dependent external interface devices and owners.
Deploy security solutions across the IT Enterprise Network, install hardware, and implement software needed for a functional computer environment.
When directed by the Government, prepare and conduct instruction or training for authorized users on newly deployed security-tool capabilities and functions.

Benefits

Wyetech contributes the equivalent of 20% of salary to a SEP IRA.
PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations, with flexibility to adjust PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year.
Voluntary medical plan options, some with a Health Savings Account (HSA).
Vision and dental benefits.
Life and AD&D benefits.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance.
Optional identity theft and legal protection services.
Employee referral bonus eligibility up to $10,000.
Mobility among Wyetech-supported contracts.
Team-building events, including monthly lunches, a summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.
Two complimentary branded clothing orders annually.