Software Integration Engineer (SIE) Level 3

Wyetech•Fort Meade, MD

About The Position

Wyetech is seeking an experienced Level 3 Software Integration Engineer to support the CASA Compute Environment (CCE) Software as a Service team and its mission-critical services. CCE provides containerized services that customers can provision and access on demand within a Kubernetes cluster. The engineer will maintain, troubleshoot, upgrade, and enhance containerized applications and services, assist customers in using the platform, develop and integrate software functionality, support infrastructure automation, and help improve the environment’s reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency. The role provides expertise in integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) and Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) software in heterogeneous operating system environments. It also supports software integration, sustainment, performance evaluation, configuration management, and technical documentation, while contributing to software product ownership for High-Performance Computing tools and mission services. The engineer will adapt to evolving customer requirements and technical architectures. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and have an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph. Qualifications include a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and at least eight years of demonstrable relevant experience, or five years of full-time directly related Computer Science work experience in place of the bachelor's degree, in addition to the eight years of relevant experience. Applicable industry-recognized certifications and a master's degree may substitute for specified portions of required experience. The position pays $82.14–$111.23 per hour; this range is a guideline and is not a guarantee. Wyetech offers a SEP IRA contribution, paid time off, voluntary benefit plans, referral bonus eligibility, mobility among supported contracts, team-building events, and complimentary branded clothing orders.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
U.S. citizenship.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, plus at least eight years of demonstrable experience integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment; alternatively, five years of full-time, directly related Computer Science work experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree, in addition to the eight years of relevant experience.
Experience using the Linux command-line interface and Linux administration, development, and troubleshooting tools.
Experience developing Bash and PHP scripts to automate administrative tasks, system operations, and technical workflows.
Recent hands-on software development experience using Python and Java.
Experience applying Infrastructure as Code principles and using automation tools such as Ansible for infrastructure configuration, provisioning, and software deployment.
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools, including GitLab CI.
Experience with containerization technologies, including Docker.
Experience creating and maintaining technical documentation covering system configurations, operational procedures, software deployments, and system changes.
Experience using Git for source code management, branching strategies, version control, and collaborative development.
Relevant experience must demonstrate software integration, installation, configuration, upgrades, troubleshooting, performance evaluation, and operational sustainment in comparable technical environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience sustaining, maintaining, and troubleshooting mission applications deployed within Linux environments.
Experience interacting with external customers, providing technical assistance, and delivering user training or demonstrations.
An industry-recognized professional certification, as defined in applicable Task/Technical Orders, may substitute for one year of required experience.
A master's degree in Computer Science or a related field may substitute for two years of required experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain, integrate, and enhance mission-critical containerized services supporting the CCE SaaS team.
Maintain, troubleshoot, configure, and upgrade applications and services deployed in the CCE Kubernetes environment.
Assist customers with provisioning, accessing, configuring, and using on-demand services on the CCE platform.
Develop, modify, and integrate software functionality using Python and Java.
Create and maintain Bash and PHP scripts to automate administrative tasks, operations, and system maintenance.
Apply Infrastructure as Code principles and Ansible automation for infrastructure configuration, software deployment, and system management.
Support GitLab CI pipelines for automated software integration, testing, deployment, and release management.
Build, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Docker containers for mission applications and services.
Integrate, install, configure, compile, upgrade, and sustain COTS/GOTS software components.
Diagnose and resolve software integration issues, application failures, configuration problems, and operational incidents affecting CCE services.
Collaborate with developers, systems administrators, infrastructure engineers, and mission stakeholders to identify requirements and implement technical solutions.
Develop and execute software tests to validate functionality, integration compatibility, and system performance.
Provide software sustainment support, including updates, configuration changes, defect resolution, and operational improvements.
Use Git for source code management, branching, version control, and collaborative development.
Maintain technical documentation for the software stack, application configurations, system changes, deployment procedures, and troubleshooting.
Support configuration management and maintain records of software releases, modifications, and operational changes.
Provide external customers with technical assistance, troubleshooting, demonstrations, and user training as needed.
Evaluate software integration and operational processes and recommend improvements to reliability, maintainability, security, and performance.
Adapt to changing mission priorities and support multiple technical architectures in a fast-paced operational environment.
Contribute to software product ownership and the modernization and sustainment of CCE services.

Benefits

Wyetech automatically contributes 20% of each employee's gross compensation to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA; employee matching is not required and contributions are fully vested from day one.
Paid time off of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations; employees may adjust their 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 benefits.
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.