Software Integration Engineer (SIE) Level 3

Wyetech•Fort Meade, MD

1d•$82 - $111

About The Position

Wyetech is seeking a 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, while helping customers use the platform effectively. The role includes developing and integrating software functionality, supporting infrastructure automation, and helping improve the reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency of the environment. The engineer will integrate, install, configure, upgrade, compile, and support COTS and GOTS software in heterogeneous operating system environments, and contribute to software product ownership for HPC tools and mission services. The position also supports system sustainment, performance evaluation, configuration management, testing, and technical documentation as customer requirements and architectures evolve. The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph and U.S. citizenship. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and at least eight years of relevant experience, or five years of full-time directly related Computer Science work experience in place of the degree, in addition to the eight years of software integration experience. Certain professional certifications or a relevant master's degree may substitute for some required experience. The stated hourly pay range is $82.14–$111.23. Compensation depends on factors including contract rates, education, experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.

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 heterogeneous operating system environments; 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 software integration experience.
Relevant experience demonstrating software integration, installation, configuration, upgrades, troubleshooting, performance evaluation, and operational sustainment in comparable technical environments.
Experience using the Linux command-line interface and Linux administration, development, and troubleshooting tools.
Experience developing Bash and PHP scripts for administrative, operational, and technical workflow automation.
Recent hands-on software development experience using Python and Java.
Experience applying Infrastructure as Code principles and using automation tools such as Ansible for configuration, provisioning, and deployment.
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools, including GitLab CI.
Experience with containerization technologies, including Docker.
Experience creating and maintaining technical documentation for system configurations, operational procedures, software deployments, and system changes.
Experience using Git for source code management, branching strategies, version control, and collaborative development.

Nice To Haves

Experience sustaining, maintaining, and troubleshooting mission applications deployed in Linux environments.
Experience interacting with external customers, providing technical assistance, and delivering user training or demonstrations.
An industry-recognized professional certification 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, troubleshoot, configure, and upgrade mission-critical containerized applications and services in the CCE Kubernetes environment.
Help customers provision, access, configure, and use on-demand services on the CCE platform; provide technical assistance, demonstrations, and training as needed.
Develop, modify, and integrate software functionality using Python and Java to support CCE capabilities and services.
Create and maintain Bash and PHP scripts to automate administrative tasks, operational processes, and system maintenance.
Apply Infrastructure as Code principles and Ansible automation for repeatable 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 supporting mission applications and services.
Integrate, install, configure, compile, upgrade, and sustain COTS/GOTS software components in heterogeneous operating system environments.
Diagnose and resolve software integration issues, application failures, configuration problems, and operational incidents.
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, 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 software stacks, application configurations, system changes, deployments, operations, and troubleshooting.
Support configuration management and maintain records of software releases, modifications, and operational changes.
Evaluate 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

Company contribution of 20% of each employee's gross compensation to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, with no employee matching requirement; contributions are fully vested from day one.
PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, with an option 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 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.