Application Engineer 3

Grvty; Fort Meade (MD); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

GRVTY is seeking experienced Application Engineers to shift from the current manual security evaluation and authorization process to a model that emphasizes automation, streamlined processes and approvals, continuous monitoring and assessment, and network data gathering across the life cycle of projects.

The role will own watch-floor operations, monitor data reliability, troubleshoot issues, perform basic Linux administration, and support cloud-based operations using AWS Console or AWS CLI in a

Qualifications

• All experience and education will be in a technical field related to the labor category proposed.
• 10 years of minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED.
• 8 years of minimum experience and Associate's degree.
• 6 years of minimum experience and Bachelor's Degree.
• 4 years of minimum experience and Master's degree.
• 2 years of minimum experience and Doctorate's degree.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.

Responsibilities

• Blend across teams in ANDS with cross-domain responsibilities.
• Ensure data reliability and accuracy by monitoring and maintaining application systems.
• Contribute to operational success through continuous performance monitoring and proactive troubleshooting.
• Maintain system health by tracking metrics, logs, dashboards, alerts, and application status.
• Support watch floor operations by identifying service degradation and escalating issues.
• Perform basic Linux system administration tasks and manage service status and reboots.
• Support cloud-based operations using AWS Console or AWS CLI for health checks and troubleshooting.
• Work in a rotating shift schedule to provide 24/7 application support on the watch floor.

Skills

Monitoring/Watchfloor Operations

Systems Administration

Cloud/AWS Operations

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Doctorate degree

Tools

Grafana

Kibana

Splunk

CloudWatch

Linux

AWS Console / AWS CLI

Job description

GRVTY is seeking experienced Application Engineers to develop capabilities to shift from the current manual system security evaluation and authorization process to a new model that emphasizes automation, streamlined processes and approvals, continuous monitoring and assessment, and network data gathering across the entire life cycle of a project.

What You'll be Owning

• This is a blended position across all teams in ANDS. The successful candidate will have skills crossing from Systems Administration, and Operations Support.
• Ensure data reliability and accuracy by monitoring and maintaining application systems.
• Contribute to operational success through continuous performance monitoring and proactive troubleshooting, to potentially include changes to system configuration, changes to the code base, etc.
• Maintain system health by tracking metrics, logs, dashboards, alerts, and application status to prevent downtime and ensure optimal application performance.
• Support watch floor operations by identifying service degradation, failed dataflow, systems errors, and application issues, and escalating as needed.
• Perform basic Linux system administration tasks, including checking service status, starting, stopping, and restarting services, reviewing logs, validating disk, memory, and CPU usage, and supporting server reboots.
• Support cloud-based operations by using AWS Console or AWS CLI to check instance health, review system status, restart or reboot servers, and assist with basic operational troubleshooting.
• Work in a rotating shift schedule, 6 am to 6 pm/ 6 pm to 6 am, to provide 24/7 application support on our watch floor.
• Prospective candidates must have proficiency in One or more of the following skillsets/technologies:
  • Monitoring/Watchfloor Operations: Monitoring tools, such as Grafana, Kibana, Splunk, or CloudWatch
  • Systems Administration: Working in a linux environment, ability to check system health, start, stop, and restart services, review logs, and reboot servers safely.
  • Cloud/AWS Operations: Experience supporting EC2 instances, service health checks, and basis operational troubleshooting.

What You Must Have

• All experience and education will be in a technical field directly related to the labor category being proposed and all diplomas, GED certificates, and degrees will be from accredited institutions.
• 10 years of minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED.
• 8 years of minimum experience and Associate's degree.
• 6 years of minimum experience and a Bachelor's Degree.
• 4 years of minimum experience and a Master's degree.
• 2 years of minimum experience and a Doctorate's degree.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.

Pay Range:At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.

• The pay range for this position is: $129000.00 - $159000.00