Application Engineer 3 (24x7)

Wyetech, LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 183,220,800 - 249,345,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SEP IRA

PTO 200 hrs

Voluntary benefits

Referral bonus $10k

Mobility across contracts

Team events

Branded clothing

Job summary

Wyetech, LLC is actively seeking highly qualified professionals to support federal government customers. The role blends software development, systems engineering, systems administration, and operations support, with a focus on automation and continuous monitoring across the project lifecycle.

Successful candidates will hold a security clearance (TS/SCI) and have extensive experience in Linux, AWS, dataflow tools, and DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI with agency-appropriate polygraph.
• All experience and education in a technical field related to labor category.
• Ten (10) years minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED.
• Eight (8) years minimum experience and an Associate's Degree.
• Six (6) years minimum experience and a Bachelor's Degree.
• Four (4) years minimum experience and a Master's Degree.
• Two (2) years minimum experience and a Doctorate's Degree.

Responsibilities

• Design software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses, managing their implementation.
• Lead software development and support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and CASE tools.
• Estimate software development costs and schedule.
• Review existing programs for refinements, reducing operating time and improving techniques.
• Define specifications for software applications, maintain existing applications, and oversee program design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation.
• Direct and harmonize the work of other personnel and conduct quality assurance reviews.
• As part of the Secure the Enterprise initiative, develop capabilities to shift from a manual security evaluation and authorization process to automation, streamlined processes, continuous monitoring and assessment, and data gathering across the project lifecycle.

Skills

Security clearance

Technical field experience

Leadership / supervision

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Doctorate

Tools

Grafana

Kibana

Splunk

CloudWatch

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab Pipelines

Docker

Apache NiFi

Cribl

Kafka

Logstash

AWS EC2

Job description

At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.

Responsibilities and Experience

Design software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses, managing their implementation. Lead software development and support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and CASE tools. Estimate software development costs and schedule. Review existing programs for refinements, reducing operating time and improving techniques. Define specifications for software applications, maintain existing applications, and oversee program design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation. Direct and harmonize the work of other personnel and conduct quality assurance reviews.

As part of the Secure the Enterprise initiative, develop capabilities to shift from a manual security evaluation and authorization process to a new model emphasizing automation, streamlined processes and approvals, continuous monitoring and assessment, and network data gathering across the whole project lifecycle.

This blended position spans Software Development, Systems Engineering, Systems Administration, and Operations Support.

Security and Citizenship

Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and an appropriate security clearance (e.g., Active TS/SCI with agency‑appropriate polygraph) is required.

Capabilities

• Ensure data reliability and accuracy by monitoring and maintaining application systems.
• Contribute to operational success through continuous performance monitoring and proactive troubleshooting, including configuration changes and code base updates.
• Maintain system health by tracking metrics, logs, dashboards, alerts, and application status to prevent downtime and ensure optimal performance.
• Support watchfloor operations by identifying service degradation, failed dataflows, system errors, and application issues, escalating as needed.
• Perform basic Linux system administration tasks, including checking service status, restarting services, reviewing logs, validating disk, memory, and CPU usage, and supporting server reboots.
• Support cloud‑based operations using the AWS Console or CLI to check instance health, review system status, restart or reboot servers, and assist with basic operational troubleshooting.
• Work a rotating shift schedule, 6 AM‑6 PM / 6 PM‑6 AM, to provide 24/7 application support on our watch floor.

Required Qualifications

• TS/SCI with agency‑appropriate polygraph
• All experience and education will be in a technical field directly related to the labor category; all diplomas, GED certificates, and degrees will be from accredited institutions.
• Ten (10) years minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED.
• Eight (8) years minimum experience and an Associate's Degree.
• Six (6) years minimum experience and a Bachelor's Degree.
• Four (4) years minimum experience and a Master's Degree.
• Two (2) years minimum experience and a Doctorate's Degree.

Required Technical Skills

• Proficiency in one or more of the following skillsets/technologies:
• Monitoring / Watchfloor Operations: Grafana, Kibana, Splunk, CloudWatch, or similar tools; dashboard monitoring, alert triage, log review, incident escalation, and shift turnover support.
• Linux / Systems Administration: Comfortable working in a Linux environment; ability to check system health, start, stop, and restart services, review logs, and reboot servers.
• Cloud / AWS Operations: Experience supporting EC2 instances, service health checks, and basic operational troubleshooting (C2E, HCI, AWS, Lambda).
• Dataflow / Application Support: Apache NiFi, Cribl, Kafka, Logstash, or similar data pipeline/dataflow tools; experience monitoring application health, failed jobs, queues, data movement, and ingestion issues.
• DevOps: Terraform, Ansible, GitLab Pipelines, Docker.

The Benefits Package

• Wyetech automatically contributes 20% of each employee’s gross compensation to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, with no employee matching. All contributions are fully vested from day one.
• Generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, adjustable each calendar year.
• Full‑time employees may participate in voluntary benefit plans: medical (with HSA options), vision and dental, life and AD&D, short and long‑term disability, hospital indemnity, accident and critical illness insurances, and optional identity theft and legal protection services.
• Employee Referral Bonus eligibility up to $10,000.
• Mobility among Wyetech‑supported contracts across multiple states and OCONUS locations.
• Team‑building events such as monthly lunches, a summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.
• Two complimentary branded clothing orders annually.

Pay Range: $64.39 - $87.19 per hour (pre‑benefit gross wage)

Wyetech, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to affirmative action for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Accommodations: Wyetech, LLC is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Brittney Wood at 844‑WYETECH x727 or [email protected].