Application Engineer 4 – DevOps

Wyetech; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 126,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

200 hours PTO annually

Medical, Vision, Dental benefits

Life + AD&D, Disability insurance

Employee referral bonus up to $10,000

Mobility across Wyetech contracts

Job summary

Wyetech, a small business in Maryland, seeks a Senior Applications Engineer 4 – DevOps to support the Secure the Enterprise initiative. You will design and automate security evaluation, implement continuous monitoring, and enable cross-team workflows with automation.

Responsibilities include managing development and deployment of software tools, applying engineering discipline to improve security tool suites, and guiding teams through configurations and interfaces.

Qualifications

• Twelve (12) years minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED.
• Ten (10) years minimum experience and an Associate’s Degree.
• Eight (8) years minimum experience and a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Six (6) years minimum experience and a Master’s Degree.
• Four (4) years minimum experience and a Doctorate’s Degree.

Responsibilities

• The DevOps Engineer will facilitate infrastructure management, continuous integration, environment configuration and deployment.
• Support the project’s compliance and security posture.
• Deliver automation enabling other teams to operate smoothly.

Skills

Linux admin

Docker

Python scripting

AWS or cloud

GitLab Pipeline

Ansible

Education

12 years minimum + HS Diploma/GED

10 years minimum + Associate’s Degree

8 years minimum + Bachelor’s Degree

6 years minimum + Master’s Degree

4 years minimum + Doctorate

Tools

Elasticsearch

NiFi

Cloud hosting & automation

MongoDB

Job description

Wyetech is a small business founded in June 2007, built on a simple vision that hasn’t changed since day one: hire awesome people, compensate them well, and channel their enthusiasm into making customers happy. That commitment shows up in our benefits, including a best-in-class retirement plan: Wyetech contributes the equivalent of 20% of your salary to your SEP IRA, helping you build real long-term financial security. Our mission is to give employees the best possible environment to thrive while delivering stellar services and solutions for our customers and their missions. We call it engineering happiness: for our customers, and shared by the talented team that makes it happen.

Applications Engineer (Senior) 4 – DevOps

Job Description

Wyetech is seeking an Applications Engineer (Senior) 4 – DevOps to support the Secure the Enterprise initiative.

As part of this initiative, 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.

Designs software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses and manages their implementation. Manages software development and support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, other accepted design techniques and Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools. Estimates software development costs and schedule. Reviews existing programs and assists in making refinements, reducing operating time and improving current techniques. Formulates and defines specifications for software applications or modifies and maintains existing applications using engineering releases and utilities from the manufacturer. Responsible for program design, coding, testing, debugging and documentation. Instructs, directs, and checks the work of other task personnel. Responsible for quality assurance review and the evaluation of existing and new software products.

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Linux system administration
• Docker
• Python scripting
• AWS or other cloud experience
• GitLab Pipeline
• Ansible

Education and Experience

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.

• Twelve (12) years minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED.
• Ten (10) years minimum experience and an Associate’s Degree.
• Eight (8) years minimum experience and a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Six (6) years minimum experience and a Master’s Degree.
• Four (4) years minimum experience and a Doctorate’s Degree.

Desired Skills

• Elasticsearch
• NiFi
• Cloud hosting and automation
• MongoDB

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The DevOps Engineer will facilitate infrastructure management, continuous integration, environment configuration and deployment as well as supporting the project’s compliance and security posture.
• The team member shall focus on delivering the automation that enables all the other teams to operate smoothly.

Level 4 Applications Engineer Capabilities

The Level 4 Applications Engineer (Senior) 4 shall possess the following capabilities:

• Continuously monitor the health and status of security tool suites through IT system management. Maintain, upgrade, refresh, and update to maintain full operational capacity.
• Conduct database administration to monitor, report, and repair any degradation of the health and status of the systems and tools within the NISIRT.
• Analyze any newly identified vulnerabilities and deficiencies within the Enterprise IT/IC GovCloud security tool suite; perform gap analysis.
• As a result of the gap analysis and at the direction of the Government, research and evaluate commercial products capable of eliminating the vulnerability or deficiency within the security tool suite.
• Conduct analysis of alternatives and present findings of analysis results to the Government in a Technical Analysis package for the Government’s evaluation and Government’s selection of a solution.
• Collaborate and coordinate with ancillary organizations to procure, deliver, dispose, and track and new HW/SW required for solution implementation.
• Prepare Configuration Plans, SW enhancement plans, engineer solutions to easily interface with GUI and/or web front-end interfaces.
• Define, design, and incorporate interfaces to retrieve data from various scanning tools.
• Design, validate, and implement access controls as part of the systems and service solutions.
• Enhance, modify, and test COTS/GOTS and any applicable hardware to ensure interoperability and compatibility with existing Enterprise IT/IC GovCloud architecture; prepare Engineering Change Proposals applicable to any implemented system configuration change.
• Define, coordinate, and schedule testing, integration, implementation, and deployment activities with dependent external interface devices/owners.
• Deploy security solutions across the IT Enterprise Network. Install hardware and implement required software to ensure fully functional computer environment.
• Upon direction of the Government prepare and conduct security tool instruction/training with regards to newly deployed tool capabilities and functions for authorized users of the Agency Enterprise IT/IC GovCloud security tool suite.

Clearance Requirements

TS Clearance with Customer Appropriate Polygraph

Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position-appropriate security clearance are required.

Benefits

Wyetech provides a generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations. Employees have the flexibility to adjust their PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year, ensuring it meets their evolving needs.

Full-time employees have the option to participate in a variety of voluntary benefit plans including:

• A Choice of Medical Plan Options, some with Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Vision and Dental
• Life and AD&D Benefits
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and Critical Illness Insurances
• Optional Identity Theft and Legal Protection Services
• Employee Referral Bonus Eligibility up to $10,000
• Mobility Among Wyetech-supported Contracts
• Various contract and work locations throughout Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and OCONUS
• Various team-building events throughout the year such as: monthly lunches, summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.
• Employees receive two complementary branded clothing orders annually.

Salary Range

$91.22–$123.52 USD Hourly

Hourly pay rates listed for this position serve as a general guideline and are not a guarantee of compensation. Compensation will vary dependent upon factors including but not limited to: Government contract rates; education; relevant prior work experience, knowledge, skills, and competencies; certifications, and geographic location. Hourly pay rates reflect the pre-benefit gross wage amounts.

Wyetech, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Affirmative Action Statement:

Wyetech, LLC is committed to the principles of affirmative action in all hiring and employment for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

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 [e-mail]. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to all candidates.

Wyetech, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Affirmative Action Statement:

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 [e-mail]. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to all candidates.