Application Engineer (System Engineer/Administrator)

One Network Enterprises; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 113,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

PTO

Healthcare

Training Paid

Profit Sharing

Job summary

Prodigy One, LLC is seeking an Application Engineer in Laurel, MD to design software tools and subsystems enabling reuse and domain analyses while guiding development and CASE tooling usage. The engineer will estimate costs, monitor analytics health, patch security items, and automate routine tasks.

Required: active TS/SCI clearance with poly, 8+ years in system administration or software engineering, Linux mastery, and container tech such as Kubernetes/Docker/Rancher.

Qualifications

• 8 years experience in system administration / software engineering
• Troubleshooting with VM, logs and sources; strong Linux skills (RHEL 8/9)
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Rancher for containerized workloads
• Familiarity with Apache NiFi or similar data integration tools
• Working knowledge of Ansible for automation and configuration management
• Hands-on experience managing VMs in OpenStack, VMware, or AWS
• Ability to troubleshoot SSH, performance, and network issues in Linux
• Experience applying security hardening (STIG, STE/STN) and maintaining SSP docs
• Experience with network flow monitoring

Responsibilities

• Design software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses
• Manage software development and support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and CASE tools
• Estimate software development costs and schedule
• Monitor health and status of analytic environment; perform security patching and updates; maintain up-to-date documentation; automate routine tasks via scripting

Skills

Linux

Troubleshooting

OpenStack

VM management

SSH

Security hardening

Network monitoring

Python

Ansible

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Rancher

OpenStack

Ansible

Job description

Laurel, MD

Prodigy One, LLC. is a systems and software engineering services firm providing more than 45 years of service to state and federal customers. By combining unparalleled experience and capabilities, our company provides big data, cloud development, and enterprise management solutions. We are focused on product usability and end user presentation to help our customers make the best decisions possible. Given our length of service in the industry, Prodigy One knows the importance of a competitive salary and benefits package. That's why our total compensation package can be tailored to meet employees personal needs.

A CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE

Clearance required: Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

Location: Laurel, MD

Salary Information: $113K - 279K

Compensation and labor categories are defined in accordance with program requirements and government guidelines. Salary within the posted range is determined based on an individual’s experience, education, certifications, and overall qualifications, and may be further adjusted based on benefit selections.

Job Description

We are looking for an Application Engineer to join our team supporting our customer. In this role, the engineer will design software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses and manage their implementation; manage software development and support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and other accepted design techniques and Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools; estimate software development costs and schedule; review existing programs and assists in making refinements, reducing operating time and improving current techniques. As an Engineer in this role, you will help monitor the heath and status of the analytic environment to perform security patching and updates, maintain up to date documentation, automate routine tasks through scripting, and evaluate and recommend solutions based on open source or commercial options.

Basic Qualifications

• 8 years experience in system administration / software engineering
• Troubleshooting experience (VM & application logs & tracking down sources/causes of VM or application issues) Strong Linux skills (RHEL 8/9)
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Rancher for containerized workloads
• Familiarity with Apache NiFi or similar data integration tools
• Working knowledge of Ansible for automation and configuration management
• Hands-on experience managing VMs in OpenStack, VMware, or AWS
• Ability to troubleshoot SSH, performance, and network-related issues in Linux environments
• Experience applying security hardening (STIG, STE/STN) and maintaining compliance documentation (SSP)
• Experience with network flow monitoring

Preferred Qualifications

• RedHat certification
• Knowledge of Python
• Experience with MongoDB, Kubernetes (Docker)
• Familiar with Riverbed Technology

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field (w/o degree additional 4yrs experience required; with Masters Degree 2yrs less experience required

Benefits

• 10% Employer Contribution to 401K; Immediately Vested
• 5 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO) up to 7 weeks
• Access to Premium Healthcare/Dental/Vision Available
• $2500+ Training Paid
• Referral Company Profit Sharing

We are 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, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law