Senior Cloud Operations Engineer

Quevera; Odenton (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education stipend

401(k) match

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Professional development

Job summary

Quevera is seeking an Application Engineer III with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph in Fort Meade, Maryland. You will help shift the security evaluation process to automation, streamline approvals, and enable continuous monitoring across the project life cycle.

This role spans Systems Administration and Operations Support, focusing on application reliability, performance monitoring, and 24/7 watch floor support in a blended team environment across ANDS.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph required.
• Experience in Linux systems administration and 24/7 watch floor support.
• Proficiency with monitoring and dataflow tools for reliability and data movement.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain application systems to ensure data reliability and accuracy.
• Perform proactive troubleshooting and potential configuration/code changes.
• Track metrics, logs, dashboards, and alerts to prevent downtime.
• Support watch floor operations and escalate issues as needed.
• Handle basic Linux administration and cloud-based operations using AWS.

Skills

Grafana

Kibana

Splunk

CloudWatch

Linux

AWS

NiFi

Cribl

Kafka

Logstash

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab Pipelines

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree + 6+ years

Master's degree + 4+ years

Associate's degree + 8+ years

Doctoral degree + 2+ years

Tools

AWS Console

AWS CLI

Job description

Job Description

Quevera is seeking a highly skilled Application Engineer III with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph in Fort Meade, Maryland.

As part of the Secure the Enterprise initiative, you will help develop capabilities to shift 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.

This is a blended position across all teams in ANDS, with responsibilities spanning Systems Administration and Operations Support. The role supports application reliability and accuracy through continuous performance monitoring, proactive troubleshooting, system health monitoring, Linux system administration, cloud operations, and 24/7 watch floor support.

Work Schedule

• Shift Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts, 6:00 AM-6:00 PM and 6:00PM- 6:00 AM
• Availability: Position provides 24/7 application support on the watch floor

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure data reliability and accuracy by monitoring and maintaining application systems.
• Contribute to operational success through continuous performance monitoring and proactive troubleshooting, potentially including changes to system configuration and the code base.
• 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 dataflows, system 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 using the AWS Console or AWS CLI to check instance health, review system status, restart or reboot servers, and assist with basic operational troubleshooting.
• Work a rotating shift schedule to provide 24/7 application support on the watch floor.

Minimum Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph required.
• Candidates must meet one of the following education and experience requirements:
  • High School Diploma or GED and at least ten (10) years of relevant experience.
  • Associate's degree and at least eight (8) years of relevant experience.
  • Bachelor's degree and at least six (6) years of relevant experience.
  • Master's degree and at least four (4) years of relevant experience.
  • Doctoral degree and at least two (2) years of relevant experience.
• Candidates must have proficiency in one (1) or more of the following skillsets/technologies:
  • Monitoring / Watch Floor Operations: Monitoring tools such as Grafana, Kibana, Splunk, or CloudWatch.
  • Systems Administration: Working in a Linux environment, including the ability to check system health; start, stop, and restart services; review logs; and safely reboot servers.
  • Cloud / AWS Operations: Experience supporting EC2 instances, service health checks, and basic operational troubleshooting.
  • Dataflow / Application Support: Data pipeline/dataflow tools such as Apache NiFi, Cribl, Kafka, Logstash, or similar; experience monitoring application health, failed jobs, queues, data movement, and ingestion issues.
  • DevOps: Terraform, Ansible, GitLab Pipelines, or Docker.

Award-Winning Culture

Quevera was recognized as a Top Workplace in the Washington, DC/Baltimore region for 2025, marking our fifth consecutive year receiving this distinction based on employee feedback.

Outstanding Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical coverage (optional plan)
• Competitive options for Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Employer-paid life insurance
• $5,000 annually for education, training, certifications, and professional development
• Career advancement through our structured iQTouch Program
• Up to 6% 401(k) match
• Additional 4% profit-sharing contribution, at company discretion

At Quevera, we believe exceptional people deserve exceptional opportunities. We're more than just a workplace—we're a team of innovators, problem-solvers, and industry experts committed to delivering mission-critical solutions while fostering professional growth, collaboration, and technical excellence.

Quevera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected by law.