Applications Engineer III

Quevera LLC

$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph required.
  • Proficiency in monitoring platforms, such as Grafana, Kibana, or Splunk.
  • Experience administering Linux systems for operational support.
  • Familiarity with supporting AWS environments using AWS Console or CLI.
  • Knowledge of data pipeline technologies like Apache NiFi or Kafka.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor application systems for data reliability and operational accuracy.
  • Perform continuous monitoring and troubleshoot to maintain application performance.
  • Identify and resolve operational issues through system configuration changes.
  • Monitor system dashboards and alerts to prevent downtime.
  • Support watch floor operations by diagnosing service degradation and application issues.
  • Administer Linux systems, managing logs and service statuses.
  • Support cloud operations with AWS to ensure system health and troubleshoot issues.

Benefits

  • Participation in a rotating shift schedule for work-life balance.
  • Opportunity to work on mission-critical national security projects.
  • Access to collaborative engineering teams for knowledge sharing.
  • Involvement in innovative projects related to cloud-based infrastructure.
Full Job Description
Job Description:

Quevera is seeking a highly skilled Application Engineer III with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph to support mission-critical programs in Fort Meade, Maryland. As part of the Secure the Enterprise initiative, you will help modernize the system security evaluation and authorization process through automation, continuous monitoring, and data-driven operational support.

This is a blended engineering role supporting software development, systems engineering, systems administration, and operations. Working alongside a collaborative engineering team, you will monitor application health, support cloud and Linux environments, troubleshoot operational issues, and maintain critical enterprise services that enable 24x7 mission operations.

As an Application Engineer III, you'll have the opportunity to support modern cloud-based infrastructure, improve operational reliability, and contribute to innovative enterprise solutions supporting national security missions.

Work Schedule:

  • Shift Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts (6:00 AM - 6:00 PM / 6:00 PM - 6:00 AM).
  • Availability: Position supports 24x7 watch floor operations and requires participation in a rotating shift schedule.


Job Responsibilities:

  • Monitor application systems to ensure data reliability, availability, and operational accuracy.
  • Perform continuous monitoring and proactive troubleshooting to maintain application performance and system health.
  • Identify and resolve operational issues through system configuration changes, application updates, or escalation as appropriate.
  • Monitor dashboards, logs, alerts, metrics, and application status to prevent downtime and maintain service availability.
  • Support watch floor operations by identifying service degradation, failed dataflows, system errors, and application issues.
  • Perform Linux system administration tasks, including reviewing logs, checking service status, restarting services, validating resource utilization, and supporting server reboots.
  • Support cloud-based operations using the AWS Console or AWS CLI to monitor instance health, review system status, restart services, and perform basic operational troubleshooting.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams across software development, systems engineering, systems administration, and operations to maintain reliable enterprise services.
  • Contribute to Secure the Enterprise initiatives by supporting automation, continuous monitoring, and operational excellence.


Minimum Requirements:

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph required.
  • Proficiency in one or more of the following technical areas:

  • Monitoring / Watch Floor Operations: Experience with Grafana, Kibana, Splunk, CloudWatch, or similar monitoring platforms, including dashboard monitoring, alert triage, log analysis, incident escalation, and shift turnover.
  • Linux / Systems Administration: Experience administering Linux systems, including monitoring system health, managing services, reviewing logs, rebooting servers, and validating CPU, memory, and disk utilization.
  • Cloud / AWS Operations: Experience supporting AWS environments using the AWS Console or AWS CLI, including EC2 instance monitoring, service health checks, Lambda, C2E, HCI, and basic operational troubleshooting.
  • Dataflow / Application Support: Experience with Apache NiFi, Cribl, Kafka, Logstash, or similar data pipeline technologies supporting data movement, ingestion, queue monitoring, and application health.
  • DevOps: Experience with Terraform, Ansible, GitLab Pipelines, and Docker.


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