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.
  • Experience in monitoring and watch floor operations with tools like Grafana, Kibana, and Splunk.
  • Proficient in Linux system administration including health monitoring and service management.
  • Experience supporting AWS environments using AWS Console or CLI.
  • Familiarity with data pipeline technologies such as Apache NiFi and Kafka.
  • Knowledge of DevOps tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Docker.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor application systems for reliability and operational accuracy.
  • Perform proactive troubleshooting to enhance system health and performance.
  • Identify and resolve operational issues through configuration changes or application updates.
  • Monitor logs, dashboards, and alerts to prevent service downtime.
  • Support watch floor operations by detecting service degradation and application problems.
  • Conduct Linux administration tasks, including logging and service checks.
  • Manage AWS cloud operations to maintain instance health and support user services.
  • Collaborate across teams to ensure reliable enterprise services.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on mission-critical programs.
  • Engagement in national security initiatives.
  • Access to advanced cloud-based infrastructure.
  • Collaborative engineering environment.
  • Chance to improve operational reliability through innovative solutions.
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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