Application Engineer 3 (24x7)
Wyetech is seeking an Application Engineer Level 3 to support the TTO 4 Operations (OPS) mission as part of the Secure the Enterprise initiative. This position supports the transition from manual system security evaluation and authorization processes to an automated model emphasizing streamlined processes and approvals, continuous monitoring and assessment, and network data gathering throughout the project life cycle.
This is a blended position supporting multiple teams within ANDS, requiring skills across Systems Administration, Application Support, and Operations Support. The successful candidate will monitor and maintain application systems, troubleshoot operational issues, support cloud-based environments, and ensure the reliability, accuracy, and availability of mission-critical applications.
This position requires a rotating 12-hour shift schedule (6:00 AM–6:00 PM / 6:00 PM–6:00 AM) to provide 24/7 application support on the watchfloor.
Required Skills/Experience:
Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in at least ONE (1) of the following technical skill sets:
Monitoring / Watchfloor Operations: Experience using monitoring tools such as Grafana, Kibana, Splunk, or Amazon CloudWatch to track application performance, system health, alerts, and operational issues.
Systems Administration: Experience working in Linux environments, including checking system health, starting, stopping, and restarting services, reviewing system logs, monitoring resource utilization, and safely rebooting servers.
Cloud / AWS Operations: Experience supporting AWS EC2 instances, performing service health checks, reviewing instance status, and conducting basic operational troubleshooting using the AWS Management Console or AWS CLI.
Dataflow / Application Support: Experience with data pipeline and dataflow technologies such as Apache NiFi, Cribl, Kafka, Logstash, or similar tools. Ability to monitor application health, failed jobs, queues, data movement, and ingestion issues.
DevOps: Experience with tools and technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, GitLab Pipelines, and Docker.
Additional Responsibilities:
Monitor and maintain application systems to ensure data reliability, accuracy, and operational availability.
Perform continuous performance monitoring and proactive troubleshooting, including system configuration adjustments and code modifications when necessary.
Track system metrics, logs, dashboards, alerts, and application status to identify potential issues and prevent downtime.
Support watchfloor operations by identifying service degradation, failed dataflows, system errors, and application issues, escalating incidents as appropriate.
Perform Linux system administration tasks, including service management, log analysis, resource utilization monitoring, and server reboots.
Support cloud-based operations using the AWS Console and AWS CLI to monitor EC2 instances, assess service health, and troubleshoot operational issues.
Collaborate with Systems Administration, Engineering, and Operations teams to resolve technical issues and maintain application performance.
Support continuous monitoring, automation, and process improvements across enterprise application environments.
Participate in rotating day and night shifts to maintain continuous 24/7 watchfloor coverage.
The Applications Engineer designs software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analysis and manages their implementation. Manages software development and support using formal specifications, dataflow diagrams, accepted design techniques, and Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools. Reviews existing applications and recommends improvements to reduce operating time and enhance system performance. Develops, modifies, maintains, tests, debugs, and documents software applications using established engineering practices. Provides technical guidance to team personnel and supports quality assurance reviews and evaluations of…