Applications Engineer (Senior) 4 – Skill Level 4
Wyetech is seeking an Applications Engineer (Senior) 4 to support the Secure the Enterprise initiative, developing capabilities to shift from 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.
Required Skills/Experience
Python
Docker
Experienced using Django or Flask
Database experience using MongoDB or MariaDB
ReST endpoint development
Micro service model
Desired Skills/Experience
AWS or other cloud experience
JSON and/or XML serialization
Jira
Confluence
Git version control
Agile
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The Application Engineer (Backend) will provide the development, test, deploy, and sustainment of various Python based ReST end points, microservices, and data model management capabilities utilizing Django and Flask frameworks to interact with data models stored in MariaDB or MongoDB and send data upon request, in JSON format, to UI front ends.
The developer will provide middleware and backend support to all system applications.
Labor Category Description
Applications Engineer (Senior) 4 –
(U) Designs software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses and manages their implementation. Manages software development and support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, other accepted design techniques and Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools. Estimates software development costs and schedule. Reviews existing programs and assists in making refinements, reducing operating time and improving current techniques. Formulates and defines specifications for software applications or modifies and maintains existing applications using engineering releases and utilities from the manufacturer. Responsible for program design, coding, testing, debugging and documentation. Instructs, directs, and checks the work of other task personnel. Responsible for quality assurance review and the evaluation of existing and new software products.
Capabilities
The Level 4 Applications Engineer (Senior) 4 shall possess the following capabilities:
(U) Continuously monitor the health and status of security tool suites through IT system management. Maintain, upgrade, refresh, and update to maintain full operational capacity.
(U) Conduct database administration to monitor, report, and repair any degradation of the health and status of the systems and tools within the NISIRT.
(U) Analyze any newly identified vulnerabilities and deficiencies within the Enterprise IT/IC GovCloud security tool suite; perform gap analysis.
(U) As a result of the gap analysis and at the direction of the Government, research and evaluate commercial products capable of eliminating the vulnerability or deficiency within the security tool suite.
(U) Conduct analysis of alternatives and present findings of analysis results to the Government in a Technical Analysis package for the Government's evaluation and Government's selection of a solution.
(U) Collaborate and coordinate with ancillary organizations to procure, deliver, dispose, and track and new HW/SW required for solution implementation.
(U) Prepare Configuration Plans, SW enhancement plans, engineer solutions to easily interface with GUI and/or web front-end interfaces.
(U) Define, design, and incorporate interfaces to retrieve data from various scanning tools.
(U) Design, validate, and implement access controls as part of the systems and service solutions.
(U) Enhance, modify, and test COTS/GOTS and any applicable hardware to ensure interoperability and compatibility with existing Enterprise IT/IC GovCloud architecture; prepare Engineering Change Proposals applicable to any implemented system configuration change.
(U) Define, coordinate, and schedule testing, integration, implementation, and deployment activities with…