Applications Engineer

DCCA is a veteran-owned IT business specializing in providing innovative solutions to a variety of government agencies and commercial enterprises since 1982. DCCA is proud to offer career growth opportunities and a competitive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website at:

For over 40 years, DCCA has provided a broad range of IT services to government agencies and commercial enterprises, helping them to feel confident in their IT infrastructure. With DCCA, these organizations can be confident in the flexibility and skill of their IT partners, allowing them to upgrade their technology quickly and efficiently. Better yet, thanks to DCCA’s successful track record, clients can rest assured knowing DCCA can tackle any problem with ease, allowing them to focus on the work that matters.

Internally, DCCA prides itself on a culture built on integrity and inclusivity, allowing its employees to build lasting skills and relationships. As a veteran owned business, DCCA knows the importance of recruiting employees with a wide range of backgrounds, allowing for every problem to be approached by a diverse array of perspectives. Join us and be part of a team that has a people first mentality and a dedication to excellence.

The AE4 shall deliver and provision secure hosting environments within a commercial cloud fabric in direct support of customer missions, in a manner which enables enterprise wide scaling for a diverse set of end users. The AE4 shall provide technical expertise to engineer, configure, test, install, integrate, operate, secure, monitor, maintain, sustain, perform configuration management, and manage the organizations instances of commercial Cloud Service Provider solutions.

Perform tasks which span across network fabrics to perform commercial cloud support, customer help desk functions, software integration and migration, integration and testing, documentation development and maintenance, security, network and system monitoring, and configuration and release management.

Provision and sustain network infrastructures. Develop, operate, and manage networks required to operate in a secure Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Internet Protocol Security (IPSEC), Software Defined Networking (SDN), and/or Virtual Private Network (VPN) enabled environment

Evaluate and integrate emerging cyber security technologies for production uses such as Domain Naming Service (DNS), routing, load balancers, data flow technologies, audit capturing tools and techniques, Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS), Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS), Anti-Virus scanning, etc.

• Python
• AWS
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• IAT Level 2 Cert

• Azure
• Experience with containerization technologies

• Twelve (12) years minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED.
• Ten (10) years minimum experience and an Associate's Degree.
• Eight (8) years minimum experience and a Bachelor's Degree.
• Six (6) years minimum experience and a Master's Degree.
• Four (4) years minimum experience and a Doctorate's Degree.

The proposed salary range for this position in Maryland is 154,000 – 196,000. The final salary will be determined based on various factors. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, retirement plans, paid disability, and life insurance programs, employee assistance programs, paid and unpaid leave programs, education assistance, and wellness initiatives.

At DCCA, we believe the key to providing our clients with unrivaled services starts with retaining top talent, something we’re able to do through our consistent commitment to building culture and comprehensive benefits.