Application Engineer- 24​/7 WatchFloor Jobs

Application Engineer- 24/7 Watch Floor

Fort Meade, MD Top Secret/SCI Polygraph Career Level not specified $86,600 - $181,800

As part of the Secure the Enterprise initiative, develop 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.

• Ensure data reliability and accuracy by monitoring and maintaining application systems.
• Contribute to operational success through continuous performance monitoring and proactive troubleshooting, to potentially include changes to system configuration, changes to the code base, etc.
• Maintain system health by tracking metrics, logs, dashboards, alerts, and application status to prevent downtime and ensure optimal application performance.
• Support watch floor operations by identifying service degradation, failed dataflows, system errors, and application issues, and escalating as needed.
• Perform basic Linux system administration tasks, including checking service status, starting, stopping, and restarting services, reviewing logs, validating disk, memory, and CPU usage, and supporting server reboots.
• Support cloud-based operations by using the AWS Console or AWS CLI to check instance health, review system status, restart or reboot servers, and assist with basic operational troubleshooting.
• Work in a rotating shift schedule, 6AM-6PM / 6PM-6AM, to provide 24/7 application support on our watch floor.

• Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
• Proficient with Linux. Minimum of 3 years Linux server administration experience (within the last 3 years). Ability to troubleshoot server and application issues, check system health, manage services, review logs, and reboot servers safely.
• Proficient with AWS. Minimum of 1 year of AWS experience (within the last year). C2E, HCI, AWS, Lambda, AWS Console, or AWS CLI experience creating and supporting EC2 instances, service health checks, and basic operational troubleshooting.
• Proficient with Ansible. Minimum of 1 year of Ansible experience (within the last year). Will consider similar experience using Salt (instead of Ansible).

• Monitoring / Watchfloor Operations :
  Grafana, Kibana, Splunk, Cloud Watch, or similar monitoring tools; dashboard monitoring, alert triage, log review, incident escalation, and shift turnover support.
• Dataflow / Application Support:
  Apache NiFi, Cribl, Kafka, Logstash, or similar data pipeline / dataflow tools; experience monitoring application health, failed jobs, queues, data movement, and ingestion issues.
• Dev Ops:
  Terraform, Ansible, Git Lab Pipelines, Docker.

• All experience and education will be in a technical field directly related to the labor category being proposed and all diplomas, GED certificates, and degrees will be from accredited institutions.
• 10 years minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED.
• 8 years minimum experience and an Associate's Degree.
• 6 years minimum experience and a Bachelor's Degree.
• 4 years minimum experience and a Master's Degree.
• 2 years minimum experience and a Doctorate's Degree.

A culture of integrity. At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose - to ensure the safety of our nation. An environment of trust. CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day.

You'll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality. A focus on continuous growth. Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground - in your career and in our legacy.

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