Application Engineer 3 (SEAR)

Job Description

Job Description

At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.

 

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.

 

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.

 

This is a blended junior position supporting NiFi engineering, customer onboarding, health and status monitoring, and operational coordination.

 

Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required. (e.g. Active TS/SCI security clearance with agency appropriate polygraph).

Capabilities

• Support the NiFi team by learning Apache NiFi concepts, monitoring dataflows, reviewing processor status, checking queues, identifying errors, and assisting with basic troubleshooting.
• Serve as a focal point for health and status flows by tracking dataflow availability, monitoring system status, identifying failed or degraded flows, and escalating issues to the appropriate technical teams.
• Assist with onboarding new customer systems by tracking requirements, data sources, connection details, action items, blockers, schedules, and completion milestones.
• Coordinate with customers and internal teams to gather onboarding information, provide status updates, document progress, and follow up on open items through completion.
• Maintain organized onboarding trackers, status reports, documentation, and runbooks to ensure leadership, customers, and technical teams have clear visibility into progress.
• Support basic dataflow validation by confirming that customer data is being received, processed, routed, and delivered as expected.

Required Qualifications

• TS/SCI with agency appropriate polygraph
• 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.
• Ten (10) years minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED.
• Eight (8) years minimum experience and an Associate's Degree.
• Six (6) years minimum experience and a Bachelor's Degree.
• Four (4) years minimum experience and a Master's Degree.
• Two (2) years minimum experience and a Doctorate's Degree.

Required Technical Skills

• Apache NiFi / Dataflow Support: Basic understanding of Apache NiFi or willingness to learn NiFi dataflows, processors, queues, controller services,
  bulletins, and flow monitoring.
• Customer Onboarding / Coordination: Strong organization and communication skills with the ability to track multiple customers, requirements, action
  items, blockers, and milestones.
• Health and Status Monitoring: Experience or familiarity with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Kibana, Splunk, CloudWatch, NiFi dashboards, or similar
  operational status tools.
• Technical Support: Basic Linux familiarity, strong technical aptitude, and willingness to learn application support, data engineering, cloud operations,
  and production troubleshooting.

Desired Technical Skills

• Prior exposure to Apache NiFi, Cribl, Kafka, Logstash, or similar dataflow / pipeline tools.
• Experience supporting customer onboarding, system integration, ticket tracking, help desk, or production support operations.
• Familiarity with AWS, EC2, S3, SQS, CloudWatch, Python, Bash, Groovy, or similar technical tools.

The Benefits Package

• Wyetech believes in generously supporting employees as they prepare for retirement. The company automatically contributes 20% of each employee's gross compensation to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, with no requirement for employee matching. All contributions are fully vested from day one, ensuring immediate ownership of retirement funds. 

 

Additional benefits include:

• Wyetech provides a generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations. Employees have the flexibility to adjust their PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year, ensuring it meets their evolving needs.

 

Full-time employees have the option to participate in a variety of voluntary benefit plans including:

• A Choice of Medical Plan Options, some with Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Vision and Dental
• Life and AD&D Benefits
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and Critical Illness Insurances
• Optional Identity Theft and Legal Protection Services

Company Environment & Perks

• Employee Referral Bonus Eligibility up to $10,000 
• Mobility Among Wyetech-supported Contracts 
• Various contract and work locations throughout Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and OCONUS
• Various team-building events throughout the year such as: monthly lunches, summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party. 
• Employees receive two complementary branded clothing orders annually.

Pay Range: $64.39 - $87.19  per hour*

Hourly pay rates listed for this position serve as a general guideline and are not a guarantee of compensation. Compensation will vary dependent upon factors including but not limited to: Government contract rates; education; relevant prior work experience, knowledge, skills, and competencies; certifications, and geographic location. *Hourly pay rates reflect the pre-benefit gross wage amounts.

Wyetech, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. 

 

Affirmative Action Statement:

Wyetech, LLC is committed to the principles of affirmative action in all hiring and employment for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

 

Accommodations:

Wyetech, LLC is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Brittney Wood. at 844-WYETECH x727 or View email address on ziprecruiter.com. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to all candidates. 

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.