Prodigy One, LLC. is a systems and software engineering services firm providing more than 45 years of service to state and federal customers. By combining unparalleled experience and capabilities, our company provides big data, cloud development, and enterprise management solutions. We are focused on product usability and end user presentation to help our customers make the best decisions possible. Given our length of service in the industry, Prodigy One knows the importance of a competitive salary and benefits package. That's why our total compensation package can be tailored to meet employees personal needs.
A CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLEClearance Required: Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
Location: Fort Meade, MD
Salary Information: $113K - 279K
Compensation and labor categories are defined in accordance with program requirements and government guidelines. Salary within the posted range is determined based on an individual's experience, education, certifications, and overall qualifications, and may be further adjusted based on benefit selections.
Job Description:We are looking for an application engineer to provide key 24/7 support our customer, performing a combination of skills rom Software Development, Systems Engineering, Systems Administration, and Operations Support. 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.
In this position, the engineer will: 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 watchfloor 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.
Basic Qualifications: - 6 years experience in software development/engineering
- Prospective candidates must have proficiency in one or more of the following skillsets / technologies:
- Monitoring / Watchfloor Operations:
- Grafana, Kibana, Splunk, CloudWatch, or similar monitoring tools; dashboard monitoring, alert triage, log review, incident escalation, and shift turnover support.
- Linux / Systems Administration:
- Comfortable working in a Linux environment; ability to check system health, start, stop, and restart services, review logs, and reboot servers safely.
- Cloud / AWS Operations:
- C2E, HCI, AWS, Lambda, AWS Console, or AWS CLI experience supporting EC2 instances, service health checks, and basic operational troubleshooting.
- 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.
- DevOps:
- Terraform, Ansible, GitLab Pipelines, Docker.
Education Requirements: - Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field (w/o degree additional 2 yrs experience required; with Masters Degree 2 yrs less experience required)
Benefits: - 10% Employer Contribution to 401K; Immediately Vested
- 5 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO) up to 7 weeks
- Access to Premium Healthcare/Dental/Vision Available
- $2500+ Training Paid
- Referral Company Profit Sharing
We are 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, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law
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