Application Engineer III

Black Eagle Defense
Jessup, MD, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience required
1 year minimum
Compensation
$124,000.0 - $181,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Linux Linux System Administration Linux Servers Ansible Software Engineering System Availability

Job description

System Administration: Architect, deploy, and maintain robust Linux server environments to ensure high availability and performance. Infrastructure Management: Proactively monitor, patch, and upgrade both Linux server instances and AWS environments to maintain operational excellence. Security & Compliance: Implement and manage security compliance controls across the infrastructure, proactively identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities. Documentation & Governance: Maintain comprehensive documentation for system configurations, inventory changes, and non-applicable security controls to ensure audit readiness. Hardware & Software Lifecycle: Execute the installation, integration, and decommissioning of hardware and software assets, ensuring seamless transitions within the existing networked environment. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering teams to integrate new solutions into the network while maintaining existing infrastructure standards.

Requirements

We are seeking a proactive Application Engineer III to manage and optimize our server infrastructure, both on-premises and within AWS environments. In this role, you will be responsible for the full lifecycle of our Linux systems, ensuring high performance, scalability, and robust security compliance across our networked infrastructure., QUALIFICATIONS Ph.D. plus two (2) years of experience, a Master’s degree plus four (4) years of experience, Bachelor’s degree plus six (6) years of experience, or an Associate’s degree plus eight (8) years of professional experience is acceptable. Ten (10) years of relevant experience is acceptable if the candidate does not possess a degree., Proficient with Linux. Minimum of 3 years Linux server administration experience (within the last 3 years) Proficient with AWS. Minimum of 1 year of AWS experience (within the last year) Proficient with Ansible. Minimum of 1 year of Ansible experience (within the last year). Experience with patching and upgrading Linux servers and AWS instances. Security + cert

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