Aternity Performance Engineer

Description

Job Title: Aternity Performance Engineer

Department: Operations – Services 

Reports To: RavenTek Program Manager

Location: MacDill Air Force Base, FL

Schedule: Monday - Friday

Hours: Full-time, 40-hours/week

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary

The Aternity Performance Engineer provides design, guidance, and support for the deployment of application monitoring technologies that support the Special Operation Command Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) – located at the SOCOM Headquarters at MacDill, AFB FL. The Aternity Performance Engineer provides knowledge and understanding of data networks, system administration, and application monitoring to the entire effort for the customers. This position works with the government, military, and other contractors to engineer, install, assess, and support the technical solution(s). 

The purpose of the Special Operations Forces Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations and Maintenance (EOM) Task Order (TO) is to provide USSOCOM, its Component Commands, its Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs), and its deployed forces with Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services to maintain Network Operations (NetOps); maintain systems and network infrastructure; provide end-user and common device support; provide configuration, change, license, and asset management; conduct training, and perform Install, Move, Add, Change (IMACs) services. The responsibilities and tasks associated with each requirement play a pivotal role to USSOCOM, the CIO/J6 organization, and the end-user who operates around the globe 24x7x365.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Guide customers on application performance and monitoring.
• Create custom reports and dashboards.
• Identify trends for application performance across the enterprise.
• Troubleshoot APM infrastructure issues.
• Provide support for internal and external customers in an enterprise environment.
• Support other team members in troubleshooting and project efforts.
• Configure and install APM software.
• Resolve support issues as they are escalated through the support tiers by troubleshooting cloud and local infrastructure. 
• Create, oversee, and maintain SOPs for customers.
• Ensure customers receive top-of-the-line support in a polite and courteous manner.
• Monitor application performance and integrity. 
• Maintain technical documentation as required. 
• Suggest improvements to increase application and/or endpoint performance.
• Enter actual time worked, once complete, at the end of the day, or no later than 10:00 a.m. the following workday, and submit timesheets at the end of each pay period.
• Submit MSRs (weekly, monthly, etc.)
• Monitor RavenTek email on a regular basis, at least three times per week, and respond accordingly.
• Complete required compliance training as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Critical Skills

• Strong knowledge of Aternity, Tableau, Alluvio, Dynatrace, or similar tools.  
• Excellent communication, organization, and writing skills are required.
• Sharp troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Organizational and mentoring skills.
• Knowledge of both Windows and Linux server OS.  
• Knowledge of API in pulling of data sets for analysis.  

Education & Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field
• Years Experience: 5-10 Years 

Certifications, Licenses

• DoD 8570 IAT II certification – CCNA Security, CYSA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP

Special Requirements

• TS/SCI clearance required

Work Environment

Employees will be working indoors in an office environment with other people. Potential moderate temperature fluctuations. Typical indoor and computer related noise level, and typical office, paper, and equipment related dust. Exposure to video display terminals occurs on a regular basis. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Employees need to be able to sit at a workstation for extended periods; use hand(s) to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Most posi