Senior Application Engineer

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Synergy ECP is a leading provider of cybersecurity, software and systems engineering and IT services to the U.S. intelligence and defense communities. The company leverages its expertise in data transport solutions, software and systems engineering, and other solutions to deliver critical and innovative capabilities to high-level decision makers that enhance our nation’s security.
In an ultra-competitive environment, Synergy ECP has thrived by adhering to our name, making sure excellence is displayed by our Employees, to our Customers and by Improving Performance (ECP). It’s what sets us apart, enabling us to be an autonomous yet agile business that delivers huge results—showing we’re ready to meet our customers’ evolving demands. Synergy ECP has earned a client list that includes numerous Fortune 100 companies, in addition to multiple branches of the US government and military services.
The Application Engineer 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.
Required:•Strong background in analytics development•Python•Experience and expertise with System Authorization•Risk Management Framework•Vulnerability Management and/or Nessus Vulnerability Scanner
Preferred Qualifications: •Patch management and IAVA tracking•PIG•Pyspark•AWS Lambda Functions•Experience working in Agile environment
The Level 4 Applications Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:-Continuously monitor the health and status of security tool suites through IT system management. Maintain, upgrade, refresh, and update to maintain full operational capacity.-Conduct database administration to monitor, report, and repair any degradation of the health and status of the systems and tools within the NISIRT.-Analyze any newly identified vulnerabilities and deficiencies within the Enterprise IT/IC GovCloud security tool suite; perform gap analysis.-As a result of the gap analysis and at the direction of the Government, research and evaluate commercial products capable of eliminating the vulnerability or deficiency within the security tool suite.-Conduct analysis of alternatives and present findings of analysis results to the Government in a Technical Analysis package for the Government’s evaluation and selection of a solution.-Collaborate and coordinate with ancillary organizations to procure, deliver, dispose, and track any new HW/SW required for solution implementation.-Prepare Configuration Plans, software enhancement plans, and engineer solutions to easily interface with GUI and/or web front-end interfaces.-Define, design, and incorporate interfaces to retrieve data from various scanning tools.-Design, validate, and implement access controls as part of the systems and service solutions.-Enhance, modify, and test COTS/GOTS and any applicable hardware to ensure interoperability and compatibility with existing Enterprise IT/IC GovCloud architecture; prepare Engineering Change Proposals applicable to any implemented system configuration change.-Define, coordinate, and schedule testing, integration, implementation, and deployment activities with dependent external interface devices/owners.-Deploy security solutions across the IT Enterprise Network. Install hardware and implement required software to ensure a fully functional computer environment.-Upon direction of the Government, prepare and conduct security tool instruction/training regarding newly deployed tool capabilities and functions for authorized users of the Agency Enterprise IT/IC GovCloud security tool suite.
Qualifications: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.Twelve (12) years minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED.Ten (10) years minimum experience and an Associate’s Degree.Eight (8) years minimum experience and a Bachelor’s Degree.Six (6) years minimum experience and a Master’s Degree.Four (4) years minimum experience and a Doctorate’s Degree.
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