SyApps is a technology and management consulting services firm focused on providing solutions in strategy, processes, technology and management. As a diverse end-to-end IT and management solution provider, SyApps offers a range of technical expertise to help customers compete successfully in an ever-changing marketplace.
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Tax Terms: Contract
JOB INFORMATION
The role of the technical engineer is to develop application design and/or design IT infrastructure components to meet business and technical requirements. IT infrastructure may include systems, middleware, database, storage and/or network infrastructure. The engineer must demonstrate the ability to efficiently code, test and certify technology platforms, software and applications. Troubleshoot, debug application(s) and/or IT infrastructure component(s) and recommend enhancements for stable operations. Maintain and patch systems, software and applications to eliminate bug fixes, security vulnerabilities and maintain technology currency of systems and applications. Document design and engineering standards; develop key performance metrics and operational guidelines for consistent & stable design, build, implement and operational processes.
KEY JOB FUNCTIONS
- Interface, partner, and influence stakeholders to promote simplification, standardization and innovation and to ensure risk are understood and minimized
- Establish policies and standard operating procedures to enable consistent and repeatable execution
- Propose appropriate changes to standards, policies, and procedure based on emerging business/technology trends and operational challenges with the existing guidelines utilizing performance metric and operational SLA
- Plan for adequate capability on systems based on utilization metrics and planned projects to establish supply and demand forecasts
- Design and verify the technology solution meets business and technical requirements and in compliance with enterprise architecture guidelines, technology standards and methodology, and compliance and security standards
- Maintain and operate the application design. It includes but not limited to monitoring, performance and capacity metrics, SLAs, resiliency and disaster recovery plans
- Define success criteria for validation of technology solution and application designs
- Develop and document an integrated test plan for certification of technology solutions and application design in compliance with existing best practices
- Provide work guidance or technical assistance to less senior engineers
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE
6 to 8 years of related experience
SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- Experience in public cloud architectures, cloud brokering solutions or cloud management solutions for Public Cloud
- Experience with infrastructure automation, infrastructure capacity monitoring and automated scaling solutions
- +2 years Docker and +1 year orchestration (Kubernetes) administration and troubleshooting
- +2 years AWS experience
- +3 years working in enterprise DevOps model - automation of application code deployment (Jenkins, Maven, Git, Nexus etc.)
- Linux expert level and experience in Python Scripting
- Experience with automation/management frameworks (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, SaltStack)
- A minimum of 5 years with assessing architecture quality and resiliency viz. scalability, availability, throughput, failover, etc.
Location: Reston, VA
SyApps LLC is a Winner of the SmartCEO/Grant Thornton Future 50 Award for being recognized as one of 50 fastest growing companies in the Greater Washington Area.
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