Application Engineer IV (Data Managment Team)

Description

Synergy is looking for an experienced Application Engineer IV to work as part of a STE/STN initiative, developing 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. Essential duties and responsibilities include:  

• Assess interoperability of enterprise IT metadata.
• Create custom applications/mechanisms to ingest a variety of data stores.
• Development of data management infrastructure and associated tools.
• Save and destroy data based on rules.
• Ensure quality and usability. 
• Create tools to provide automated reports and information about systems performance to facilitate decisions. 

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and eight (8) years of experience in contracts or programs of similar scope type and complexity. In lieu of a degree, twelve (12) years of relevant experience in contracts or programs of similar scope type and complexity will qualify a candidate for consideration.  

Required Qualifications:

• Familiar with cloud development
• Experience working with data ingest and manipulation (ETL)
• Database experience (Elasticsearch, SQL)
• Data manipulation and configuration (Java, Python)
• Linux

Desired Qualifications:

• Application Containerization (Docker/Docker Swarm)
• Experience with Kafka
• Requirements management (Jira)
• Critical thinking

CLEARANCE REQUIRED

The qualified individual must be fully cleared in current access with the appropriate MPO client polygraph.

Benefits

• Compensation: We offer highly competitive compensation so everyone can share in the growth of the company as we build its success together! 
• Health & Retirement: We offer a comprehensive Health Benefits package and 401K Retirement plan so you can take care of yourself      and your family, now and in the future. Other health-related benefits include an employee Gym wellness benefit.
• Education: Individual growth is a priority at Synergy. Employees are encouraged to take advantage of our company-sponsored continuing education program so they can get their degree or that next certification needed to propel them towards the next level.
• Work/Life Balance: A healthy work/life balance is essential for building and executing your work effectively at Synergy, but it’s also necessary to allow you the room to pursue everything you want to develop in your personal life. We offer a generous Paid Time Off benefit and 11 paid holidays a year. Synergy also provides flexible work options that work with your schedule and lifestyle. 
• Great Corporate Facilities: Come by our corporate office and enjoy a weekly happy hour, take a drive to nearby restaurants, grab a snack or coffee in our café, or utilize our collaborative office space and conference rooms. 

About Us

Formed in July of 2007 and headquartered in Columbia, MD, Synergy ECP is a platform company for Falfurrias Capital Partners. Our talented, dedicated staff provide a broad range of services in cybersecurity, software, data transport solutions, systems engineering, and IT services to the U.S. Intelligence and Defense Communities. We 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 continually improving Performance (ECP). This is what sets us apart and enables us to be an autonomous yet agile business delivering huge results and meeting 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. 

Synergy ECP is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class. 

If you are interested in learning more about Synergy and what opportunities may be available to you, let’s start a conversation together! Our team is happy to speak with you about your experience and goals so that they may work with you in finding the kinds of positions that you are most interested in. Feel free to drop off your resume with us via our website or send it along to staffing@synergyecp.com. Apply today and start your new career at Synergy!