Senior Application Support Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD (Hybrid)
Clearance: Public Trust (Level 4; High-Risk)
Integral Federal is looking to hire a Senior Application Support Engineer to support the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Performance Engineering Analytics (PEA) program. The PEA program will support TSA as they continue to look for ways to enhance its layered approach to security through new state-of-the-art technologies, expanded use of existing and proven technologies, improved passenger identification techniques, and other developments that will continue to strengthen anti-terrorism capabilities.
Responsibilities Support the administration and operations management for on-premises and cloud data science and data analytics environmentCollaborate with user community of the data science & analytics environment to assist with environment usage and identify opportunities for improvementsSupport the administration of the data science notebook environment (e.g., Zeppelin)Support the administration of the ETL environment (e.g. IBM Informatica)Support the administration of the visualization environment (e.g. Microsoft Power BI Server)Support the administration of the R/Python environment to include the data science packagesSupport the administration of the data science tools on the desktops (e.g. Programming IDEs, SQL editors, desktop clients for the tools above)Independently install, customize and integrate commercial software packagesIntegrate and deploy data science applications with the TSA program infrastructure and platformsEnsure regular application maintenance is performed and conduct post maintenance testing to ensure applications are working correctly – includes planning, coordination and communication activitiesResponding to reported incidents for the data science environment and maintaining incidents and production support in the ticketing system and/or via Agile stories (work items)Respond to security tickets for the data science applications and ensure security ticket response is tracked via Agile stories (work items)Facilitate root cause analysis (RCA) of system issuesSupport the optimization of the data science application environment and identify areas to improve system performance and availabilityComplete security tickets by gathering evidence/artifacts, submitting evidence to the program security department, and closing the associated tickets or Agile stories QualificationsRequired:
10+ years’ experience and a Bachelor’s degreeExperience with environments and tools listed below:
On-premises and Cloud database, data science and data analytics environments
Administration experience with IBM Integrated Analytics System, IBM Sailfish (formerly Netezza; hardware accelerated database appliance), AWS Redshift or similar productsExpertise with query troubleshooting and optimization to include analyzing optimization plans, debugging stored procedures, and analyzing table structuresSkills in troubleshooting connections to a database or database appliance
Notebook environment
Administration experience with Apache Zeppelin or similar web-based notebook collaboration environment (e.g. JupyterLabs)Skills in setting up connections and interpreters to local file systems, external file systems, external databases, and programming languages such as Java, SQL, Python, and RExperience with performance troubleshooting of Python and R code in a notebook or data science toolkit environment
ETL Environment
Administration experience with Informatica or similar ETL toolsExperience with performance troubleshooting of ETL issuesFamiliarity with web application support for the ETL tools
Visualization environment
Administration experience with Microsoft Power BI Report server or similar business intelligence toolExperience with performance troubleshooting the reporting infrastructureFamiliarity with web application support and desktop support for visualization tools
Python/R environment
Experience with package maintenance and dependency checks for languages such as R and PythonExperience with deploying packages to Windows desktops, Windows Servers, and RHEL servers from external sources such as Pypi.org and cranExperience with resolving dependency issues for R and Python
Desktop tools
Experience maintaining and upgrading tools in a Windows desktop environment
Certificate maintenance
Experience with updating server and application certificate key stores in a RHEL or similar environment
Preferred:
Experience working in TSA mission or DHS environmentExperience working in data science and data analytics environmentsExperience working in Agile environmentsAWS Cloud migration experienceExperience with RHEL8, Elasticsearch/Kibana and AWS Cloud products (including Redshift, Glue)Systems engineering background and/or skillsMaster of Science degree Company Overview
Integral partners with federal defense, intelligence, and civilian leaders to tackle their most important challenges and deliver positive outcomes. Since our founding in 1998, we have helped clients leverage existing and emerging technologies to transform their enterprises, empower growth, drive innovation, and build sustainable success. The forward-leaning solutions we deliver are tailored to each mission with a focus on keeping our nation safe and secure.
Integral is headquartered in McLean, VA and serves clients throughout the country.
We offer a comprehensive total rewards package including paid parental leave and immediate vesting in our 401(k). Give us a try and become part of a curated group of professionals at Integral Federal!
Our package also includes:
· Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
· Flexible Spending Accounts
· Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
· Life Insurance
· Paid Time Off & Holidays
· Earned Bonuses & Awards
· Professional Training Reimbursement
· Paid Parking
· Employee Assistance Program
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability
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