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The position is hybrid and requires 1 day on-site. This position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a Public Trust.\nThis Senior Application Operations Engineer provides expert-level technical engineering and operations support for the client’s enterprise application portfolio, integration platforms, middleware, and SaaS environments. This individual serves as a senior technical resource within the enterprise applications and integration team, independently handling complex application engineering tasks, driving platform-level improvements, and serving as a qualified backup to the Applications & Integration Lead when needed.\nThis role is distinguished from the Applications & Integration Lead by its focus on deep technical engineering and platform-level execution rather than team leadership and program oversight. The Senior Application Operations Engineer brings authoritative subject-matter expertise to complex application incidents, integration challenges, and platform engineering problems, resolving them independently and contributing to the continuous improvement of the client’s enterprise application environment.\nThis individual must demonstrate expert-level technical depth across enterprise application operations, integration engineering, and SaaS platform administration, with the ability to operate autonomously on complex, cross-domain problems and deliver measurable improvements to application reliability, performance, and security in a Federal enterprise environment.\nResponsibilities:\nEnterprise Application Engineering & Operations:\nProvide expert-level engineering and operations support for the client’s enterprise application portfolio, including agency-specific business applications, productivity tools, and mission-critical systems\n\nIndependently diagnose and resolve complex, cross-domain enterprise application incidents and problems without escalation to government personnel for subject-matter knowledge\n\nLead complex application engineering tasks, including platform upgrades, configuration changes, and performance optimization activities\n\nServe as a senior technical resource and escalation point within the applications and integration team for complex application incidents and engineering challenges\n\nMonitor enterprise application performance, availability, and health, taking proactive engineering action to address issues and prevent recurrence\n\nServe as a qualified backup to the Applications & Integration Lead during leave, training, or other absences to ensure 100% coverage continuity\n\nIntegration Platform Engineering:\nProvide expert-level engineering and operations support for the client’s enterprise integration and middleware platforms, ensuring reliable and well-performing data flows and system integrations\n\nLead engineering of complex integrations, interface enhancements, and middleware configurations across the client’s enterprise application portfolio\n\nDiagnose and resolve complex integration failures, data pipeline issues, and middleware incidents independently\n\nDesign and implement integration monitoring, alerting, and automated recovery workflows\n\nEvaluate integration platform performance and recommend engineering improvements that enhance reliability and reduce operational risk\n\nMaintain accurate and current integration engineering documentation, including interface designs, data flow diagrams, and configuration records\n\nSaaS Platform Engineering & Administration:\nProvide senior-level engineering and administration support for the client’s SaaS platform portfolio\n\nLead complex SaaS platform configuration tasks, including security configuration, integration setup, and advanced user administration\n\nEngineer SaaS platform monitoring and alerting configurations to ensure proactive detection of performance and availability issues\n\nSupport SaaS platform onboarding and offboarding activities, including technical due diligence, configuration, and decommissioning\n\nCoordinate with SaaS vendors on complex technical issues, platform updates, and security requirements\n\nMaintain accurate SaaS platform engineering documentation and configuration records\n\nRelease & Environment Management Engineering:\nProvide senior technical engineering support for release and environment management activities across the client’s enterprise application portfolio\n\nLead engineering of deployment automation workflows, CI/CD pipeline components, and environment provisioning processes\n\nSupport design and implementation of non-production environment management frameworks, including environment refresh, data masking, and configuration alignment\n\nConduct technical reviews of release packages and deployment plans, identifying and mitigating risk before production deployment\n\nCoordinate release execution activities with application teams, infrastructure teams, and the Service Management Lead\n\nMaintain accurate release engineering documentation, deployment runbooks, and environment configuration records\n\nApplication Security Engineering:\nEngineer application security configurations aligned with FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and cybersecurity policies\n\nLead implementation of application-layer security controls, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and audit logging configurations\n\nSupport Zero Trust Architecture implementation across enterprise application platforms in coordination with the Microsoft Infrastructure and Network teams\n\nConduct application security engineering reviews and provide recommendations for improving the client’s application security posture\n\nSupport application vulnerability management activities, including assessment findings analysis and remediation engineering\n\nCoordinate with the NOC and Microsoft Infrastructure teams on security incidents involving enterprise applications\n\nAPI Management & Integration Engineering:\nProvide expert-level engineering support for the client’s API management platform and enterprise integration services\n\nDesign and implement API configurations, policies, and security controls in the enterprise API management platform\n\nTroubleshoot and resolve complex API connectivity, performance, and security issues independently\n\nMaintain accurate API and integration engineering documentation, including API inventories, endpoint configurations, and security policies\n\nEvaluate API platform performance and recommend engineering improvements that enhance reliability and security\n\nSupport development and maintenance of API governance standards and integration design patterns\n\nPerformance Engineering & Monitoring:\nLead application performance engineering activities, including performance analysis, tuning, and optimization across the client’s enterprise application portfolio\n\nDesign and implement application performance monitoring configurations and alerting thresholds in coordination with the NOC and Infrastructure teams\n\nConduct application performance assessments and provide actionable recommendations for improvement\n\nDevelop and maintain application performance baselines, SLA metrics, and capacity planning data\n\nSupport site reliability engineering (SRE) practices, including availability monitoring, error budgets, and reliability improvement initiatives\n\nProvide application performance data and analysis for Sprint metrics reporting and monthly performance dashboards\n\nAgile Delivery & Collaboration:\nActively participate in Agile Sprint Planning, Daily Coordination, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives\n\nMaintain and contribute to the prioritized backlog for enterprise applications and integration engineering work items\n\nDeliver committed Sprint work items at or above the 85% completion target\n\nProvide timely and accurate updates on application engineering status, project progress, and platform improvements to the Applications & Integration Lead\n\nContribute actionable improvement recommendations to Sprint Retrospectives based on engineering observations and metrics\n\nRequired Experience:\nMinimum 5-7 years of hands-on enterprise application operations and engineering experience\n\nDemonstrated experience providing senior-level engineering support for enterprise application portfolios in a Federal or comparable enterprise environment\n\nProven experience with enterprise integration platforms and middleware at scale\n\nExperience with release engineering and environment management for enterprise application portfolios\n\nDemonstrated experience with SaaS platform engineering and administration in a Federal or comparable environment\n\nExperience with API management platforms and enterprise integration services\n\nProven ability to independently resolve complex, cross-domain application and integration problems at the enterprise level\n\nFamiliarity with FedRAMP-authorized applications and Federal application security requirements\n\nExperience implementing application security controls aligned with NIST SP 800-53\n\nTechnican Expertise:\nExpert-level proficiency in:\nEnterprise application operations, engineering, and administration\n\nIntegration platform and middleware engineering (e.g., MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, Azure Integration Services, or equivalent)\n\nSaaS platform engineering, configuration, and administration\n\nAPI management platform engineering and security configuration\n\nApplication performance monitoring and engineering\n\nRelease engineering and deployment automation\n\nApplication security engineering and compliance\n\nApplication incident management and root cause analysis\n\nStrong working knowledge of:\nMicrosoft 365 and Azure Government application integrations\n\nREST and SOAP API design, management, and troubleshooting\n\nCI/CD pipeline engineering and DevSecOps practices\n\nFedRAMP requirements for SaaS and cloud-based applications\n\nZero Trust Architecture principles as applied to enterprise applications\n\nNIST SP 800-53 security controls for enterprise applications\n\nITSM platforms (e.g., ServiceNow)\n\nITIL 4 change, incident, and release management practices\n\nScripting and automation (e.g., PowerShell, Python, or equivalent)\n\nRequired Certifications:\nMicrosoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204)\n\nPreferred Certifications:\nMuleSoft Certified Developer or equivalent integration platform certification\n\nMicrosoft Certified: Azure Integration Services Specialty\n\nAWS Certified Developer - Associate\n\nMicrosoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)\n\nCertified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) or equivalent\n\nCompensation Range:\n$130,000 - 153,000. This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location, and other factors.\nAbout VIATEQ\nVIATEQ is a proactive provider of collaborative solutions for federal government agencies. Our collaborative service framework and flexibility allow employees, customers, and business partners to work together successfully anywhere, anytime. VIATEQ’s service areas also allow government agencies to respond to competitive pressures and achieve new performance levels.\nVIATEQ offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, 12 paid federal holidays, flexible spending accounts, and a professional development reimbursement.\nEqual Opportunity Statement:\nVIATEQ provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. 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