Senior Application Performance Optimization Engineer
- Clearance: Active TS.
- Location: On-site at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB)
- Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement and more
- Reason for the position: Team expansion FTE on contract with ample runway
- Qualifications: Preferably those that show Professional and/or Expert level in load balancers, firewalls, protocol and/or packet tracing. Since there is no perfect certification path for this role, heavier weight is placed on relevant experience.
What This Job Feels Like
- Work spans applications, systems, and network layers depending on where performance issues appear.
- Daily focus on high-impact challenges that directly relate to the users’ quality of experience - solving complex performance problems is the norm.
- Ownership of optimization projects from root cause identification to the establishment of resolution plans and performance improvement.
- High OPTEMPO - individuals must be able to self-manage task lists based on communicated priorities
What You’ll Do
- Diagnose and optimize application performance end-to-end, from operating systems and middleware down to packet-level analysis.
- Analyze DNS, load balancers, firewalls, and application architecture to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
- Collaborate with development, systems, and network teams to implement optimization solutions.
- Perform root cause analysis for latency, throughput, and availability issues. Drive remediation and efficiency improvements.
- Mentor less-senior engineers in monitoring, instrumentation, and performance troubleshooting.
Tech Knowledge / Skills
- Expertise in application and middleware performance monitoring (web apps, databases, APIs).
- Deep understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, SSL/TLS, and related protocols.
- Expertise in and hands-on experience with load balancers, firewalls, and packet capture/analysis tools (Wireshark, tcpdump, etc.).
- (Preferred) Familiarity with APM platforms and system-level troubleshooting across OS and network layers.
Requirements
- 8+ years experience in application performance optimization, systems, or network engineering in secure/cleared environments.
- Active TS; must be able to obtain TS/SCI.
- Demonstrated progressive responsibility and ownership indicative of senior expertise.
- DoD 8140 compliance required
- The likely salary range for this position is $140,000-$250,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, and contractual agreements and could fall outside of this range.
Pay: $140,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Security clearance:
Work Location: In person
