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Applications Engineer 4

DCCA

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Compensation
$154–196K/yr
Location
Annapolis Junction, MD
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance

Job overview

The Applications Engineer 4 delivers and provisions secure hosting environments in commercial cloud fabrics to support customer missions and enterprise scaling. The role engineers, integrates, operates, secures, and sustains cloud and network infrastructure, including environments using PKI, IPsec, SDN, and VPN. It also supports cybersecurity technology integration, monitoring, testing, and configuration management. An active TS/SCI with Poly is required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

PythonAWSAnalytical SkillsProblem-SolvingIAT Level 2AzureContainerization

Qualifications

Active TS/SCI With Poly12 Years and High School Diploma or GED, 10 Years and Associate's, 8 Years and Bachelor's, 6 Years and Master's, or 4 Years and Doctorate

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Applications Engineer 4

Location Annapolis Junction, MD

Job Code 2682

of Openings 1

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DCCA is a veteran-owned IT business specializing in providing innovative solutions to a variety of government agencies and commercial enterprises since 1982. DCCA is proud to offer career growth opportunities and a competitive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website at: www.dcca.com

Application Engineer 4

Candidate must have an active TS/SCI w/ Poly

For over 40 years, DCCA has provided a broad range of IT services to government agencies and commercial enterprises, helping them to feel confident in their IT infrastructure. With DCCA, these organizations can be confident in the flexibility and skill of their IT partners, allowing them to upgrade their technology quickly and efficiently. Better yet, thanks to DCCA’s successful track record, clients can rest assured knowing DCCA can tackle any problem with ease, allowing them to focus on the work that matters.

Internally, DCCA prides itself on a culture built on integrity and inclusivity, allowing its employees to build lasting skills and relationships. As a veteran owned business, DCCA knows the importance of recruiting employees with a wide range of backgrounds, allowing for every problem to be approached by a diverse array of perspectives. Join us and be part of a team that has a people first mentality and a dedication to excellence.

Key Tasks:

The AE4 shall deliver and provision secure hosting environments within a commercial cloud fabric in direct support of customer missions, in a manner which enables enterprise wide scaling for a diverse set of end users. The AE4 shall provide technical expertise to engineer, configure, test, install, integrate, operate, secure, monitor, maintain, sustain, perform configuration management, and manage the organizations instances of commercial Cloud Service Provider solutions.

Perform tasks which span across network fabrics to perform commercial cloud support, customer help desk functions, software integration and migration, integration and testing, documentation development and maintenance, security, network and system monitoring, and configuration and release management.

Provision and sustain network infrastructures. Develop, operate, and manage networks required to operate in a secure Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Internet Protocol Security (IPSEC), Software Defined Networking (SDN), and/or Virtual Private Network (VPN) enabled environment

Evaluate and integrate emerging cyber security technologies for production uses such as Domain Naming Service (DNS), routing, load balancers, data flow technologies, audit capturing tools and techniques, Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS), Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS), Anti-Virus scanning, etc.

Required Skills:

  • Python

  • AWS

  • Strong analytical & problem-solving skills

  • IAT Level 2 Cert

Desired Skills:

  • Azure

  • Experience with containerization technologies

Required Education / Certifications:

  • Twelve (12) years minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED.

  • Ten (10) years minimum experience and an Associate's Degree.

  • Eight (8) years minimum experience and a Bachelor's Degree.

  • Six (6) years minimum experience and a Master's Degree.

  • Four (4) years minimum experience and a Doctorate's Degree.

The proposed salary range for this position in Maryland is 154,000 – 196,000. The final salary will be determined based on various factors. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, retirement plans, paid disability, and life insurance programs, employee assistance programs, paid and unpaid leave programs, education assistance, and wellness initiatives.

At DCCA, we believe the key to providing our clients with unrivaled services starts with retaining top talent, something we’re able to do through our consistent commitment to building culture and comprehensive benefits.

Competitive Compensation: While salary at DCCA is determined by various factors, we are committed to making sure our salaries reflect the skill and expertise of our employees. In addition, each year we perform an annual salary review ensuring pay is equitable across both the company and industry at large.

Growth Opportunities: DCCA makes it a priority to help you grow and support your career advancement. From upskilling programs to recertification support, to professional development opportunities, we’re here to help you grow your career and create lasting relationships.

Emphasis on Inclusivity: DCCA’s culture emphasizes respect, equity, and opportunity and is supported by an array of business resource groups and other opportunities for connection.

Empowering Health: DCCA’s benefits which encompass healthcare, paid time off, and flexible 401(k) options encourage you to live a healthy and fulfilling life, both in and outside of work. Learn more about our total benefits package on our Benefits page (https://www.dcca.com/career/benefits) .

Mission Focused Work: From the defense industry to health IT management, DCCA allows you to work on innovative projects whose outcomes improve people's lives and solve today’s IT problems.

Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets

How this job compares

Set against the 414 open Applications Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$154–196K/yr
  • US median$101–149K/yr232 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $175K, is 43% above the US median midpoint ($122K) — in the top quarter of Applications Engineer salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 414 open Applications Engineer jobs across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Applications Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (296 postings).
Education
199 of the 414 open Applications Engineer jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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