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Alexandria, VA 22310
Alexandria, VA 22310
JTEC Consulting LLC focuses on successfully delivering solutions to meet our clients’ most critical needs. Our founding members have decades of experience delivering a wide range of solutions to Air Force and DOD clients. We are a Veteran-Owned Small Business.
Security Clearance Requirement: Current TS/SCI + poly
Location Note: Minimum 3 days/week on-site, preference for 5 days/week on-site
Position Description:
JTEC Consulting is hiring a Splunk Engineerto work in support of a DoD program supporting mission critical data analytics and machine learning. This position requires experience with cloud infrastructure architecture to support modernization of an IT infrastructure. This position requires expertise with Splunk tools and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively supporting a very dynamic team environment.
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Work as part of a collaborative government and contractor team to build and operate the Advana DoD data analytics environment
- With with other cloud and platform engineers specializing in AWS to design, define/develop, test, and debug cloud infrastructure and solution components
- Support DevOps framework to build and manage container apps using products such as Kubernetes
- Partner with teammates and stakeholders to develop technical solutions
- Other duties as assigned
Education and qualifications include (but are not limited to):
- U.S. citizenship
- Current security clearance at the TS/SCI level with polygraph
- Minimum current TS/SCI and ability to obtain CI poly is required for consideration
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline is preferred; equivalent years of related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
- 6+ years of related work experience supporting mid-senior level computer systems analysis
- 2+ years of engineering experience working with Splunk Enterprise at a minimum
- 1+ year of overall experience with Linux/Windows OS system administration
- 1+ year of experience with drafting architectural and infrastructural diagrams
- Proven ability to support independent and collaborative work tasks with minimal supervision is a must
- Experience with Search Processing Language and the basics of writing Reports, Alerts, and Dashboards
- Experience with management of infrastructure components (e.g., Indexers/Index Clusters, Search Heads, Universal Forwarders)
- Experience and capability in ingesting and indexing new data sources
- Familiarity with app folders, editing configuration files (e.g., inputs.conf, props.conf), and resolving common configuration issues on both the GUI and terminal.
- Proficiency working with SharePoint, Jira, Confluence, and/or other ticket tracking software
- Ability to work closely with scrum teams and provide update/presentations on progress
- Effective written and verbal communication skills to work in a collaborative environment
- Availability to work on-site a minimum of 3 days/week is required
Preferred experience:
- Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security, User Behavior Analytics, and other security analytics tools
- Ability to use automation tools and Infrastructure-as-code to manage installations, pipelines, and scripting
- Experience with writing scripts and glue to tie together services, functionalities, and tools using technologies, including Python, Bash, Boto3, JSON, and YML and XML templates
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Experience with additional tools, including Docker, Kubernetes, and Ansible
- Possession of excellent time management skills
- Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
- BS degree in CS, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical engineering field
- Coursework and/or certification in one of more of these areas: Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin, Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect Certification, Splunk User Behavior Analytics, Splunk Enterprise Security
JTEC Consulting LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
