Job Title
Splunk Administrator
Location
ESN CHESAPEAKE OFFICE - VA US (Primary)
Job Description
We are seeking a
Splunk AdministratorLocated on-site in
Chesapeake, VA.
ESN is seeking a Splunk Administrator to support a contract with Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC), Atlantic, in Norfolk, VA. The contract to support NIWC LANT consists of Independent Validation & Verification, Operations, Sustainment, and Installation support. The Maintenance Figure of Merit (MFOM) system provides near real-time material-based readiness reporting to the Defense Readiness Reporting System-Navy (DRRS-N) and provides three additional primary capabilities to the Fleet including Ashore and Afloat systems. This support includes automated software testing, Scrum Master, operating in the AWS Cloud, management of JIRA/Confluence, and project support.
Duties and Responsibilities:- Design core scripts to automate SPLUNK maintenance and alerting tasks
- Develop dashboards and reports to display business critical information
- Constructing a scalable, flexible, and implementable security architecture of integrated (standards-based) capabilities with detailed reference architectures
- Engagement with Product Owners (Splunk product managers, user groups) to align platform capabilities with business requirements
- Requires an extensive knowledge of application or infrastructure systems architecture, usually experience with multiple system technologies
- Knowledge of multiple application or system programming languages (PYTHON / PowerShell)
- Assist with the development and implementation of policies and procedures for operating, managing, and ensuring the security of Splunk infrastructure
- Deployment and sustainment of cloud-based environments (AWS), software integration testing, sustainment, installation support, IA compliance and RMF support, SAFe Agile methodologies, CM, management of JIRA/Confluence and project support
- Create process efficiencies and automation through tools, scripting, and automation by working closely with software developers and installation teams
- Maintaining cloud-based environments and infrastructure to support integration, testing, cyber compliance, network administration, and user support
Experience Requirements:- 3 years of professional experience in systems administration to include supporting daily operational requirements of computer network systems including workstation, file servers, and web servers. Duties include installation of hardware, software, systems upgrades, network accounts, network security, and web page design, interface and updates, and local system design documentation. Individual shall have experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and implementing network security tools including firewalls, anti-virus, and intrusion detection services.
Specific Experience: - 1 year experience designing, implementing, troubleshooting, and maintaining cloud-based solutions to include networking, compute instances, and associated support services.
Preferred Experience:- Splunk
- Python
- ESS (HBSS)
- ACAS (Tenable Security Center and Tenable Nessus)
- AWS (Other cloud should be fine)
- RHEL (any Linux will do)
- MSSQL / Sybase
- MS Windows
- JIRA / Confluence
- IIS CANES / ISNS
- PowerShell
- Microsoft Administration Tools: AD / GPO / DNS etc.
- Agile / Safe
- RMF
- CM
- NIWC Modernization
- NIWC ISEA
Education Requirements:- Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems; and, dependent on task,individual shall meet the latest Cybersecurity workforce certification/training in accordance with DoD 8570.1M and subsequent DoD 8140 manual as applicable.
Required certification - AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.
Preferred certifications for the position include, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, Microsoft Technology Associate, Certified SAFe Agilist.
Security Clearance:- Must hold an active Department of Defense (DoD) SECRET clearance.
Job Requirements
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