• Splunk Administrator - Mid

    Chenega Corporation (Oakton, VA)


    **Req ID:** 36106

    Summary

    Splunk Administrator - Mid

     

    Oakton, VA

     

    Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!

     

    The **Splunk Administrator - Mid** role entails working in a Network Operations and Security Center NOSC where the team is responsible for monitoring security and health alerts for systems on 14 different networks. The ideal candidate for this position will be able to provide Splunk administrative support independently, through activities such as upgrades, troubleshooting, and dashboard creation.

    Responsibilities

    + Provide expertise as it relates to Splunk implementations. Recommend and support changes to Splunk deployments.

    + Support Indexer Clustering, Search Head Clustering, and Forwarders.

    + Monitor, troubleshoot, and analyze overall health of Splunk infrastructure to include daily indexing volume, search volume, and performance, data source reporting, user activity reporting, and custom apps/dashboards/visualizations.

    + Perform root cause analysis on any issues with recommendations. Implement tactical and strategic solutions to problems.

    + Develop, manage, and maintain documents supporting Splunk architecture and operational processes.

    + Data on-boarding techniques such as syslog, DB Connect (dB Connect), Universal Forwarder (UF), HTTP Event Collector (HEC), and custom scripting.

    + Express a working knowledge of Linux to include use cases supporting patching, SSL toolset, capacity planning, routing protocols, and firewall rules.

    + SPL/Dashboard experience in support of user analytics, systems performance, security, and environmental health.

    + Knowledge of Splunk Data Models and their management, including implementation, tuning, and data normalization.

    + Familiarity with Department Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIGs) checklists applicable to each Non-classified or Secret Internet Protocol (IP) Router Network (NIPRNet, SIPRNet) network environment for all Splunk implementations.

    + Implement/create report dashboard designs, automated custom email report notifications, and report log data repositories for each environment specific to the following audiences: Leadership & Executives, Cybersecurity Staff, and System Administrators.

    + Identify, analyze, define, & coordinate user, client, and stakeholder needs and translate them into technical requirements.

    + Support day-to-day technical communication systems and incident tickets in support of operations.

    + Other duties as assigned.

    Qualifications

    + Associate degree from an accredited institution in cybersecurity, information assurance, computer science, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent work experience.

    + 2+ years of overall demonstrated experience in cybersecurity, information assurance, or computer science.

    + DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II

    + Computing Environment/Operating System (CE/OS) – Linux

    + DoD TS/SCI

    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

    + Strong customer service experience, as this position will require the candidate to engage with government leadership.

    + Ability to present ideas clearly through briefings, meetings, and interaction with leadership of different skill sets.

    + Ability to work under time constraints and adapt to changes in requirements and new projects.

    + Ability to maintain and upgrade certifications.

    + Ability to assimilate information rapidly, motivated to self-study new requirements.

    + Maintain current industry knowledge of relevant concepts, practices, and procedures.

    + Excellent communication and documentation skills, with strong organizational and collaborative skills.

    + Strong teamwork and engagement as a project team member.

     

    How you’ll grow

     

    At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.

     

    We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.

     

    Benefits

     

    At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.

     

    Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.

     

    Chenega MIOS’s culture

     

    Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.

     

    Corporate citizenship

     

    Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.

     

    Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world.

     

    Chenega MIOS News- https://chenegamios.com/news/

     

    Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team

     

    We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Chenega MIOS to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your research, we suggest you review the following links:

     

    Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com

     

    Glassdoor - https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Chenega-MIOS-EI\_IE369514.11,23.htm

     

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1472684/

     

    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chenegamios/

     

    Chenega Corporation and family of companies is an EOE.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

     

    Native preference under PL 93-638.

     

    We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program