Description

FEDITC, LLC is a fast-growing business supporting DoD and other intelligence agencies worldwide. FEDITC develops mission critical national security systems throughout the world directly supporting the Warfighter, DoD Leadership, & the country. We are proud & honored to provide these services.

Overview of position:

FEDITC is seeking an experienced, Network Engineer- Splunk to support the enterprise architecture, design, development and deployment of network services in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s Wide Area Network. The position supports a variety of network technologies such as Cisco routing/switching, Cisco VPN, F5 GTM/LTM load-balancing, Palo Alto firewalls, Broadcom (BlueCoat) Proxies and others. The ideal candidate will be able to support DHS Component/Customer and Enterprise solution designs and implementations, Core network technology refresh projects, Cloud integration and migration projects, incident ticket troubleshooting and providing input to for DHS network modernization architecture and design efforts.

Provides support across a progressing agile team environment focused on supporting the ESOC Operations mission. The Splunk Administrator will support the full system engineering lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, scripting, programming, test, documentation, and implementation following defined best practices and operational workflows. The Splunk Administrator will be a member of the Enterprise Splunk team and will be required to interact with end users to gather requirements, perform troubleshooting, and provide assistance with the creation of Splunk search queries and dashboards. The Splunk Administrator may be required to interact with senior management as necessary.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Responsible for troubleshooting network incidents, providing root cause analysis and documenting information in tickets and knowledge repositories.
• Willing to work nights for network Change Request (CR) implementations and be a part of the on-call rotation for any network incidents that may be escalated from the DHS Network Operations Security Center (NOSC).
• Must be extremely resourceful in learning a very complex and dynamically changing network
• Must be able to work independently in fast paced, dynamic environment
• Work with DHS components and customers to develop WAN network solutions to meet the requirements of their respective organizations, while complying with the DHS’s network architecture and design standards.
• Produce SELC project artifacts such as requirements, design documents, diagrams and other required documentation.
• Responsible for troubleshooting network incidents, providing root cause analysis and documenting information in tickets and knowledge repositories.
• Willing to work nights for network Change Request (CR) implementations and be a part of the on-call rotation for any network incidents that may be escalated from the Network Operations Security Center (NOSC).
• Conceptualize, Design, Build, and Maintain current and future NOSC supported tools and platforms.
• Manage multiple assignments, changing priorities, and work independently with little oversight.
• Provide direct support for onboarding data into Splunk via forwarder, scripted inputs, TCP/UDP and modular inputs from sources such as FireEye, BlueCoat proxies, Big IP, Cisco, Palo Alto, host syslogs, etc.
• Support all support, guidance and develop processes to evaluate and improve all operating systems, hardware support, software, firmware solutions and provide advisement concerning future purchase of the same.
• Create, manage, and support automation solutions for Splunk deployment and orchestration within a Cloud environment.
• Work closely with senior engineers, other team members and application owners to solve technical problems at the network, system and application levels.
• Conduct periodic architectural reviews of installed sensors to assess effectiveness and propose optimal installation alternatives as required.
• Conduct network security architecture reviews to determine the size, and placement of intrusion monitoring equipment during the customer onboarding process.
• Documentation and Reporting along with presentation, teamwork and DHS wide collaboration are among the expected duties and mission of the task order.
• Build, implement and administer Splunk in Windows and Linux environments.
• Past experience within the Department of Homeland Security or other government agency is preferred.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications / Requirements 

• 6 years hands-on experience with Cisco routing, switching and firewall technology (e.g., ISR, ASR, CSR, ASA, Nexus, TACACS/ISE) 
• 2 years working in a WAN environment, strong experience in incident and operations management 
• Strong knowledge of routing/switching, firewalls, load balancers and proxy servers 
• High level architectural and operational experience with complex networks. 
• Very strong knowledge of routing protocols (e.g., BGP, EIGRP, OSPF) and network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, GRE, IPSEC, and VRF) 
• Strong knowledge of IT security related to networks and applications with solutions to mitigate those issues. 
• Must be able to work evening change request windows and provide on-call support after normal business hours as required. 
• Must have experience creating/writing design documentation, diagrams and other project artifact deliverables.
• Must be extremely resourceful in learning a very complex and dynamically changing network 
• Must be able to work independently in fast paced, dynamic environment. 
• Strong knowledge of Cisco technologies 
• The candidate shall have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and a minimum of 6 years of experience in system administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or software development, with a concentration in Cybersecurity.
• At least 2 years of experience with Splunk in distributed deployments
• Proficiency managing Splunk using the Splunk command-line interface, configuration files
• Experience onboarding data into Splunk via forwarder, scripted inputs, TCP/UDP and modular inputs from a variety of sources.
• Proficiency onboarding data using Splunk developed add-ons for Windows, Linux, and common third-party devices and applications
• Experience collaborating with separate engineering teams to configure data sources for Splunk integration
• Experience in Linux, Windows and SQL/ODBC interfaces
• Proficiency implementing and onboarding data in Splunk DB Connect
• experience in app interface development, using REST API’s
• Experience with Splunk performing systems administration, including performing installation, configuration, monitoring system performance and availability, upgrades, and troubleshooting
• Experience developing in XML, Bash, JavaScript and Python, Perl, PowerShell scripts
• General networking and security troubleshooting (firewalls, routing, NAT, etc.)
• Splunk architecture/design, implementation, and troubleshooting experience
• Experience in managing, maintaining, and administering multi-site indexer cluster
• Scripting and development skills (BASH, python, or java) with strong knowledge of regular expressions
• Proficiency developing log ingestion and aggregation strategies per Splunk best practices
• Proficiency normalizing data to Splunk Common Information Model (CIM)
• Experience implementing and optimizing Splunk data models
• Expertise developing security-focused content for Splunk, including creation of complex threat detection log and operational dashboards
• Perform integration activities to configure, connect, and pull data with 3rd party software APIs.
• Ability to autonomously prioritize and successfully deliver across a portfolio of projects
• Undertakes day-to-day operational and user support
• Department of Homeland Security ESOC employees are required to obtain an Entry on Duty (EOD) clearance to support this program. Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working in AWS and Azure
• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Experience with GitLab or GitHub or other version control system
• Experience with Ansible Tower and/or writing Ansible playbooks.

Education:

BA / BS (relevant field); relevant experience may be a substitute for education. 

Certifications:

• CCNA, CCNP, Network
• At least one of the following certifications: CASP, GCIH, GCWN, GISF, GISP, GSSP, GICSP, GSSP, SEI, CISSP, CCSP, CSSLP, SSCP, CCNP, CCNP Security, CCIE Security, CEH, ECSP, MCSE, RHCA, RHCE, VCP, VCAP, VCIX, VCDX • Current Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect certification

Clearance:

• Active EOD/Secret/Top Secret Security Clearance
• A United States Citizenship and secret clearance is required to be considered for this position.

FEDITC, LLC. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. FEDITC, LLC. complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities