SIEM Engineer/ Splunk Certified Admin

About us: Mission Driven, Employee Focused  At CTI, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.  If you’re a technical changemaker with a passion for Cyber Operations, Cloud and Data Analytics, or Engineering, we’re looking for you! Love what you do AND where you work - alongside a supportive, innovative team of like-minded individuals. After all, we know that your best work happens when you live your best life, and we do everything we can to make that possible. Are you ready for your best career move? Intel Agency polygraph is strongly preferred.
Due to federal contract requirements, United States citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance is required for the position.
Description:CTI is seeking an experienced TS/SCI polygraph cleared Systems Administrator (SPLUNK / SIEM) to support our Intelligence Community customers.
The day-to-day:The selected candidate will be responsible for configuring the collection, parsing, correlation, and visualization of events for a critical operational system. She/he will demonstrate strong skills in system administration, log management, event correlation, and threat detection and will support building and maintaining a system that analyzes collected data and derives facts, inferences, and projections to determine if the systems being monitored are operating normally. The individual will work on a team responsible for configuring the systems which support analysts and end-users. The successful candidate will support the collection and extraction of data used to refine existing and new reports, analytics, and dashboards, and will be involved with the drafting and creation of reports and dashboards based on end-user requirements. She/he will also support the integration of resources across teams to better define the audit data being collected to eliminate false positives and false negatives from the data.
The qualifications (required):·       Must be a US Citizen·       Must have TS/SCI clearance w/ active polygraph·   At least 8 years of related experience.·     At least 2 years of experience with one or more of the following: StealthWatch, TripWire, Zenoss, ArcSight, Splunk.·    Experience in design/implementation of Splunk core components: indexers, forwarders, search heads, and cluster managers.·     Experience with configuration/administration of Splunk ingestion and forwarding for new and existing applications and data.·    Experience with troubleshooting Splunk dataflow issues between the various Splunk core components.        ·   Experience configuring and deploying data collection for a variety of operating systems and networking platforms.·     Experience creating Dashboards and Analytics within SIEM tools.·     Experience working with monitoring systems supporting auditing, incident response, and system health.·     Understanding of networking components and devices, ports, protocols, and basic networking troubleshooting steps.·     The ability to troubleshoot issues with log feeds, search time, and field extractions.·     The ability to troubleshoot problems related to data solutions
The nice-to-haves (desired, not required):·         BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Assurance, or a related technical field.·         Network Security Operations Center (SOC) experience.·         Experience and talent in data visualization.·         Experience creating workflows for Incident Response within a SIEM Tool.·         Security+ Certification.·         GIAC Certified Incident Handler Certification.·         GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence Certification.·         Cybersecurity certifications.·         Formal SIEM training.·         Experience working on an Agile team/program.The benefits package:
• Affordable healthcare options with 80% employer paid premium PLUS a company-funded HSA• Dental insurance with 100% employer paid premium• Vision with 80% employer paid premium• Employer paid Life insurance 100%• Employer paid Short-term and Long-term disability 100% • Annual training, continued education, and professional memberships reimbursement• Unlimited access to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and AWS training and accreditation• Annual reimbursement for technology i.e. phones, computers, printers, etc.• 401(k) with company match up to 5% with 100% immediate vesting (after 90 days of employment)
The environment and perks:
• Professional development investment and paid time off for training• Contract and work locations in Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, California, Florida and Hawaii.• Team building events throughout the year such as Destination Family Events, Holiday Party, Monthly Get-Togethers• Leadership Team engagement and mentorship• Performance Recognition Program• Complimentary branded apparel
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