Tool Management Operator/SIEM Data Fabric

RMC is hiring a Tool Management Operator/SIEM Data Fabric to support our customer in Camp Pendleton, CA. They shall be responsible for providing strong problem solving, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.

Solid knowledge or experience in several of the following areas to maintain the government’s existing systems:

• Linux and Linux Commands.
• SQL and KQL or structured query languages.
• Confluent/Kafka knowledge and navigation.
• Understanding SSL/TLS for data encryption.

Exposure to and Strong Understanding of Programming Languages:

• Java (primary Kafka client library).
• Python (for data pipelines and scripting).
• Go or Node.js (for building lightweight streaming apps).

Data Governance and Schema Management

• Expertise with Avro and JSON Schema for data serialization.
• Managing schema evolution in Confluent's Schema Registry.

Kafka Fundamentals

• Understanding Kafka architecture (brokers, topics, partitions, consumers, producers).
• Proficiency in Kafka CLI tools for topic creation, data publishing, and message consumption.

Key Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Develop, Review and Maintain procedures related to the overall monitoring of Hosts/System.
• Implement and monitor security measures for communication systems, networks, and provide advice that systems and personnel adhere to established security standards and Government requirements for security on these systems.
• Perform defensive cyber operation duties including, but not limited to, ensuring server compliancy with Marine Corps IAVM, and Tenable SecurityCenter.
• Configure and maintain the health of Confluent, Kafka, data/ingest flows and supporting architecture.
• Develop and execute Government approved security policies, plans, and procedures; implement data network security measures; conduct information system (IS) security incident handling; support Continuity of Operations Plan/Disaster Recovery (COOP/DR) plans and perform certification of IS and networks.
• Perform weekly vulnerability audits, submit Plans of Action and Milestone (POA&M) and assist with patching for customer systems in order to maintain compliance with operational directives.
• Teaching, coaching and mentoring others.
• Building effective communications to explain complex technical information to wider audiences.

This position is located separately from the rest of the team and customer, who are located in Quantico, VA. The applicant should feel comfortable operating somewhat independently.

This position is typically Monday-Friday and 40 hours per week with support provided between the period of 7:00am and 7:00pm.

Requirements

• Bachelor's/Master's level degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems.
• 7 years professional experience in systems administration.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification.
• DoD 8570 CSSP Infrastructure Support certification (or be able to obtain within 180 days).
• Active DoD SECRET eligibility is required.  Applicant selected will be subject to security investigation(s) and must maintain eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Benefits

At RMC, we're committed to your career growth! RMC differentiates itself from other firms through its investment in our employees. We invest our resources to train, certify, educate, and build our employees.

RMC can offer you a great place to work with a small company feel and give you the experience, tuition assistance, and certifications that will take your career to the next level. We offer Monday to Friday full-time day shift work, and can assist in paid relocation. This also includes a competitive paid vacation package with 11 paid federal holidays. Additionally, we also offer high-quality, low-deductible healthcare plans, pet insurance, and a competitive 401K package.

“Salary at RMC is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, a candidate's specific combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific requirements. The current salary range for this position will be $135,000.00 to $150,000.00 annually.”

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