Cyber Data Analytics Engineer at RISA

Cyber Data Analytics EngineerJob Category: Information TechnologyTime Type: Full-timeMinimum Clearance Required to Start: Top Secret/SCIEmployee Type: RegularPercentage of Travel Required: up to 10%Type of Travel: LocalPosition Overview: Responsible for building/maintaining data pipelines for associated information used for cybersecurity investigations within the this role you will have the opportunity to contribute to one or more areas including (but not limited to) data ingestion data normalization SIEM management Linux/Windows host administration virtual machine (VM) management and cloud asset management. To support our team you will need to be experienced driven and have strong Linux Windows and/or networking experience. You will be collaborating closely with peers and customers which means you need to be an active listener detail-oriented and a clear communicator. Responsibilities: Resolve escalated issues and perform root cause analysis for complex issues Have ability to communicate with program SMEs as well as other customers with less technical backgrounds Demonstrate a high attention to detail examining every aspect of the system Be able to multi-task working with several different customers in various stages of onboarding process Apply Configuration Management disciplines to maintain hardware/software revisions security patches hardening and documentation Coordinate and conducts event collection log management event management compliance activities and identity monitoring activities for the customers system Works with other Service Providers to support areas of common interest Provide all preventative and corrective maintenance to ensure consistent reliable and secure service availability Maintain system availability and reliability with a threshold of 99.99% Detect and ticket degradations (volume/velocity) of all SIEM data flows within 60 minutes of the start of the degradation Perform day-to-day maintenance and specific scheduled maintenance activities that result from manufacturers recommended service intervals alerts bulletins available patches and updates according to agency approved change management processes Execute emergency maintenance actions with sufficient urgency to preclude unacceptable outage durations approved by the Government prior to execution and coordinated through and approved by CSOC and ESC government management Perform all development engineering testing integration and implementation actions necessary for major vendor revisions Retain documentation regarding loss of event logs (e.g. June 5-7th DNS logs were not ingested from SBU and are lost) Configure all assets assigned to this service within the Government Furnished Information - Software Tools list in accordance with all Federal DoD IC and NGA laws directives orders polices guidance procedures etc. Utilize agency approved ticketing systems to document track assign update and coordinate all engineering integration configuration and maintenance actionsQualifications: 5 years of Systems Engineer or similar experience IAT II certification and obtain CSSP Infrastructure Support certification 120 days of hire Possesses a strong work ethic be self-directed and be a detail-oriented professional Willing to learn and adapt to new cutting-edge technologies Possess excellent time management skills and the drive to work unsupervised Demonstrated ability to use problem solving techniques such as root cause analysis to resolve issues Advanced Linux proficiency Knowledge of network communication principles common infrastructure components (IPAM DNS DHCP) load balancers firewalls virtual and physical infrastructure design Experience with hypervisors such as VMware ESXi Citrix XenServer Microsoft Hyper-V Advanced knowledge of systems engineering principles methods and techniquesDesired Qualifications: Experience with public clouds such as AWS Google Rackspace. Experience with private clouds such as VMWare OpenStack. Strong background in Unix or Windows servers. Experience with SIEM technologies such as Elastic Splunk and/or ArcSight Familiarity with Cribl data aggregation/normalization technology Scripting experience with Python Bash and/or Powershell Work Environment:Professional Office Environment: Must be able to sit at a desktop or laptop computer for extended periods of time.Physical Demands:While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit stand talk hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone.Must be able to communicate regularly via telephone and verbally present information to employees customers and outside vendors.Expected Hours of Work:40 hours per week based on the customers core operating hours.About RISA:In this time of rapid change as technologies expand at lightning speed RISA seeks to remain at the forefront - applying them in unique ways to address our customers challenges and providing our employees with engaging career opportunities. We seek professionals excited by a challenge and focused on assisting our customers to reach their goals. At RISA our success comes from the talent and commitment of our employees. As a team we share the challenges and rewards of providing valuable services to our customers. Come along for the journey and be part of our growth and success.Benefits:RISA offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical dental and vision insurance; retirement savings plans: 401(k) and Roth; Paid Time Off; and 11 paid Federal Holidays.RISA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Upon receiving an offer of employment all applicants will be required to do a background check including a criminal record check and employment/education verification. Key Skills Apache Hive,S3,Hadoop,Redshift,Spark,AWS,Apache Pig,NoSQL,Big Data,Data Warehouse,Kafka,Scala Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Yearly Salary Salary: 75000 - 90000