System Engineer - 2 or 3 (Splunk/ Confluence/Linux) - Akina : Job Details

TS/SCI - Polygraph required07-100-009

Description:

We are currently looking for a System Engineer Level 2 or 3 SPLUNK Architect with working knowledge of Agency Systems to support integration with ESO's metrics system.

Provide System Engineering support to Enabled Source Operations (ESO) access(es) through the revitalization of a metric system that will incorporate data from several agency production systems as well as ESO controlled NIFIs. The metric system will bring all this information together into a one stop shop tool for engineers, analysts and managers to use on a daily basis and will require a variety of views for all the different personnel using it. This task will require knowledge of agency production systems, SPLUNK and understanding of Linux operating systems. This task entails working with each program's respective ESO team, Intelligence Community (IC) partners, and Target Office of Primary Interest (TOPI) for optimization purposes. The primary program of focus for this effort is ESO Data Services.

Required Skills:

• Elastic Search / Kibana / SPLUNK (ELK or SPLUNK, doesn't have to be both)
• Confluence
• Linux
• Need to know what the following systems do and how to perform API pulls:
• oREGISTRY
• oCOSMIC
• oGRANDALCHEMY
• oDMR
• oPLATINUMSTAR
• oAFE, UTT, TKB, EPIC
• oPROPERORDER
• oSILENTVIEW
• oQUEENSTEA
• oMAGIC8BALL
• oHAVEN

Performance Objectives/Tasks:

• Support ESO Mission Support's Data Services Team to update/register existing metrics system or design and implement a sound process to generate and display a new ESO dataflow metrics using Elastic Search / Kibana or similar tools.
• Collaborate to identify and document information and capability needs, stewarding associated requirements per engagements with solution providers and other enabling organizations.
• Represent ESO interests as the dataflow metric tools evolve.
• Partner with domain SMEs to develop a working understanding of current business objectives, data, tradecraft, stakeholders, and analytic workflows within the ESO mission area in order to introduce advanced analytic methods.
• Collaborate with ESO analysts and developers to understand current analytic needs, establish a good working knowledge of common procedures, capabilities, and methodologies of ESO.
• Design, document and provide discovery and analytic services to the Enabled Sources Operations (ESO) organization within the Collection, Exploitation & Cryptanalysis Operations (CECO) organization.
• Document and build user awareness of advanced analytic logic to ensure that its results can be understood and evaluated.
• Create a solution to pull metrics from agency Production Systems using Rest API, Jupyter Notebook or various other methods.
• Run solution through full production registration.

Task Activities:

• Provide monthly status report addressing the above-listed task description areas and highlighting major milestones and achievements.
• Document and share processes and outcomes with government stakeholders.

Provide input in the following technical areas:

• Network Analysis
• Network Intelligence Analysis
• SIGINT Research and Target Development
• Big Data Analytics

LCAT Qualifications:

SE L2 Requirements: Fourteen (14) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

SE L3 Requirements: Twenty (20) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required. Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Salary Range:

$147k-$249k (Annually)**The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Company Overview:

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job-related training and certifications. Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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