Job Description
Schriever Space Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado
HX5 is an award-winning provider of engineering, research and development, and technical services to clients such as NASA and the Department of Defense. Founded in 2004, HX5 is a fast-growing veteran- and woman-owned company with locations nationwide.
HX5 is currently seeking a Mid Linux/Elastic Systems Administrator to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Analyze data sources to provide actionable recommendations.
- Deploy, configure, and maintain the Elastic stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) in a scalable and highly available environment.
- Develop and maintain data pipelines to ingest, process, and enrich log data from various sources into Elasticsearch.
- Design, develop, and maintain insightful and actionable dashboards in Kibana to monitor system performance, security events, and application health.
- Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours support.
- Document system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.
- Develop strategic insights from large data sets.
- Present technical information to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Manipulate and clean large, disparate datasets for bulk analysis to identify connections.
- Utilize different programming languages to write code, open files, read files, and write output to different files.
The Successful Candidate Will Have:
- Skill in conducting queries and developing algorithms to analyze data structures.
- Skill in generating queries and reports.
- Skill in using basic descriptive statistics and techniques (e.g., normality, model distribution, scatter plots).
- Skill in using data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, STATA SAS, SPSS).
- Knowledge of data mining and data warehousing principles.
- Knowledge of query languages such as SQL (structured query language).
- Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).
- Knowledge of cybersecurity principles.
- Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
- Knowledge of how to utilize Hadoop, Java, Python, SQL, Hive, and PIG to explore data.
- Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.
- Knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS).
- Knowledge of cloud computing deployment models in private, public, and hybrid environments and the difference between on-premises and off-premises environments.
- Knowledge of how to collect, store, and monitor data.
- Knowledge of how to structure and display data.
Must have one of the following combinations of education and experience:
- Must have 6, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
- May be reduced with completion of advanced education
- Must have 4, or more, years of direct experience in programming/scripting, troubleshooting code, SIEM technologies, and/or bulk data analysis.
- Must have 1, or more, years of experience working in a management or leadership role
- Must have an active DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II certification with Continuing Education (CE) - (CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP)
- Must have, or obtain, an active DoD 8570.01-M CSSP Infrastructure Support certification with Continuing Education (CE) - (CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, CND) (Note: Any/all expenses associated with obtaining this certification will be at the employees’ expense)
- Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance
- Must be able to obtain an active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance
- Have the ability to interpret and incorporate data from multiple tool sources
- Have experience with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) (highly desired)
- Have familiarity & knowledge with Kibana, Logstash, and Elasticsearch
- Have familiarity & knowledge with Kubernetes, Kafka, Puppet, Ansible, Docker, GIT, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Suricata, Zeek, Neo4J, PostgreSQL, AWS Cloud, and Nifi.
- Have a basic understanding of Python, Bash, and markup languages (YAML).
- Have the ability to identify basic common coding flaws at a high level.
- Have experience with Security Operations Centers (SOC)/DCO tools/applications, such as Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems / Intrusion Prevention Systems, Network Security Manager, Bluecoat, Barracuda, etc.
- Be able to mentor and train personnel in an evolving, high-paced environment
- Have an active DoD Top Secret clearance
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency is a requirement for this position.
- Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.
- Must be able to obtain the required level clearance by date of hire.
- Must have a valid Driver's License.
- Relocation Assistance
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- 401(k) plan with Company Match
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Parental Leave
- Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pet Insurance
HX5, LLC is a Drug Free Workplace Employer.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE:
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please call (850) 362-6551.
CJ