Cyber Systems Engineer / Elasticsearch, Kibana, Confluent Kafka

Peraton is seeking a motivated Cyber Systems Engineer to join our team in support of the U.S. Army Regional Cyber Center - Europe (RCC-E) services contract.

Location: Wiesbaden, Germany

In this role, you will: 

• You will administer multi-site Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Confluent Kafka clusters on various network enclaves.
• You will create and administer data pipelines using Elasticsearch, Confluent Kafka and Logstash.
• You will manage user access to Kibana using federated login services, like ADFS and IDM.
• You will collaborate with the Defensive Cyber Operations team to drive analytic development.
• You will patch and apply updates to the Elasticsearch architecture, as needed.

Requirements: 

• 5 years of experience in Systems Engineering with a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or Business Administration; additional experience in lieu of degree may be considered.
• Must be able to qualify for technical expert status accreditation (TESA) by having a bachelor's degree in a STEM field or Business Administration plus 3 years of specialized experience OR an associate’s degree plus 7 years of specialized experience OR a major certification plus 7 years of specialized experience.
• U.S. citizenship required. 
• An Active DoD Top Secret security clearance or higher.

Active DoD Approved 8140 Certifications, required to be accepted as a candidate:

• DCWF:451 - B.S. or FITSP-O or GFACT or CASP+ or CCNP Security or CCSP.
• DCWF:461 - A.S. or CISSP-ISSEP or GSNA or CCSP or Cloud+ or CySA+ or GICSP

8140 Residential Certifications, required within 3 months of being accepted for the position:

• Elastic Certified Engineer or Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin or Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect.

Preferred:

• Working familiarity with Elasticsearch, Kibana, Confluent Kafka, RedHat Linux, Bash and Python scripting.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.