Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future
Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International Corporation, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.
Currently, we are seeking a motivated, career and team-oriented Senior Data Ingest Platform Engineer in support of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Continuous Diagnostic & Mitigation (CDM) Data Services Program. The CDM Data Services Program is a critical component of CISA’s national effort to ensure the defense and resilience of cyberspace. This is a remote position where the candidate can work from any location within the United States provided, they are able to work on an eastern time zone schedule.
The CDM Data Services Program mission is to provide a standardized platform to collect, transform, and integrate cybersecurity data from relevant authoritative data sources into a coherent data, delivering actionable information into Agency and Federal Dashboards to identify risk areas in support of mitigation as well as to facilitate coordinated agency and national response to cyber-threats.
The Data Ingest Platform Engineer responsibilities include conducting full development lifecycle of data that includes requirements from DHS, other OMB initiatives, and provide support for the whole program. This position also requires building a new data automation practice on the program to address our client’s most pressing needs with Cyber Security Threats and Data. The successful candidate will bring a consultative approach to data to improve the value of the data that’s being collected by our customers. This position is also a thought leader in the practice of Big Data in solving our clients’ cyber security problems, coupled with demonstrated experience designing and developing enterprise data solutions for large clients by providing a new approach to the team, presenting white papers and other solutions.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Design, implement, and support a highly available and fault tolerant distributed Cribl LogStream architecture
- Develop standards and governance policies for management of the extended Cribl architecture
- Develop disaster recovery plan and implement cloud-native capabilities to ensure the Cribl-based Data Ingest component remains available at all times
- Develop automated deployments that support IaaS, container, and Kubernetes
- Develop and maintain tool integration packages consisting of a number of endpoint types to include REST APIs, Database connections, and proprietary connections like Splunk or ServiceNow.
- Manage a centralized and curated registry of pre-packaged tool integrations ready for Agency consumption.
- Develop data processing strategies to ensure efficient collection, aggregation, and transport of relevant cybersecurity data.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree complete or in progress preferably in applied mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science, electrical engineering, physics, or closely related field
- A minimum of (9) nine years of overall experience
- Familiar with JavaScript
- Experience with JSON parsing and YAML
- Experience interacting with RESTful APIs
- Experience with scripting languages like Python, Bash, and PowerShell
- Experience with TLS/SSL to secure data in transit.
- Experience collaborating with US Government Agencies, state or local governments, or commercial entities to develop IT service program maturity in accordance with Federal IT mandates and best practices.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated ability to investigate data and present findings to internal teammates and client audiences.
- Experience in conducting assessments of an Enterprise by reviewing technical documentation, conducting interviews and workshops to identify gaps and develop a tailored solution is highly desired.
Clearance Requirements:
- Must be a US citizen and pass a background investigation.
- Able to obtain and maintain a DHS Suitability/Entry on Duty (EOD)
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time
- Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange information with peers and senior personnel
- Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer
- The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
- The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.