Systems Engineer - SME (Splunk Administrator)

KDA Consulting is a Disabled Veteran, Woman-Owned, Certified Disadvantaged Small Business, comprised of a diverse team of professionals driven to tackle the demanding National Defense and Intelligence challenges through IT solutions.  We emphasize teamwork and focus on achieving goals to complete deliverables efficiently, on-time, and under budget. 

We are currently seeking a Systems Engineer – SME (Splunk Administrator) to join our team.

Primary Job Duties & Required Job Qualifications:

·        Experience administering Splunk Enterprise for large organizations

·        Experience managing user authentication within Splunk to include Role and Attribute Based Access Controls (RBAC\ABAC), authentication with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol and Active Directory (LDAP\AD), and managing access via HEC tokens

·        Experience managing integrations with technical add-ons with a relevant experience integrating DBConnect

·        Experience implementing and managing Apps within Splunk

·        Experience administering Splunk on large scale cloud environments

·        Experience working in DevOps and Scrum environments

Preferred Skills:

·        ​​​​​​​​Splunk Enterprise Certified Administrator

·        Cloud Provider industry certifications​

Required Certifications:

·        Certified Splunk Administrator or Architect

Job Requirements

·        Active TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly U.S. Government Security is required

·        Bachelor’s Degree

·        16 years minimum of relevant professional work experience

·        Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality

·        Strong interpersonal skills, especially the ability to network and establish professional relationships

·        Ability to prioritize, demonstrated strong organizational skills, and ability to meet or exceed deadlines

Physical Demands: Position will require frequent sitting, standing, and/or mobility within an office setting.  Employee must be able to use hands to complete work at a workstation/computer, be able to reach, type and manipulate with hands, fingers, and arms; lift and/or move up to 20 pounds; talk, see and hear.

Work Environment: Work is performed on client site in a professional office environment with moderate stress and noise levels.  Position requires employee to effectively use a computer, potentially for long periods of time, and to accommodate potentially frequent interruptions.  Candidate should be both customer-focused and present a team approach to overall work.

Schedule:  Business core hours are Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET. Standard work hours may vary for this position based upon contract requirements. Position will be located onsite at a customer facility in Herndon, VA. 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): KDA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, KDA will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations in the hiring process. We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team at  hr@kda-consulting.com. For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, KDA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.

EEOC: KDA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.