Elastic Engineer Job at Leidos, Springfield, VA

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  • Leidos
  • Springfield, VA

Job Description

Description

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

The Digital Modernization Sector brings together our digital transformation and IT programs, allowing us to better serve our customers through scale and repeatability. Leidos has a critical need for a Elastic Engineer to support the DHS Cyber Assessments Program.

The mission of the DHS Chief Information Security Officer Directorate (DHS CISOD) is to support the Department’s implementation of all applicable regulatory requirements including the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), relevant Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars, Executive Orders, Federal laws, directives, policies, and regulations. The DHS CISOD’s mission is to also provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a secure and trusted computing environment. The DHS CISOD assists in ensuring Department compliance with information security requirements. Information security is an essential business function, critical to enabling DHS to conduct its operations and deliver service to the public.

Leidos is seeking a talented Elastic Engineer to join our team to support a new customer on a highly visible and strategic Cybersecurity Assessments Contract. The Elastic Engineer will be a member of the Cybersecurity Engineering team and will install and maintain Elastic infrastructure, gather requirements from customers, onboard data, and assist end users with search, dashboards, reports, and knowledge objects.

Primary Responsibilities

Manage multiple assignments, changing priorities, and work independently with little oversight

Build, implement, and administer Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats) in Windows, Linux, and cloud environments

Work with existing and custom Elastic applications and plugins to fulfill customer needs

Provide operations and maintenance support for a distributed Elastic environment, including nodes, clusters, and Elastic Security features for security, performance, and operational roles

Edit and maintain Elastic configuration files and pipelines

Onboard data to Elasticsearch using Beats, Logstash, or custom ingestion pipelines from a variety of sources

Provide operational support for Elastic Agents and Beats on Linux and Windows endpoints

Manage and support automation solutions for Elastic Stack deployment and orchestration in on-premise and cloud environments

Documentation, reporting, presentation, teamwork, and DHS-wide collaboration are among the expected duties and mission of the task order

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field AND a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in system administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or software development, with a concentration in Cybersecurity OR Master of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field AND a minimum of six (6) years of experience. Additional years of experience and certs may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Current Elastic Certified Engineer or similar certification

Excellent written and oral skills, ability to work closely with multiple customers, manage expectations, and track engagement scope

Experience with Elastic Security or integration with other Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms

Proficient at data onboarding activities including parsing, enriching, and normalizing events to fit common schemas or the Elastic Common Schema (ECS)

Proficiency onboarding data using Elastic Beats (Filebeat, Metricbeat, etc.) and Logstash for Windows, Linux, and third-party devices and applications

Experience collaborating with separate engineering teams to configure data sources for Elastic Stack integration

Experience performing systems administration for Elastic Stack, including installation, configuration, monitoring system performance, upgrades, and troubleshooting

General networking and security troubleshooting (firewalls, routing, NAT, etc.)

Ability to autonomously prioritize and successfully deliver across a portfolio of projects

Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Entry on Duty (EOD) clearance

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in Azure

Experience with version control systems like GitLab or GitHub

Scripting and development skills (Bash, Python, and PowerShell)

Original Posting Date:

2024-10-24While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $(phone number removed) - $(phone number removed)

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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Job Tags

Permanent employment, Contract work, Remote job,

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