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Nightwing · 1 month ago

Splunk Admin (Lab Manger)

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Nightwing provides advanced cyber and data operations services to meet demanding challenges. They are seeking a Technical Engagement Network (TEN) Lab Manager to oversee Linux environments and support the deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities for U.S. Government customers.

Information Technology & Services

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as a lead Linux Systems Administrator overseeing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments across development, lab, and production systems

Perform large scale configuration management and deployment across Windows, MacOS, Linux/Unix, and other operating systems and virtual environments to support the TEN infrastructure

Supporting the implementation of new technologies and equipment in the lab environment

Providing ongoing systems administration, technical support, upgrades, patching and troubleshooting services

Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and workflows to automate application deployment and infrastructure provisioning

Configure, deploy, and maintain Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for large-scale provisioning, configuration management, and compliance enforcement

Administer and maintain Splunk Enterprise/Splunk Cloud for system monitoring, security analytics, and operational intelligence

Implement and monitor security controls, including STIG compliance, access management, and audit configurations for Linux and Splunk systems

Develop dashboards and alerts in Splunk for proactive system health, performance, and security event monitoring

Performing implementation of granular access control, and monitor systems for acceptable performance and user accessibility, establish back-ups, and monitor systems security

Troubleshoot and resolve complex storage problems across the enterprise related to storage and replication strategies across local and wide area networks, monitor channels for storage-related network and system issues and remediate them as they occur

Examine and identify efficiencies that can be made to existing procedures, with approval from the customer

Managing assigned project components to deliver services in accordance with established objectives

Advises and provides insight on development of lab standard operating procedures (SOPs) and policies

Employ security concepts, theories, insights, tools and methodologies to mitigate system weaknesses and vulnerabilities

Qualification

Linux System AdministrationSplunk AdministrationAnsible AutomationRed Hat Enterprise LinuxConfiguration ManagementSecurity Controls ImplementationTechnical Procedures WritingVirtualization AutomationCollaboration Skills

Required

U.S. Citizenship

Must have an active DoD Secret clearance, TS/SCI clearance is preferred

Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

5+ years of directly relevant experience as a Linux System Administrator

3+ years of experience with Splunk Enterprise administration and log ingestion

3+ years of experience with Ansible automation (Ansible Core or Ansible Tower/AAP)

Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations

BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering or related degree or HS Diploma and 7+ years lab management or systems administration experience