Cyber Data Platform (SPLUNK)

Position Title: Cyber Data Platform (SPLUNK)
Position Type: Full-time, Fully On-Site
Location: Chantilly, VA
Clearance: Active TS/SCI w/ CI Poly

Description:
Waypoint's client seeks a highly skilled Cyber Data Platform (Splunk) Technical Support to provide critical assistance in advancing cybersecurity operations and enhancing program efficiency. This role involves direct collaboration with stakeholders, developers, and project managers to implement solutions, assess contractor performance, and support acquisition efforts, focusing on Splunk integration, data governance, and cybersecurity processes.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with a small team of project managers and developers to ensure successful implementation of Splunk.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and developers to ensure Splunk requirements are understood and being met.
• Work with customer to develop and implement data management and data quality policies and processes.
• Provide assessments to the customer on the cybersecurity contractor's program performance.
• Develop, maintain, and deliver acquisition artifacts to assist the customer in assessing contractor's performance.
• Assist in the development of execution reviews, acquisition roadmaps and transition plans.
• Develop briefings and artifacts for acquisition Readiness Reviews.
• Provide technical recaps of customer meetings with cyber security contractors.
• Work closely with the customer Lead and stakeholders to execute contracts.
• Provide technical input for the development of acquisition documentation for review and approval by the customer to include: Requests for Contract Action (RCA) packages, RFPs for Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), and proposal analysis to support negotiation and award activities.
• Assist in the development, review, and update of acquisition documents to ensure guidance for acquisitions are adequate and current.
• Assesses contractor performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements.
• Assist in the development of technical requirements.
• Produces high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior US government intelligence and operations officials.
• Analyzes policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provides recommendations for closing gaps.
• Develop strategies to comply with privacy and risk management requirements .

Required Skills:

• 12 to 15 years with BS or 10 to 13 years with MS or 8 to 10 years with PhD.
• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with Poly.
• DoD 8570 certification in IAT or IAM.
• Proficiency in data modeling; database design.
• Knowledge of data integration, transformation, and migration tools and techniques.
• Familiarity with data quality, security, and governance principles and practices.
• Experience with data warehouse, data lake, or data mart architectures and technologies.
• Ability to use data analysis, reporting, and visualization tools and software.
• Understanding of DoD/IC data retention policies.
• Experience supporting project management and acquisitions.
• Experience with customer's Cybersecurity Processes and tools/capabilities to include Splunk.
• Experience in requirements analysis.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Hands-on working knowledge of Excel and other database applications.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to support Group Level GPOCs .

Desired:

• Self-starter requiring limited direction and supervision.
• Bachelors of Science Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or an advanced IA certification (i.e. CISSP or CASP).
• Experience briefing senior customer personnel.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous customer requests in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.
• Familiarity with the RMF process.
• Experience supporting IC or DoD in the Cyber Security Domain.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft tools; Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint.