Elastic Stack Security Engineer/SME

Peraton

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Top Secret/SCI
Unspecified
Unspecified
IT - Security
Offutt AFB, NE (On-Site/Office)

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Program Overview

Performs important mission in the DOD and that is deterrence of weapons of mass destruction, nuclear weapons, etc. Systems Engineers/Admins, DBA's, Release Engingeers, Data Scientists, Cyber Defense, and Service Desk collaborate together to ensure comprehensive mission success

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a detail oriented and energetic Elastic Stack Security Engineer in Bellevue, NE. The Security Engineer role will be onsite and supports the ITCC II contract at USSTRATCOM. This position requires US Citizenship and DOD TS/SCI clearance.

What you'll do:
  • Designing, building, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing ELK platform
  • Installing and configuring ELK on VMware ESXi 7.x
  • Maintaining all aspects of ELK application functionality.
  • Implement rule sets, detections, and dashboards in support of CSSP mission to protect, monitor, analyze, detect and respond to cybersecurity events.
  • Use Elastic search Indices, Elastic search APIs, Kibana Dashboards, logbeats and filebeats in support of CSSP mission
  • Securing ELK platform by implementing industry best practices and STIGs
  • Serving as a trusted advisor, providing subject matter expertise, guidance, and best practice recommendations

Qualifications

Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA, Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA, 12 years of applicable experience will be acceptable.

What you'll need:
  • DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI
  • Meet DoD 8570 requirements for IAT-II w/ CSSP Incident Responder certification within 4-months
  • Ability to configure and maintain Linux based OS in support of the Elasticsearch products (product version upgrades)
  • Extensive knowledge of ELK stack (designing, building, and maintaining an ELK stack cluster.
  • Extensive experience with Elastic Security roles and users.
  • Ability to follow life cycle processes to move solutions from Dev to Test to Pre-staging to Production
  • Strong knowledge of security operations
  • Intermediate CLI and scripting experience
  • 4+ years' experience in Linux Systems Administration and/or Network Security
  • Excellent written and communication skills, detail oriented, effective interpersonal skills, strong organization skills, problem solving ability, attention to detail, technical documentation skills and strong work ethic that is proactive and self-motivated.
Desired Qualifications:
  • Elastic certifications Elastic Certified Engineer or Elastic Certified Analyst
  • Degree in Information Technology or commensurate experience in a DoD environment in lieu of degree
  • CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) or other CSSP IR certification
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Details

Target Salary Range: $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO:Peraton is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristic protected by law.
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About Us
Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Join Peraton and #DoTheCan'tBeDone

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Job Category
IT - Security
Clearance Level
Top Secret/SCI
Employer
Peraton