Systems Engineer – SME (Data Analyst)

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 (Data Analyst) to join our team.

Primary Job Duties & Required Job Qualifications:

·        Data Analyst with a minimum of 16 years’ experience will work closely with Sponsor leadership to develop and maintain a security and governance approach for multi-tenancy on the Splunk SOAR platform.

·        Experience working with IT enterprise data (desktops, servers, network devices, and applications) to determine issues.

·        Experience utilizing and configuring key performance indicators (KPIs) and glass tables using Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI).

·        Experience briefing external customers as well as sponsor leadership on data analysis as it correlates with network performance.

·        Working with various cloud and on premises system configurations.

·        Working within various ticketing systems to track work and log potential threats and issues (eg; JIRA, ServiceNow).

Preferred Skills:

·        Splunk certification

·        Strong background with Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security

·        Ability to interpret, modify, and create scripts using Python or Shell

Desired Certifications:

·        Splunk

Job Requirements

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

·        Bachelors 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. 

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  [email protected]. 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.