Big Data Systems Engineer; Remote

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Big Data Systems Engineer (Remote)

K ’s National Security Solutions (NSS) team provides high‑end engineering and advanced technology solutions to customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

K  is seeking a Big Data Systems Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be part of the K  team supporting the Test Resource Management Center’s (TRMC) Big Data (BD) and Knowledge Management (KM) Team deploying BD and KM systems for DoD testing ranges and various acquisition programs.

• Deploy and integrate the Cloud Hybrid Edge‑to‑Enterprise Evaluation Test & Analysis Suite (CHEETAS) at multiple DoD ranges and labs.
• Serve as the frontline interface to customers introducing CHEETAS in DoD Range and lab environments.
• Collaborate with system administrators and software developers to communicate, document, and resolve deployment issues as they arise.
• Deploy CHEETAS in disparate DoD testing environments on non‑standard hardware stacks, integrated into existing ecosystems, sometimes located within DoD vaults with no outside internet connectivity.

• Location: Remote – the candidate can work in one of K ’s facilities or from home, with a stable internet connection.
• Travel Requirements: The position is anticipated to require travel of 25% with surges possible up to 50% to support end users located at various DoD ranges and labs across the US (including Alaska and Hawaii).
• Working Hours: Standard

• Must have an active TS/SCI Security Clearance to be considered for this position.
• Requires a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field such as Computer Science, Data Science, or Statistics, plus 10 years of DoD experience. Entry‑level Big Data Engineers will NOT be considered.
• Three (3) years of hands‑on experience in the integration with and configuration of SQL Server Big Data Cluster, CentOS, Ubuntu, Red Hat, Windows Server, VMware, etc.
• Five (5) years of hands‑on experience in big‑data environments.
• Adroit at deploying and configuring Big Data and Knowledge Management tools in an enterprise environment.
• Extensive technical expertise in the configuration and troubleshooting of big‑data ecosystems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable assisting customers with installation and configuration of their big‑data infrastructure.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to become a CHEETAS deployment subject‑matter expert.
• Comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders and functional teams at various levels of experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills, and strong personal motivation.
• Experience with installation, configuration, integration and usage of NFS, SMB, S3, SQL Server, Windows Server, Windows 10/11, Linux (CentOS, Ubuntu, Red Hat).
• Prepared to learn new business processes or CHEETAS application nuances every Agile sprint release (roughly every 6 weeks) prior to deploying to customer sites.
• Ability to problem‑solve, debug, and troubleshoot under pressure and time constraints.
• Ability to communicate effectively about technical topics to both experts and non‑experts at management and technical levels.
• Ability to work independently and provide recommendations for optimal design, analysis, and development.
• Excellent verbal communication skills; the Integration Engineer will interact with project technical leads, government leads, and end users while away from other team members.
• Excellent testing, debugging, and problem‑solving skills required to be successful in this position.
• Experience designing, building, integrating with and maintaining both new and existing big‑data systems and solutions.
• Ability to speak and present findings in front of large groups.
• Ability to document and repeat procedures.
• Anticipated 25% travel with surges up to 50% to support end users located at various DoD ranges and labs across the United States.

• Experience working in government/defense labs and their computing…