Software Engineer, Cybersecurity, Data Security

Overview

BCMC provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. BCMC brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

The Elastic Engineer will be a part of a team of Data Analytic Engineers enhancing, maintaining, and sustaining an Elastic, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK) instance with a heavy emphasis on data on-boarding, content development, configuration, troubleshooting, reporting, and visualizations. The candidate must possess prior Elastic engineering and administration experience, meet the necessary certification prerequisites, and work well in a distributed team environment.

• Building data pipelines to ingest external datasets into Elastic products.
• Designing, building, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing the Elastic Logstash Kibana (ELK) platform.
• Installing and configuring ELK.
• Using Elastic Search indices, Elastic search APIs, Kibana dashboards, Log Stash and Beats.
• Using or creating plug-ins for ELK like authentication and authorization plug-ins.
• Integrating ELK with enterprise tools and APIs, such as for authentication and authorization.
• Designing and implementing complex development use cases and scenarios using programming languages such as Python, Groovy, and Bash.
• Using Elastic Search cluster monitoring tools.

• U.S. Citizenship
• Active Secret clearance; must be able to obtain TS/SCI clearance
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
• 6+ years of directly relevant software development experience
• At least 2 years of experience as an Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) admin or equivalent
• At least 2 years of experience with Elasticsearch DSL
• At least 5 years of experience with Kubernetes architecture
• Strong knowledge of the ELK stack
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as JavaScript, Python, Bash, etc.

• Experience working in an agile environment
• Experience supporting federal customers

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline

• DoD 8570.1-M Compliance at IAT Level I (e.g., CISSP) highly desired
• Agile software development methodology certification (e.g. SCRUM Master) highly desired
• Elastic certifications (e.g., Elastic Certified Engineer/Analyst/Observable Engineer)
• Kubernetes certifications (KCNA, KCSA, CKAD, CKA, CKS) are desirable

Business Computers Management Consulting Group, LLC (BCMC) is a small business specializing in IT, Cybersecurity, IA, SOA, Big Data Management, Program Management, and more for Federal, State, and Local agencies. We are ISO certified and registered, delivering high quality and services to our clients.

• Extremely competitive salary
• 95% employer paid for employee medical, dental, & vision
• 100% employer paid for employee life, STD & LTD
• 401k with company match and profit sharing
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent & health care
• 11 standard holidays & 3 weeks of annual leave

Location:

Chantilly, VA

Salary: $150,000 - $175,000

Job code:
Software Engineer - Senior II - ESW
04; DOM-TO9-3464

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