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The Digital Modernization Sector brings together our digital transformation and IT programs, allowing us to better serve our customers through scale and repeatability. Leidos has a critical need for a Elastic Engineer to support the DHS Cyber Assessments Program.

The mission of the DHS Chief Information Security Officer Directorate (DHS CISOD) is to support the Department’s implementation of all applicable regulatory requirements including the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), relevant Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars, Executive Orders, Federal laws, directives, policies, and regulations. The DHS CISOD’s mission is to also provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a secure and trusted computing environment. The DHS CISOD assists in ensuring Department compliance with information security requirements. Information security is an essential business function, critical to enabling DHS to conduct its operations and deliver service to the public.

Leidos is seeking a talented Elastic Engineer to join our team to support a new customer on a highly visible and strategic Cybersecurity Assessments Contract. The Elastic Engineer will be a member of the Cybersecurity Engineering team and will install and maintain Elastic infrastructure, gather requirements from customers, onboard data, and assist end users with search, dashboards, reports, and knowledge objects.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage multiple assignments, changing priorities, and work independently with little oversight

• Build, implement, and administer Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats) in Windows, Linux, and cloud environments

• Work with existing and custom Elastic applications and plugins to fulfill customer needs

• Provide operations and maintenance support for a distributed Elastic environment, including nodes, clusters, and Elastic Security features for security, performance, and operational roles

• Edit and maintain Elastic configuration files and pipelines

• Onboard data to Elasticsearch using Beats, Logstash, or custom ingestion pipelines from a variety of sources

• Provide operational support for Elastic Agents and Beats on Linux and Windows endpoints

• Manage and support automation solutions for Elastic Stack deployment and orchestration in on-premise and cloud environments

• Documentation, reporting, presentation, teamwork, and DHS-wide collaboration are among the expected duties and mission of the task order

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field AND a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in system administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or software development, with a concentration in Cybersecurity OR Master of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field AND a minimum of six (6) years of experience. Additional years of experience and certs may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Current Elastic Certified Engineer or similar certification

• Excellent written and oral skills, ability to work closely with multiple customers, manage expectations, and track engagement scope

• Experience with Elastic Security or integration with other Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms

• Proficient at data onboarding activities including parsing, enriching, and normalizing events to fit common schemas or the Elastic Common Schema (ECS)

• Proficiency onboarding data using Elastic Beats (Filebeat, Metricbeat, etc.) and Logstash for Windows, Linux, and third-party devices and applications

• Experience collaborating with separate engineering teams to configure data sources for Elastic Stack integration

• Experience performing systems administration for Elastic Stack, including installation, configuration, monitoring system performance, upgrades, and troubleshooting

• General networking and security troubleshooting (firewalls, routing, NAT, etc.)

• Ability to autonomously prioritize and successfully deliver across a portfolio of projects

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Entry on Duty (EOD) clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in Azure

• Experience with version control systems like GitLab or GitHub

• Scripting and development skills (Bash, Python, and PowerShell)

Original Posting Date:

2024-10-24

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $101,400.00 - $183,300.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.