Kafka & SIEM Integration Engineer

About

RMC is hiring a Kafka & SIEM Integration Engineer to support our customer in Quantico, VA. They shall be responsible for providing strong problem solving, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.

Solid knowledge or experience in several of the following areas to maintain the government's existing systems:

• Linux and Linux Commands
• SQL and KQL or structured query languages
• Confluent/Kafka knowledge and navigation
• Understanding SSL/TLS for data encryption

Exposure to and Strong Understanding of Programming Languages:

• Java (primary Kafka client library)
• Python (for data pipelines and scripting)
• Go or Node.js (for building lightweight streaming apps)

Data Governance and Schema Management:

• Expertise with Avro and JSON Schema for data serialization
• Managing schema evolution in Confluent's Schema Registry

Kafka Fundamentals:

• Understanding Kafka architecture (brokers, topics, partitions, consumers, producers)
• Proficiency in Kafka CLI tools for topic creation, data publishing, and message consumption

Key Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Develop, Review and Maintain procedures related to the overall monitoring of Hosts/System
• Implement and monitor security measures for communication systems, networks, and provide advice that systems and personnel adhere to established security standards and Government requirements for security on these systems
• Perform defensive cyber operation duties including, but not limited to, ensuring server compliancy with Marine Corps IAVM, and Tenable SecurityCenter
• Configure and maintain the health of Confluent, Kafka, data/ingest flows and supporting architecture
• Develop and execute Government approved security policies, plans, and procedures; implement data network security measures; conduct information system (IS) security incident handling; support Continuity of Operations Plan/Disaster Recovery (COOP/DR) plans and perform certification of IS and networks
• Perform weekly vulnerability audits, submit Plans of Action and Milestone (POA&M) and assist with patching for customer systems in order to maintain compliance with operational directives
• Teaching, coaching and mentoring others
• Building effective communications to explain complex technical information to wider audiences

Requirements

• Bachelor's/Master's level degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems
• 7 years professional experience in systems administration
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification, ie. CCNA, CYSA+, CND, Sec+.
• DoD 8570 CSSP Infrastructure Support certification (or be able to obtain within 180 days).
• Active DoD SECRET eligibility is required. Applicant selected will be subject to security investigation(s) and must maintain eligibility requirements for access to classified information

Benefits

• Career growth investment including training, certification, education
• Small company feel with experience, tuition assistance, and certifications
• Monday to Friday full-time day shift work
• Paid relocation assistance
• Competitive paid vacation package with 11 paid federal holidays
• High-quality, low-deductible healthcare plans
• Pet insurance
• Competitive 401K package

Salary

Salary at RMC is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, a candidate's specific combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific requirements. The current salary range for this position will be $125,000.00 to $145,000.00 annually.