Software Engineer with Splunk

MANTECH; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH is seeking a passionate Software Engineer to join our team in Fort Meade, Maryland. The ideal candidate should have over 14 years of experience in software engineering, with expertise in areas such as Splunk management, Bash scripting, and containerized applications. This role involves leveraging IT automation for system management and developing technical documentation.

Candidates must hold a relevant bachelor's degree with TS/SCI clearance required. If you're looking for a challenging role in a dynamic environment, we would like to hear from you!

Qualifications

• 14+ years of software engineering experience required.
• 2 years of experience in architecting and deploying Splunk.
• Intermediate experience with containerized applications.

Responsibilities

• Leverage IT automation for data management on air-gapped networks.
• Perform Bash shell scripting.
• Document and maintain SOPs on system configurations.

Skills

Splunk management

Bash shell scripting

Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

Python

JavaScript

Linux administration

NIFI

DevOps tools (nxLog, Graphana)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

VMWare

Ansible

Job description

MANTECH seeks an experienced and passionate, career and customer-oriented Software Engineer to join our team located in the Ft. Meade, MD area.

Responsibilities

• Leverage IT automation to perform daily tasks associated with data repositories on air-gapped networks.
• Perform Bash shell scripting.
• Demonstrated experience creating and managing virtual environments.
• Experience configuring and maintaining storage and file systems.
• Experience in developing and delivering briefings, technical presentations, and program documentation to senior program management.
• Demonstrated experience working with a team to introduce and integrate new technologies into existing production environments.
• Document and maintain SOPs on the configuration of the system.

Minimum Qualifications

• 14+ years of Software engineering experience with a bachelor’s degree in system engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline; or 19 years of systems engineering experience and associate’s degree may be substituted.
• 2 years of experience in architecting, deploying, and general administration of Splunk including infrastructure planning, data collection and comprehension, development and integration, configuring data inputs and forwarders, data management, creating/managing user accounts, and general troubleshooting and monitoring.
• Intermediate familiarization with the configuration, orchestration, and development of containerized applications (Ranger/Docker/Kubernetes).
• Experience with Python and JavaScript and Bash shell scripting.
• Familiarity with Linux administration, system file hierarchy, root commands.
• Ability to troubleshoot and deploy tools such as Redhat and Ansible.
• Ability to automate dataflow between distributed software systems.
• Hands‑on experience with NIFI to forward collected log events to repositories for analysis.
• Familiarity with this open‑source platform for the development of containerized applications for distributed applications e.g. Kubernetes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to launch and configure VMWare instances (e.g., vCenter).
• Create/Maintain bash scripts to dump and load databases.
• Experience with Ruby, Java, and Perl.
• Fundamental experience with DevOps tools such as nxLog, Graphana, GIT, SaltStack (SALT).

Clearance Requirement

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI with Poly.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as, the copy machine/fax machine/computer/printer.