Residency Status: ALL Candidates Must Be A U.S. Citizen

Clearance: Candidates Must have an Active Secret clearance and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance.

Time Type: Full-Time, Daytime Schedule - Hybrid

Relocation Fees: No

Company Overview:

NAOVI is a premier technology services company that provides solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Information Management and Systems Integration. NAOVI is a business that combines experience, creativity, flexibility, pragmatism, and cost-effective solutions in order to deliver measurable business value to our clients.

Headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia, NAOVI employs engineers, analysts, IT specialists and other professionals who strive to be the best at everything they do.

Novel Applications of Vital, Inc. (NAOVI) is an AA/EEO Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.

Job Description

NAOVI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities.

Primary responsibilities:

• Applies current analytical and logical thinking to the design, architecture, development, evaluation, testing, and integration of computer systems, appliances, and networks involving the architecture and implementation of the Splunk product.
• Applies attention to detail for out of the box thinking with a problem-solving mindset, be able to work under pressure, and be able to deliver on tight delivery schedules are recommended soft skills.
• Displaying superb understanding and be knowledgeable with a multitude of technologies to include; firewalls, web application firewalls, VPNs, DNS, Data Loss Prevention, IDS/IPS, and proxies, to name a few.
• Develops security systems for any manual or automated systems environments.
• Ensuring the logging of mission and organizational data against unauthorized disclosure, accidental or intentional loss of data, or unauthorized modification.
• Administering the management of all Splunk components, software, hardware, licensing, and all other aspects of the information system, as well as, Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of the system.
• Providing Splunk administration, management, troubleshooting, and testing.
• Supporting Projects and Project management personnel throughout the full software development lifecycle.
• Managing technology roadmaps with each product and propose briefs and reports to elaborate on recommended actions based on best practices.
• Working with a variety of different tools and appliances, security problems, and troubleshooting various complex issues.
• Performing full product testing to the length of the products capabilities as required by the customer and the program.
• Developing capabilities according to customer requirements and NIST, DHS, and Government guidelines and regulations.

Required Skills:

• An active Secret security clearance is required with the eligibility to obtain a TS/SCI. TS/SCI is preferred.
• Must be able to obtain DHS suitability prior to starting employment.
• 8+ years of directly relevant experience.
• Experience and/or familiarity with the following network protection devices: Firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), log analysis, malware analysis, network traffic flow and packet analysis.

Desired Skills:

• Strong troubleshooting and networking skills.
• In depth knowledge of Windows, and Linux operating systems.
• Understanding of Cloud technologies, methodologies, and processes such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience managing and administering Spluink Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud, and Splunk in the Cloud environments.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following: RSA Security Analytics (NetWitness), Symantec Bluecoat, CyberArk, ForeScout CounterAct, McAfee ePO, FireEye, Cisco FirePower (SourceFire), RedSeal, SecureSphere Imperva, Tenable Nessus, Splunk, Cloud technologies, Splunk Cloud, DevSecOps processes.
• Understanding of Project Management processes to include SAFe and Agile, SDLC, DevSecOps.

Required Education:

• BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, OR Computer Systems Engineering. Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree level education.

Desired Certifications:

• Splunk Administrator, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Architect, Splunk Consultation, Splunk Cloud, etc.