KDA Consulting Inc

Systems Engineer/Senior Data Engineer - Splunk, ServiceNow & AppDynamics

Join KDA Consulting in Herndon, VA as a Systems Engineer/Senior Data Engineer. Leverage ServiceNow, Splunk, and AppDynamics to optimize data pipelines. 20+ years IT experience required. Benefits include health insurance and retirement plan.

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Job description

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July 10, 2025

KDA is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Systems Engineer/Senior Data Engineer with a strong background in designing, implementing, and optimizing data pipelines and solutions for critical security and operational platforms.

Requirements

  • Design, engineer, and maintain robust Splunk infrastructures
  • Automate complex data ingestion methods
  • Develop and implement methods for data tagging and cataloging
  • Optimize data ingest performance and efficiency
  • Parse and normalize non-standard data sets
  • Develop and refine Splunk queries, dashboards, and reports
  • Collaborate with IT operations and cyber security teams
  • Maintain ITSI and SIEM-like tools and custom content
  • Perform tuning and filtering of events and information
  • Familiar with UBA and Splunk
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement data integrations
  • Develop and maintain data pipelines
  • Assist in defining and implementing data models within ServiceNow
  • Design and implement data collection strategies for AppDynamics
  • Integrate AppDynamics data with Splunk
  • Troubleshoot problematic service deployments and data flows
  • Develop methods to leverage AppDynamics data
  • Collaborate with mission partners to develop long-term enterprise audit solutions
  • Engineer and maintain secure virtualized and cloud environments
  • Deploy and harden servers running Linux OS
  • Develop runbooks, SOPs, and documentation
  • Perform liaison duties between service providers and clients
  • Review and evaluate data integrity
  • Maintain system baselines and configuration management
  • Contribute to the development of plans to safeguard data

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Retirement Plan
  • Paid Time Off

Requirements Summary

20+ years of experience in Information Technology and Security, strong understanding of cyber security principles, experience with various security tools, and proficiency with Linux OS administration and hardening