Operations & Maintenance Engineer

Operations & Maintenance Engineer

Location: Herndon, VA

Clearance Required: TS/SCI + CI Poly

People Centered. Data Driven

Elder Research Inc. is a Data Science consulting firm specialized in providing analytic solutions to clients in Commercial and Government industries. Providing analytic solutions to hundreds of companies across numerous industries, our team enjoys a great variety in the type of work they do and exposure to a wide range of techniques and tools.

We are trusted advisors to our clients, building lasting relationships and partnering as preferred analytics providers. We use a variety of programming languages and tools to create analytic solutions, often fitting within our clients’ environment and needs.

Join our team and find great opportunities to hone your analytic skills, work on complex problems with amazing teammates, and gain valuable analytics consulting experience.

As an Operations & Maintenance Engineer, you will monitor system health, troubleshoot system problems, and maintain storage systems. You will provide after hours and on call / call in support on a rotational basis, ensure system security requirements are satisfied, create/maintain system scripts, patch/upgrade system, and administer user accounts.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement
• Experience with managing systems both on prem and in AWS
• Experience managing and monitoring large clusters and applications both containerized and non-containerized
• Experience in the planning, design, development, implementation, and technical support of multi-platform, multi-system networks.
• Strong Linux command line skills.
• Technical experience and knowledge of distributed storage networks, routing and application messaging frameworks.
• Demonstrated knowledge of analytical needs and requirements.
• Experience with Splunk Dashboards.
• Experience with NiFi, HA Proxy, Docker, Kubernetes, and ElasticSearch/OpenSearch.
• Experience with Certifications and Accreditation processes.

About Elder Research, Inc

Elder Research is a fast growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. Being in the data mining business over 20 years, we pride ourselves in our ability to find creative, cutting edge solutions to real-world problems. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately.

Our team members are passionate, curious, life-long learners. We value humility, servant-leadership, teamwork, and integrity. We seek to serve our clients and our teammates to the best of our abilities. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates who are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work.

Elder Research believes in continuous learning; each week the entire company attends a “Tech Talk” followed by an office lunch. Elder Research provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies. By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance - with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off - Elder Research enables and encourages its employees to serve others.

Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Elder Research is a Government contractor and our positions require US Citizenship.