Riverbed Engineer - SME (Active TS/SCI Clearance Required)

Akima, LLC•Tampa, FL

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Compass Point is seeking a Riverbed Engineer (SME) to join our team supporting USSOCOM at MacDill AFB. In this role, you will serve as the senior technical authority for Riverbed performance monitoring, digital experience management, and network visibility platforms across enterprise environments. You will be responsible for engineering, administration, optimization, cybersecurity compliance, and lifecycle management of Riverbed technologies (excluding SteelHead WAN optimization appliances). The ideal candidate will operate within and support multiple classified and unclassified environments, ensuring secure, compliant, and highly available performance monitoring capabilities across J6 mission systems.

Requirements

TS/SCI clearance Required.
BS + 10 years of experience OR MS + 8 years of experience OR PhD with 5 years of experience.
DoDD 8140 compliant under the Work Role Code 451 – System Administrator - Advanced level.
Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, both written and verbal.
Demonstrated ability in performance optimization and system engineering processes.
Advanced knowledge of: TCP/IP, SNMP, NetFlow, sFlow
Advanced knowledge of: Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Advanced knowledge of: Network Performance Monitoring (NPM)
Advanced knowledge of: Windows & Linux server administration
Advanced knowledge of: VMware or other virtualization platforms
Advanced knowledge of: Scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
Advanced knowledge of: REST API integrations
Advanced knowledge of: Splunk, ServiceNow, or similar enterprise tools
Advanced knowledge of: SQL databases
Advanced knowledge of: Multi-enclave architecture support (NIPR/SIPR)

Nice To Haves

DoDD 8570 01-M IAT II, specifically CompTIA Security +
SCSA:SolarWinds Certified Systems Administrator.
RCSA:Riverbed Certified Solutions Associate.

Responsibilities

Design and implement secure Riverbed monitoring architectures across NIPR, SIPR, and SOCRATES enclaves.
Develop enclave-specific system design documentation and data flow diagrams.
Engineer scalable deployments supporting hybrid, virtual, and physical infrastructures.
Integrate Riverbed tools with SIEM, ITSM, cybersecurity, and enterprise monitoring platforms.
Ensure cross-domain and enclave segmentation compliance.
Provide Tier II/III engineering support and root cause analysis.
Administer platform configuration, system health monitoring, and performance tuning.
Perform software upgrades, patching, backups, and disaster recovery validation.
Maintain role-based access controls (RBAC) and auditing policies.
Support configuration management and change control boards (CCB).
Proficiency in Windows and Linux operating systems.
Combine subsystems, resolve compatibility issues, and ensure interoperability.
Analyze application, network, and endpoint performance trends.
Generate executive dashboards and mission-impact assessments.
Develop actionable insights to reduce latency, packet loss, and user-impacting incidents.
Tune alert thresholds and monitoring policies to reduce noise.
Maintain compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards and STIG requirements.
Support ATO lifecycle documentation and security control validation.
Coordinate vulnerability scanning, remediation, and patch cycles.
Ensure enclave-specific hardening baselines are maintained.
Develop and maintain SOPs, engineering diagrams, and operational runbooks.
Provide weekly/monthly operational reports to leadership.
Brief senior leadership on system health, trends, and risk posture.
Coordinate with Network, Cybersecurity, Systems, and Application teams.
Support incident response and war-room troubleshooting efforts.
Provide mentorship to junior administrators and engineers.
Serve as the technical liaison between contractor teams and government leadership.
Monitor the health and performance of the monitoring servers themselves, proactively addressing any issues.
Investigate and resolve issues related to data collection, ensuring all monitored devices are reporting correctly.
Basic to intermediate scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python) for automation of routine tasks