OverviewResponsibilities
- Provide expert-level advisory on the deployment of large-scale Splunk or SolarWinds environments for federal missions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex performance monitoring gaps that impact agency-wide critical systems.
- Technical implementation of advanced AIOps models to predict and prevent system outages.
- Serve as the primary technical advisor for agency-level observability strategy and tool consolidation.
- Analyze existing monitoring architectures for coverage gaps and recommend remediation aligned with NIST standards.
- Mentor senior architects and engineers on advanced observability practices and telemetry standards.
- Support the federal Authority to Operate (ATO) process by providing technical evidence for continuous monitoring compliance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
- 12+ years of experience in systems engineering and performance monitoring.
- 7+ years of deep expertise in specialized domains such as log analytics, SIEM integration, or real-time telemetry.
- Recognized authority in observability with a record of solving complex mission-assurance problems.
Preferred Certifications
- Federal & Security: CISSP and CCSP.
- Domain-Specific: Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect or SolarWinds Certified Professional.
- Architecture/Management: Azure or AWS Solutions Architect Expert.
Technical Skills
- Expertise in Splunk, New Relic, SolarWinds, and AppDynamics.
- Advanced query languages: SPL (Splunk), KQL (Kusto), SQL.
- Deep expertise in OpenTelemetry (OTel) and cloud-native observability.
- Knowledge of custom API integrations for federated monitoring views.
Regulatory & Domain Expertise
- Demonstrated expertise in applying FedRAMP High and NIST 800-53 Rev 5 monitoring controls.
- Technical implementation of continuous monitoring under the DHS CDM (Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation) program.
- Experience with monitoring in classified (SIPR/JWICS) environments.
Clearance Requirement
Active security clearance (Secret or Top Secret; TS/SCI clearance preferred) or eligibility to obtain one
