Enterprise Monitoring Systems Administrator - TS​/SCI w​/Poly

Type of Requisition:
Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other

Required:

None

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

Job Qualifications:

• Skills:
  
  Critical Systems, Enterprise IT, Enterprise Monitoring, System Administration, System Monitors
• Certifications:
  
  None
• Experience:
  
  10 + years of related experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise monitoring systems, including log aggregation, event management, telemetry collection, and performance dashboards
• Monitor health, availability, and utilization of monitoring platforms and data pipelines, proactively identifying opportunities to enhance accuracy, resilience, and efficiency
• Implement secure configuration baselines, system hardening standards, and STIG aligned controls across monitoring servers, agents, collectors, and integration components
• Execute timely patching and security updates for monitoring platforms, integrated tools, and host systems using automated deployment and compliance technologies
• Review weekly compliance and vulnerability scan results, identify noncompliant assets, determine root causes, and coordinate remediation actions with system owners
• Track and apply approved security directives, task orders, and vulnerability notifications to ensure monitoring systems remain aligned with enterprise cybersecurity requirements
• Configure and maintain alerting policies, performance thresholds, dashboards, and data collection profiles to support infrastructure, network, and application monitoring
• Provide Tier 3 troubleshooting and escalation support for complex monitoring issues including ingestion failures, alert anomalies, agent performance issues, and data latency
• Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, networking, and operations teams to onboard new data sources, validate secure monitoring configurations, and support accreditation activities
• Maintain documentation of system configurations, patch schedules, alert logic, dashboards, and procedures to support audit readiness and change control

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field, or 10+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree
• Certification: Meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce certification requirements (e.g., Security+ CE, etc.)
• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph
• Hands‑on experience administering enterprise monitoring platforms (e.g., Solar Winds, Splunk, Elastic/ELK, Dynatrace, App Dynamics, Nagios, Zabbix, or comparable tools)
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux systems administration, performance tuning, log management, and secure configuration practices
• Experience performing patch management, vulnerability remediation, system hardening, and compliance reporting across enterprise systems
• Strong analytical, documentation, and cross‑team communication skills
• US citizenship required
• Location: Onsite

The likely salary range for this position is $147,292 - $199,278. Salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:

USA MD Annapolis Junction

Additional Work Locations: USA CO Colorado Springs - 8610 Explorer Dr (COC
036), USA DC Washington, USA FL Mac Dill AFB - 7115 S Boundary Blvd (FLC
096), USA VA Springfield - 7770 Backlick Rd (VAS
110)

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans