Senior Enterprise Monitoring Systems Engineer

The Senior Enterprise Monitoring Systems Engineer must meet the criteria below:

1. Location: Remote
2. Years' Experience: 7+ years
3. Education: Bachelor's degree in an IT related field
4. Security Clearance: IBR is a federal contractor. Applicants must be able to meet the requirements to obtain and maintain a Secret level security clearance. NOTE: United States Citizenship is required to be eligible to obtain a Secret security clearance.
5. Work Authorization: Must show that applicant is legally permitted to work in the United States
6. Employment Type: Full-Time, W-2
7. Key Skills:
   • Experience with tools like AppDynamics and Dynatrace or other performance monitoring tools.
   • Experience managing a team of other members of an Enterprise Monitoring team.
   • Experience integrating Enterprise Monitoring tools with an Enterprise Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) implementation.
   • Experience interacting with operations support (both NOC & SOC)
   • Experience supporting agent and agentless based monitor plug-ins across multiple OS and Network systems.
   • Desired experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, and/or Perl.
8. Other Certifications: Active CompTIA Security+ certification or ability to obtain within specified time period. Splunk, AppDynamics or other enterprise level monitoring tool certifications are a plus. AWS certifications of any type are a plus.

Overview
Are you passionate about Enterprise Monitoring, to include Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)? Do you have Splunk experience? Do you have experience with tools like AppDynamics and Dynatrace? Do you enjoy building and maintaining Enterprise Monitoring tools and system integrations? If so, then this role is for you! We are seeking a team leader as well as a player in this realm. This candidate will be responsible for the Enterprise Monitoring Systems and tools used to monitor and manage critical applications and infrastructure of multiple scalable enterprise systems hosted in AWS.
Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Operations Lead, you will implement and maintain the overall framework to support systems, network, application and business logic real-time monitoring, longer-term trending and event management and alerting.
• You will create and maintain operational dashboards for both real-time and trended views for multiple levels of users (External Stakeholders, Operations, and Engineering).
• You will create event correlation rules matched to enterprise service monitoring requirements, e.g. system status and health.
• You will create event correlation rules matched to Cyber Security monitoring requirements.
• You will provide day-to-day support, maintenance and troubleshooting of Enterprise Monitoring tools and ensure the availability, performance, and security of the overall system.
• You will collaborate with business, engineering, operations and other key partners to ensure operational readiness of new solutions and ongoing optimization/improvement of existing solutions.
• You will integrate disparate monitoring/management platforms into a central monitoring view for central monitoring.
• You will develop new tools and methodologies for the use by System Administration and Helpdesk teams to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• You will constantly expand and improve the integration of applications, tools and dashboards.
• You will collaborate in creating business monitoring requirements to translate into technical specifications for monitoring capabilities.
• You will document all systems, tools, and applications created in the support of Enterprise Monitoring efforts.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 7 years of experience in the monitoring and tools field with additional experience in systems, network or application administration preferred.
• Bachelor degree is required
• Must be able to obtain a Secret security clearance.
• Experience with tools like AppDynamics and Dynatrace or other performance monitoring tools.
• Experience with Agile based delivery of system components
• Experience with Agile project tools such as Confluence and JIRA.
• Working knowledge of security architectures, application servers and various scripting languages.
• Working knowledge of networking: TCP/IP, and familiarity with firewalls, hubs, routers, switches, DNS, gateways, load balancing and basic network analysis/troubleshooting and how to monitor their health and efficiency.
• Familiarity with key servers/encryption, PKI/certificates, JAVA, APIs and browsers.
• Experience with AWS. AWS certification(s) are a plus.
• Experience in designing and creating custom tools, scripts, and interfaces to build monitoring and alerting capabilities custom fit to the systems in use.
  • Experience in multiple scripting languages is preferred like Bash, Python, Perl, etc.
• Experience working with DevOps and/or DevSecOps teams to embed monitoring plugins/agents with the intent that newly deployed systems require minimal effort to register with Enterprise Monitoring Systems.
• Previous experience defining, creating, and supporting monitoring dashboards for various levels of users and providing reporting and status information clearly and at actionable levels.
• Experience supporting systems that follow an SDLC model. This includes assisting environment/platform leads with the design/implementation of alerts/notifications.
• Experience interacting and presenting inputs towards solutions with senior leadership within IBR and at times, represent IBR professionally when interacting with customers or customers representative staff.
• Excellent analytical skills, organizational, time management and problem-solving skills are essential.
• Good understanding of and experience in Agile methodologies within a fast-paced software development environment.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.

Physical Demands
Position consists of sitting for long periods of time, bending, stooping, crouching, and lifting up to 20 pounds. Frequently uses hands/fingers for manipulation of keyboard and mouse.
Work Environment
Work is performed primarily indoors at a well-lit office environment. The environment is normally air conditioned, but conditions may change dependent upon circumstances. Work may need to be performed in a fast-paced environment requiring quick thinking and rapid judgements. Employee will be exposed to a wide variety of clients in differing functions, personalities, and abilities.
About IBR
Imagine Believe Realize, LLC (IBR) is an emerging small business focused on delivering software and Systems Engineering solutions to government and commercial clients. Our talent acquisition strategy is tailored to career seeking candidates who embrace continuous learning and desire to grow as a professional in the software/Systems Engineering industry. We strive to enhance our team members ability to thrive in the workplace by creating a proper work/life balance and first-class benefits package that includes:

• Nationwide medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 3 weeks of Paid Time Off and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• 401k matching
• Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability at no cost to our employees
• Flexible spending accounts and Dependent Care spending accounts
• Wellness incentives
• Reimbursement for professional development and certifications
• Training assistance opportunities

Upon hire and in compliance with federal law, all persons hired are required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States, and to complete the required employment eligibility verification and background check. IBR is a Federal Contractor.
Imagine Believe Realize, LLC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, age, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics."
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