Enterprise Monitoring Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph in Annapolis Junction, Maryland at General Dynamics Information Technology

USA MD Annapolis Junction - 2711 Technology Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD (MDC246)
Full time
RQ219449
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

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
DISA STIG, Enterprise Monitoring, Patch Management, Performance Dashboards, System Performance
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

ENTERPRISE MONITORING ENGINEER

YOUR IMPACT

Own your opportunity to support national defense. Your work will help keep critical operations secure and connected across the global enterprise directly, contributing to a mission that protects our nation every day.

CIS is growing, and we invite both our experienced incumbents and new team members to be part of what's next. Incumbents bring invaluable mission insight, while new talent adds fresh ideas and energy. Together, we'll strengthen continuity and drive the next generation of innovation.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As an Enterprise Monitoring Engineer supporting CIS, you will deliver the visibility, performance insights, and operational awareness needed to keep mission critical systems stable and secure. You will build and maintain enterprise monitoring solutions that identify issues before they impact operations, ensure accurate system health reporting, and strengthen the resilience of core IT services. Your work directly enhances system reliability, cybersecurity posture, and rapid response to events across diverse networks and platforms.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise monitoring platforms, including event management, performance monitoring, log aggregation, and alerting systems
• Develop and enhance dashboards, alerting rules, data collection policies, telemetry baselines, and automation workflows to increase accuracy and operational visibility
• Monitor and analyze system performance trends across servers, applications, network devices, and cloud/on-prem infrastructure to proactively identify degradation or risk
• Implement secure configuration baselines, system hardening standards, and STIG aligned controls for monitoring infrastructure, agents, and data collection components
• Execute timely patching, firmware updates, and security fixes for monitoring platforms using approved deployment and compliance technologies
• Review vulnerability and compliance scan results, identify noncompliant monitoring systems, determine root causes, and coordinate remediation actions with stakeholders
• Track and apply approved security directives, task orders, and vulnerability notifications that affect monitoring servers, collectors, and log/data ingestion paths
• Provide Tier 3 troubleshooting and escalation support for complex monitoring issues including ingestion failures, alert anomalies, data latency, and performance discrepancies
• Collaborate with engineering, network, cybersecurity, and operations teams to onboard new systems, validate secure architectures, and support accreditation requirements
• Maintain detailed documentation of monitoring configurations, patch schedules, alerting policies, workflows, 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.)
• ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v4 or IT Service Management (ITSM)
• CLEARANCE: Active TS/SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph
• Hands-on experience with enterprise monitoring platforms (e.g., SolarWinds, ELK/Elastic, Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Nagios, Zabbix, or comparable tools)
• Strong understanding of system performance metrics, log ingestion, event correlation, and infrastructure monitoring best practices
• Experience with patch management, system hardening, vulnerability remediation, and compliance reporting for enterprise software or monitoring systems
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills with the ability to interpret complex data trends and work across teams
• US citizenship required
• LOCATION: Onsite

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

#CIS

The likely salary range for this position is $147,292 - $199,278. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly 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 - 2711 Technology Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD (MDC246)

Additional Work Locations:
USA CO Colorado Springs - 8610 Explorer Dr (COC036), USA DC Washington, USA FL MacDill AFB - 7115 S Boundary Blvd (FLC096), USA VA Springfield - 7770 Backlick Rd (VAS110)

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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