Observability Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology

1d • $110,500 - $149,500 • Onsite

About The Position

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as an Observability Engineer and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT: As an Observability Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of USCENTCOM. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the performance, reliability, and visibility of mission critical applications, networks, and infrastructure. You will design, implement, and maintain observability solutions that deliver real time insights across complex distributed systems, enabling rapid issue detection, improved operational readiness, and enhanced mission success.

Requirements

• Certification: Security + CE or higher (DoW 8140 compliant)
• Experience: 5+ years of related work experience
• Required Technical Skills: Strong back-end engineering capabilities, including building, testing, and validating systems in controlled environments prior to deployment on production networks.
• Strong experience with observability platforms such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Riverbed Alluvio Suite, Splunk ITSI, and SolarWinds.
• Proficiency in APM, end user experience monitoring, network performance monitoring, and wire traffic analysis.
• Hands on experience with network protocols, packet analysis, and traffic monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash).
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills across application, network, and infrastructure layers.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical insights to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with developers, network engineers, cybersecurity teams, and operations personnel.
• Security clearance level: TS/SCI clearance required
• US citizenship required due to clearance requirement

Nice To Haves

• Advanced certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator or CompTIA Server+.
• Certifications in observability tools (Dynatrace Associate/Professional, AppDynamics Implementation Professional, Splunk Core User/Power User).
• Experience designing and implementing observability strategies for enterprise distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Design and implement APM solutions to monitor and optimize application performance across CENTCOM systems.
• Analyze application behavior, identify bottlenecks, and provide actionable recommendations to improve performance and reliability.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, alerts, and reports to track key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Deploy tools and methodologies to measure end user interactions with applications and services.
• Analyze user experience metrics including response times, error rates, and service availability.
• Collaborate with Development, Network, Cyber, and System Operations teams to enhance user experience and resolve mission impacting issues.
• Implement and manage network performance monitoring platforms to ensure optimal network health.
• Monitor traffic, latency, and throughput to identify and resolve performance issues.
• Provide insights into network behavior and recommend improvements to enhance reliability and scalability.
• Deploy and maintain wire level monitoring solutions to capture and analyze network packets.
• Identify anomalies, troubleshooting issues, and ensure secure, efficient data transmission.
• Leverage packet level data to support incident response and root cause analysis.
• Configure, maintain, and optimize observability platforms including Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Riverbed Alluvio Suite, Splunk ITSI, and SolarWinds.
• Support stakeholders in defining observability requirements and integrating monitoring tools into existing workflows.
• Develop custom scripts, plugins, and integrations to extend monitoring capabilities.
• Establish proactive monitoring practices to detect and address issues before they impact mission operations.
• Work with cross functional teams to investigate and resolve incidents with minimal downtime.
• Deliver detailed post incident analysis and recommendations for future prevention.
• Create and maintain documentation for observability tools, processes, and best practices.
• Train and mentor team members on observability methodologies and toolsets.

Benefits

• 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, competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed