Network Monitoring Engineer

Basic Qualifications

•            10 years of experience in network monitoring, network engineering, or NOC operations in large enterprise or federal environments

•            Hands-on experience with at least one major monitoring platform such as: o VMware SMARTS (Smart Assurance) o Broadcom DX NetOps (Spectrum) o ScienceLogic SL1 o IBM Netcool o or comparable enterprise monitoring tools

•            Demonstrated expertise in: Event correlation and alarm management, Network topology modeling and dependency mapping, Root cause analysis in complex, distributed environments

•            Strong understanding of: SNMP, NetFlow/IPFIX, telemetry, syslog, WAN/LAN, firewalls, load balancers, and hybrid cloud networks

•            Experience integrating monitoring tools with log analytics and SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk)

•            Proven ability to improve monitoring effectiveness, including reducing alert noise and increasing actionable intelligence

•            Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical impact in mission/business terms

Preferred Qualifications

•            10 years of experience supporting federal government or large -scale enterprise environments

•            Familiarity with AIOps/observability platforms (e.g., Dynatrace, Datadog, Elastic, LogicMonitor)

•            10 years of experience with automation and scripting (Python, APIs, etc.)

•            Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture and enterprise logging (e.g., M-21-31 alignment)

•            10 years of experience working in environments with high availability, compliance, and security requirements