IT Monitoring and Event Management Lead

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Monitoring & Event Management Team Lead in Arlington, VA to drive 24x7 SIEM monitoring, incident validation, and escalation for federal customers.

You will lead the EWCC team, ensure CMDB/ITSM integration, and own event detection and automated ticketing. The ideal candidate has 5+ years MEM experience, 3+ years in outsourcing/government delivery, ITIL Foundation, and strong ServiceNow/SIEM tooling skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Monitoring & Event Management experience.
• 3+ years in an IT outsourcing/IT consulting/government contracting environment managing 24x7 services.
• ITIL 4 Foundation or ITIL 5 Foundation certification is required by the customer.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Enterprise Wide Command Center (EWCC) and run 24x7x365 SIEM monitoring and incident handling.
• Ensure MEM tooling, dashboards, CMDB/ITSM integration, and processes meet SLAs while managing contractor performance.
• Oversee event detection, validation, correlation, automated ticket creation in ITSM, and incident bridge calls for P1/P2.
• Drive improvements to monitoring efficacy and reduce false positives with timely outage notifications.

Skills

Monitoring & Event Management

IT outsourcing

ITIL Foundation

ServiceNow

Splunk

QRadar

Microsoft Sentinel

PowerShell

Education

High School Diploma

College Preferred

ITIL Foundation Certification

Tools

ServiceNow

CMDB/ITSM integration

Event Management

ITOM/Discovery

Service Mapping

Job description

Monitoring & Event Management Team Lead

Advance how our customer operates while you advance your career. Join GDIT as Monitoring & Event Management Team Lead (SIEM capable) and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As the Monitoring & Event Management Lead, you will:

• Lead the team that staffs the Enterprise Wide Command Center (EWCC) and own day to day delivery of SIEM and 24x7x365 monitoring, event correlation, incident validation, escalation, and restoration activities across the federal customers hybrid IT environment.
• You will ensure MEM tooling, dashboards, CMDB/ITSM integration, and processes meet requirements and contractual service levels while managing contractor personnel performance, documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Manage event detection, validation, correlation, automated ticket generation into ITSM, and lead incident bridge calls for P1/P2 incidents.
• Drive improvements in monitoring efficacy, reduce false positives, and ensure timely P1 outage notifications and status updates per SLAs.

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

Experience:

• 5+ years of Monitoring & Event Management experience.
• 3+ years in an IT outsourcing, IT consulting and or government contracting environment managing personnel and operational delivery for 24x7 services.
• ITIL 4 Foundation or ITIL 5 Foundation Certification is required by the customer to be considered for this role.

Degree: High School Diploma. College Preferred.

Required Skills

• Experience integrating monitoring with CMDB/CMS and ITSM platforms and automating incident population and severity assignment.
• Proficiency in ServiceNow Operations Modules, including Event Management, ITOM/Discovery, Service Mapping, Incident Management, CMDB operations, and Orchestration.
• Integrating automation for alerts and operational efficiencies.
• Experience with log aggregation, event normalization, correlation rule development, and SIEM style analytics (e.g., Splunk, QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel, or equivalent)
• Experienced running incident bridge calls and delivering outage updates.
• Strong analytical skills for root cause analysis, trend interpretation, and parametric application analysis.
• Understanding of the operation of Zwa Blank and ServiceNow
• Automation Scripting skills (Powershell preferred)

Preferred:

• Experience with Digital Experience Monitoring (DEX) and application performance monitoring (APM).
• Experience with low code automation platforms and vendor support relationships for troubleshooting and EOL remediation.
• Deep understanding of ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change, Event, Capacity) and experience enforcing SLAs and operational metrics.

Attributes for Success:

• Proven leadership and team management in high pressure, 24x7 environments.
• Clear, concise communicator for technical and non technical stakeholders;
• Customer focus and ability to coordinate with vendors and third party providers.

Location: Arlington, VA. Will be onsite 5 days a week.

Security Clearance: Able to obtain and maintain a “High Risk’ Public Trust. US Citizenship is required.

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 tools that identify career steps and learning opportunities.
• Support — 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.