Observability Engineer

Everforth ECS; Merrifield (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS is seeking an Observability Engineer to design, deploy, and operationalize enterprise observability in a federal healthcare environment, with hybrid work in Fairfax, VA. You will implement Elastic Stack, Kibana dashboards, APM, and SLO/SLI workflows, and work with security teams to improve telemetry and incident response.

The role requires hands-on Kibana dashboard development, time-series metrics, distributed tracing, and cloud-based observability across AWS GovCloud.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Cybersecurity, IT, Engineering or Computer Science.
• Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining Elastic Observability in federal environments.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM, telemetry analytics, metrics, and distributed tracing.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Elastic Observability across DoD/DISA environments.
• Develop native Kibana dashboards, visualizations, and reporting workflows.
• Instrument APM for multiple stacks and implement anomaly detection.
• Collaborate with engineering and security teams on telemetry normalization and SLO/SLI workflows.
• Create executive dashboards and operational reporting for stakeholders.

Skills

Observability engineering

Telemetry analytics

Distributed tracing

Incident monitoring

Stakeholder engagement

Security/compliance knowledge

SRE concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, Engineering or CS

Tools

Kibana

Elastic Stack

OpenTelemetry

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS GovCloud

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Observability Engineer in our Fairfax, VA officein a hybrid capacity.

Everforth ECS Federal is seeking a Observability Engineer to support development and operationalization of enterprise observability, telemetry visualization, operational analytics, and monitoring capabilities within a federal healthcare environment supporting the DOW.

The Kibana/Observability Engineer will act as the principal subject matter expert for designing, deploying, and maintaining the Elastic Observability solution (Logs, Metrics, APM, and Uptime/Synthetics) across Department of DOD/DISA Enterprise and cloud environments.

• Initiatives with hands-on Kibana dashboard and visualization development experience
• Design and develop native and complex Kibana dashboards, visualizations, analytics workflows, and operational reporting capabilities
• Architect, engineer, and scale Elastic environments specifically tuned for time-series metrics, distributed tracing, and high-volume application logs
• Deploy and instrument Elastic APM agents across diverse application stacks (Java, .NET, Node.js, Python) to trace transactions and isolate performance bottlenecks
• Configure advanced alerting rules and leverage Elastic Machine Learning (anomaly detection) to identify system degradation before it impacts end-users
• Collaborate with engineering and security teams to normalize telemetry and improve observability coverage
• Build intuitive, role-specific Kibana dashboards and Canvas workpads that unify logs, metrics, and traces for rapid root-cause analysis by IT operations
• Monitor system activity and identify anomalous or suspicious operational trends
• Support:
  • Operational awareness, incident monitoring, and continuous monitoring activities
  • Implementation and monitoring of Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
  • Training and knowledge transfer for operational stakeholders
• Develop reporting and visualization strategies supporting executive and operational stakeholders

Note: Salary is commensurate with skillset, qualifications, experience, and educational background.

• DoD 8140 IAT Level II Security+ (or higher) or CISSP.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering or Computer Science, 7+ years of experience experience.
• Experience with the following:
  • Supporting Elastic observability, telemetry analytics (e.g., OpenTelemetry, SIEM/log architectures) and operational monitoring implementations.
  • Developing executive dashboards, operational reporting, and visualization strategies.
  • Cloud architecture, system administration, and infrastructure-as-code principles.
• Familiarity with SIEM, telemetry analytics, metrics, distributed tracing, and observability concepts.
• Knowledge in software engineering and development methodologies (essential for deep APM and code-level tracing).
• Ability to apply analytical reasoning to comprehend complex distributed systems, microservices architectures, and telemetry data.
• Understanding of Federal cybersecurity and compliance environments preferred.
• Excellent written, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to support 10-15% travel
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).

Note: Salary is commensurate with skillset, qualifications, experience, and educational background.

Desired Skills

• One or more related certifications preferred:
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Elastic Certified Engineer or Elastic Certified Observability Engineer
  • AWS Certified Security or Microsoft Azure Security Engineer
  • Equivalent cybersecurity or cloud certificates
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or equivalent certification.
• Hands-on experience supporting observability platforms within AWS GovCloud or other regulated cloud environments.
• Experience with:
  • Elastic Stack, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray and OpenTelemetry.
  • Monitoring Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, containers and distributed microservices.
• Proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation or comparable infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Familiarity with SRE practices, including SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Scripting or development experience with Python, Java, PowerShell or similar languages.
• Knowledge of NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, FISMA, RMF and DISA STIG requirements.

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ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth , a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies. Our work powers mission‑critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.

• Attracting and developing top talent and high-performing teams
• Fostering a culture that is engaging, accountable, and mission-driven

Meet the challenge. Make a difference with Everforth ECS!

ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth , a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.

Our work powers mission‑critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.

Meet the challenge. Make a difference with Everforth ECS!