Senior Kibana/Observability Engineer

ECS; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS Federal is seeking a Senior Kibana/Observability Engineer to design, deploy, and operate the Elastic Observability stack across VA Enterprise and cloud environments.

The role requires 7+ years in observability, hands-on Kibana dashboard development, and experience deploying APM agents. U.S. citizenship is required with ability to obtain a Tier 5 background investigation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in observability, monitoring, analytics, or dashboard engineering with Kibana experience.
• Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining Elastic Observability (Logs, Metrics, APM, Uptime/Synthetics).
• Experience with time-series metrics, distributed tracing, and high-volume logs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop native and complex Kibana dashboards and analytics workflows.
• Architect and scale Elastic environments tuned for observability.
• Deploy Elastic APM agents across Java/.NET/Node.js/Python apps and trace transactions.
• Configure advanced alerting and leverage Elastic ML for anomaly detection.
• Build role-specific Kibana dashboards and Canvas workpads for RCA by IT operations.

Skills

Kibana dashboards

Elastic Observability

Alerting & ML for anomaly detection

Time-series metrics & logs analysis

Root-cause analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/IT/Engineering/CS

Tools

Kibana

Elastic Stack

Elastic APM

Canvas

Job description

Job Description

Everforth ECS Federal is seeking a Senior Kibana/Observability Engineer to support development and operationalization of enterprise observability, telemetry visualization, operational analytics, and monitoring capabilities within a federal healthcare environment supporting the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Senior 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 Veterans Affairs (VA) enterprise and cloud environments.

• Must be a US citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 5 (T5) background investigation (Public Trust Level 5)
• 7+ years of experience supporting observability, monitoring, analytics, or dashboard engineering 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
• Develop reporting and visualization strategies supporting executive and operational stakeholders
• Support implementation and monitoring of Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
• Support training and knowledge transfer for operational stakeholders

Salary Range: $140,000-180,000

General Description Of Benefits

Required Skills

• 7+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering or Computer Science, and/or equivalent experience
• One or more related certifications preferred:
• Elastic Certified Engineer or Elastic Certified Observability Engineer
• AWS Certified Security or Microsoft Azure Security Engineer
• Security+ or CSSIP
• Equivalent cybersecurity or cloud certificates

Desired Skills

• Experience supporting Elastic observability, telemetry analytics (e.g., OpenTelemetry, SIEM/log architectures) and operational monitoring implementations
• Experience developing executive dashboards, operational reporting, and visualization strategies
• Familiarity with SIEM, telemetry analytics, metrics, distributed tracing, and observability concepts
• Experience with Cloud architecture, system administration, and infrastructure‑as‑code principles
• 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

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.

We Value

• 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!