Senior Network Observability Engineer - Hybrid/Remote

FEDITC; Springfield (MO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

FEDITC, LLC is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support the DHS Homeland Security Enterprise Network (HSEN) within 50 miles of a DHS facility. The role focuses on monitoring, observability, and tool integration in a hybrid environment, with periodic onsite work required.

5+ years in network engineering and experience with enterprise monitoring platforms is preferred. US citizenship and EOD eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in network engineering, monitoring, or observability.
• 3–5+ years with enterprise monitoring platforms.
• Strong knowledge of SNMP, NetFlow, syslog, TCP/IP, ICMP.
• Experience onboarding routers, switches, firewalls, cloud VMs, and Kubernetes.
• Automation experience with Ansible and Python is a plus.
• Comfortable in Linux and Windows environments.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate enterprise network monitoring and observability platforms.
• Integrate monitoring tools with network infrastructure, cloud platforms, and Kubernetes.
• Develop automation workflows (Ansible, Python) to support monitoring.
• Configure event management, alerting, and correlation policies to reduce noise.
• Troubleshoot complex monitoring and performance issues across network and server environments.
• Support device onboarding, configuration changes, and incident response activities.
• Collaborate with vendors, operations teams, and architects for coverage.
• Participate in architectural reviews and planning discussions.
• Provide documentation, diagrams, and operational guidance; mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Network engineering

Monitoring and observability

SNMP/NetFlow/syslog

Automation (Ansible/Python)

Linux/Windows

Technical documentation

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

ScienceLogic SL1

NetScout

VOSS

Dynatrace

SolarWinds

Kubernetes

Ansible

Python

Job description

FEDITC, LLC is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support the DHS Homeland Security Enterprise Network (HSEN) within 50 miles of a DHS facility. The role focuses on monitoring, observability, and tool integration in a hybrid environment, with periodic onsite work required.

5+ years in network engineering and experience with enterprise monitoring platforms is preferred. US citizenship and EOD eligibility are required.