Software Engineer – Enterprise Monitoring & Automation

Socket.dev; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Vibrint is seeking a Software Engineer to design, implement, and sustain Zabbix-based monitoring across mission-critical systems and infrastructure. You will craft templates, dashboards, and automation scripts to improve visibility into health, availability, and certificate lifecycle.

The role requires active TS/SCI with polygraph, US citizenship, and experience with Linux environments. You will collaborate across contracts and engineering disciplines to deliver reliable monitoring solutions and

Qualifications

• Zabbix development, configuration, or template-authoring experience.
• Software development or scripting experience with Python, Java, C#, or a comparable language.
• Working knowledge of Linux environments and command-line tools.
• Experience troubleshooting applications, services, certificates, or system processes.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph-level clearance.
• Education/experience combinations per DoD requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop, configure, and sustain Zabbix-based monitoring capabilities for mission applications and infrastructure.
• Create reusable Zabbix templates for hardware, server certificates, services, and application processes.
• Design and refine dashboards that provide systems and network teams with actionable operational visibility.
• Develop scripts and supporting utilities using Python, Java, C#, or comparable languages.
• Assist systems administrators and network engineers with deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting monitoring agents.
• Integrate monitoring capabilities with Linux-based systems and operational workflows.
• Respond to Jira requests for new monitoring coverage, dashboard changes, alerts, and troubleshooting support.
• Participate in recurring technical meetings and collaborate across contracts and engineering disciplines.
• Document monitoring templates, deployment procedures, alert logic, and operational troubleshooting steps.
• Evaluate future monitoring technologies and support the transition to new platforms when required.

Skills

Zabbix

Python

Java

C#

Linux

Education

High school diploma or GED + 18 years experience

Bachelor's degree + 14 years experience

Tools

Jira

Zabbix templates

Job description

Vibrint transforms national security missions through advanced technology, data, and responsible intelligence solutions. Our teams design, secure, deploy, and sustain critical capabilities that enable faster, more informed mission decisions across some of the nation's most complex operational environments. By joining this prime contract, you'll help modernize and support secure systems, networks, laboratories, and fielded infrastructure serving mission users at customer and remote locations.

As a Software Engineer, you will develop and improve monitoring solutions used across mission-critical applications, servers, and infrastructure. Working on a small cross-contract team, you will create Zabbix templates, build and refine dashboards, develop scripts, and help systems and network teams deploy monitoring agents correctly. You'll have the opportunity to shape the monitoring capabilities that give technical teams faster visibility into system health, availability, certificates, and application processes. You'll also end your day knowing that you're doing work that truly matters.

Position requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph level clearance. US citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, configure, and sustain Zabbix-based monitoring capabilities for mission applications and infrastructure.
• Create reusable Zabbix templates for hardware, server certificates, services, and application processes.
• Design and refine dashboards that provide systems and network teams with actionable operational visibility.
• Develop scripts and supporting utilities using Python, Java, C#, or comparable languages.
• Assist systems administrators and network engineers with deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting monitoring agents.
• Integrate monitoring capabilities with Linux-based systems and operational workflows.
• Respond to Jira requests for new monitoring coverage, dashboard changes, alerts, and troubleshooting support.
• Participate in recurring technical meetings and collaborate across contracts and engineering disciplines.
• Document monitoring templates, deployment procedures, alert logic, and operational troubleshooting steps.
• Evaluate future monitoring technologies and support the transition to new platforms when required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated Zabbix development, configuration, or template-authoring experience.
• Software development or scripting experience with Python, Java, C#, or a comparable language.
• Working knowledge of Linux environments and command-line tools.
• Experience troubleshooting applications, services, certificates, or system processes.Ability to collaborate effectively with systems administrators, network engineers, software engineers, and mission stakeholders.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph-level clearance.
• Candidates must meet one of the following education and experience combinations:
• A high school diploma or GED, plus eighteen (18) years of software engineering experience; or
• A bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline, plus fourteen (14) years of software engineering experience.

Desired Skills

• A current certification meeting DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II requirements; certification is preferred but is not required on the first day.
• Experience configuring, extending, or developing other enterprise monitoring platforms.
• Experience building operational dashboards and actionable alerting strategies.
• Experience automating monitoring deployments or configuration management.

The pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Our approach to crafting offers considers various factors to provide an equitable and competitive comprehensive compensation package. These considerations include, but are not limited to, contracted rates, education, certification(s), experience, specific competencies required for this position, and geographic location.

Vibrint's comprehensive compensation package includes but is not limited to: competitive salary; annual merit-based salary increase and discretionary bonus program; 401(k) plan with a company maximum 9% contribution; 11 paid federal holidays; 160 hours of paid time off; medical, dental, vision, life and short- & long-term disability insurance; employee assistance program; and a generous professional development allowance.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, family structure, marital status, disability, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by law in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet. Policy-Statement_EEO-EmployeesAndCandidates.pdf (vibrint.com).