Req ID: RQ214606
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Public Trust/Other Required: BI Full 6C (T4)
Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations
Skills:
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL),IT Incident Management,IT Monitoring,Security Information and Event Management (SIEM),Team Leadership
Certifications:
ITIL 4 Foundation | PeopleCert - PeopleCert
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Monitoring & Event Management 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 FDIC's hybrid IT environment.
You will ensure MEM tooling, dashboards, CMDB/ITSM integration, and processes meet FDIC 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: Minimum 5 years of Monitoring & Event Management experience. At least 3 years in an IT outsourcing, IT consulting and/or government contracting environment managing personnel and operational delivery for 24x7 services.
Certification(s): ITIL 4 Foundation (required).
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 on site 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.
The likely salary range for this position is $124,093 - $161,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
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