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# Monitoring & Observability SME

- **Company:** Acuity
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Query Languages, Monitoring of Systems, Kusto Query Language, Security Information and Event Management, SQL Databases, SolarWinds (Software), Performance Monitor, Splunk, New Relic (SaaS), Appdynamics, Api Management
- **Published:** July 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dcjobsite.com/job.asp?id=3308784109&tx=KK1313FFG&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
 * 12+ years of experience in systems engineering and performance monitoring.
 * 7+ years of deep expertise in specialized domains such as log analytics, SIEM integration, or real-time telemetry.
 * Recognized authority in observability with a record of solving complex mission-assurance problems.

Preferred Certifications

 * Federal & Security: CISSP and CCSP.
 * Domain-Specific: Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect or SolarWinds Certified Professional.
 * Architecture/Management: Azure or AWS Solutions Architect Expert.

Technical Skills

 * Expertise in Splunk, New Relic, SolarWinds, and AppDynamics.
 * Advanced query languages: SPL (Splunk), KQL (Kusto), SQL.
 * Deep expertise in OpenTelemetry (OTel) and cloud-native observability.
 * Knowledge of custom API integrations for federated monitoring views.

Regulatory & Domain Expertise

 * Demonstrated expertise in applying FedRAMP High and NIST 800-53 Rev 5 monitoring controls.
 * Technical implementation of continuous monitoring under the DHS CDM (Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation) program.
 * Experience with monitoring in classified (SIPR/JWICS) environments.

Clearance Requirement

Active security clearance (Secret or Top Secret; TS/SCI clearance preferred) or eligibility to obtain one

## Description

Looking to make a difference, to help keep people safe, or even to save lives through your work with technology? Join Acuity's team of experts to have an impact on our government's critical missions. Acuity, Inc. is a consulting firm that supports federal agencies in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation. Responsibilities:

 * Provide expert-level advisory on the deployment of large-scale Splunk or SolarWinds environments for federal missions.
 * Troubleshoot and resolve complex performance monitoring gaps that impact agency-wide critical systems.
 * Technical implementation of advanced AIOps models to predict and prevent system outages.
 * Serve as the primary technical advisor for agency-level observability strategy and tool consolidation.
 * Analyze existing monitoring architectures for coverage gaps and recommend remediation aligned with NIST standards.
 * Mentor senior architects and engineers on advanced observability practices and telemetry standards.
 * Support the federal Authority to Operate (ATO) process by providing technical evidence for continuous monitoring compliance.


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