MetroStar
Sr. Systems Engineer II — Observability (6693)
Washington, DC · Senior · Full-time
No sponsorship$115k-$152kDetected 5 days ago
PythonBashGitSQLPostgreSQLElasticsearchDockerTerraformAnsibleCI/CDGitHub ActionsLinuxPrometheusGrafanaDevOpsCybersecuritySystems EngineeringTCP/IPDNSFirewallLoad BalancingWireshark
About the role
- You'll keep data flowing end-to-end: from network telemetry collection, through ingestion and storage, to the dashboards stakeholders rely on.
- This is a role for someone equally comfortable reading a packet capture, debugging a systemd unit, and writing a CI pipeline. with the goal to make an impact across the federal government.
- We know that you can't have great technology services without amazing people.
Responsibilities
- Deploy, configure, and maintain the monitoring stack across development and on-prem production environments.
- Lead network troubleshooting across the environment - isolate and resolve connectivity, latency, routing, and performance issues, often on systems and
- Manage containerized workloads with Docker / Docker Compose
- build and maintain images and service definitions.
- Manage software delivery into an air-gapped network: offline package/image mirroring, artifact transfer, and controlled update procedures.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code for repeatable, automated deployments.
- Write and maintain automation scripts (Bash, Python) for provisioning, monitoring, and routine operations.
- Manage time-series and search data stores (TimescaleDB/PostgreSQL, OpenSearch): backups, retention, indexing, and query performance.
- Maintain runbooks and documentation
- Manage containerized workloads with Docker / Docker Compose; build and maintain images and service definitions.
Requirements
- 8 years of experience
- Proficiency with network and system diagnostic tools such as Wireshark, tcpdump, dig, curl, traceroute, mtr, ss/netstat, and packet-level analysis.
- Hands-on DevOps experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), and Git-based workflows.
- Experience designing, deploying, and supporting on-premises, segmented, air-gapped, and disconnected environments, including local registries and package mirrors.
- Skills in observability, automation, and security best practices, with experience using Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Python, SQL/PostgreSQL, secrets management, and SSH administration at scale.
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS, routing, switching, subnetting, VLANs, and firewall configuration.
- An ability to diagnose and resolve complex network and infrastructure issues under pressure using a methodical troubleshooting approach, even in unfamiliar environments
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
- topologies you have no prior context for.
Compensation
- $115,000 - $151,800
- The salary range for this position is determined based on qualifications, skills, and relevant experience.
- The final salary offered will be determined based on several factors including:
- Internal equity and alignment with current team compensation
- This role is also eligible for additional compensation, subject to the terms and policies of MetroStar, which may include:
- Additional Compensation: This role may also be eligible for bonuses and/or additional incentives based on individual and company performance.
Benefits
- All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our benefits programs:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Parental Leave and dependent care
- Flexible work arrangements
- Employee assistance and wellness programs
- That's why we offer a generous benefits package, professional growth, and valuable time to recharge.
- Learn more about our company culture code and benefits.
- Monitor system health, set up alerting, respond to incidents, and lead root-cause analysis.
Company info
- A significant part of this role is diagnosing and resolving network problems independently, including unfamiliar issues across systems you didn't build or deploy.
- Like we said, we are big fans of our people.
Visa & Work Authorization
- l receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregna
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