Senior Systems Engineer

CareFirst
Washington, DC
09 Aug 2024

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Resp & Qualifications

PURPOSE:

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Systems Monitoring initiatives for several SOW’s 2022 and beyond.Responsible for software tool administration for systems and applications monitoring tools. Expertise with at least one of the Monitoring tools like AppDynamics or Nagios or ELK Stack.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
  • Manages, configures and maintains the AppDynamics APM tool (On Prem version) on Linux platform, with high availability setup.
  • Responsible for Applications’ BTs (Business Transactions) refinement in AppD, set up health rules and fine tune monitoring in AppD.
  • Setup EUM (End User Monitoring) / BRUM (Browser Real User Monitoring) component of AppD for applications, using Java script injection at F5 level.
  • Creates scripts to monitor business transactions using Synthetic Monitoring.
  • Manages, configures and maintains the Nagios tool on Linux platform.
  • Responsible for Network Monitoring using Nagios Network Analyzer, Infrastructure/Server Monitoring (Linux, Windows, AIX) using Nagios XI server, Application, SNMP and Log Monitoring.
  • Configure centralized logging of all logs from different sources like WebSphere and IHS WebServers on AIX servers to Nagios Log server on Linux. Knowledge of Load Balancers like F5 to route logs to Log server. Handling different types of Log formats.
  • Creates required dashboards with data visualization on both Nagios and AppDynamics.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

Position does not have direct reports but is expected to assist in guiding and mentoring less experienced staff. May lead a team of matrixed resources.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree inInformation Technology or Computer Science ORin lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Experience: 5 years software, hardware and/or systems engineering related experience.

Preferred Skills:
  • Strong IT experience and good working knowledge of a variety of technology platforms in a distributed environment including: Microsoft systems (e.g. Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint), Linux/Unix, VMWare, SQL Server, database architectures, TCP/IP, VPNs, Mainframe.
  • A minimum of 3 years hands-on experience installing, integrating, managing and maintaining monitoring tools like Nagios (XI, Fusion, Network Analyzer, Log Server) or AppDynamics administration and support.
  • Or similar Administration experience with ELK Stack – Elasticsearch (search and analytics engine), Logstash (ingest pipeline), and Kibana (visualization and creating dashboards).
  • Experience in writing Shell, Python, Selenium, VuGen scripts.
  • Experience with SSL certs, encryption methods on Linux.

Department

Department:Availability Management

Equal Employment Opportunity

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of theCompany to provide equal employment opportunities to allqualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Hire Range Disclaimer

Actual salary will be based on relevant job experience and work history.

Where To Apply

Please visit our website to apply: www.carefirst.com/careers

Federal Disc/Physical Demand

Note: The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes him/her ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The associate is primarily seated while performing the duties of the position. Occasional walking or standing is required. The hands are regularly used to write, type, key and handle or feel small controls and objects. The associate must frequently talk and hear. Weights up to 25 pounds are occasionally lifted.

Sponsorship in US

Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without Sponsorship

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