Enterprise Monitoring Observability Lead
Company websitecaci.com (CACI, opens in new tab)
Base salary $120,800 to $265,800
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Ashburn, VA
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- LocationAshburn, VA
- WorkplaceOn-site
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (15 min ago) · observed since
About this job
The Opportunity:
CACI is seeking a Senior Enterprise Monitoring Observability Lead for the Global Mission Operations Support (GMOS) contract, supporting the Department of State. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance national security through advanced IT solutions. You will collaborate with experienced professionals in an innovative environment, guiding a high-performing team to deliver excellence. The GMOS contract aims to provide world-class IT support by modernizing and maintaining applications and infrastructure using an integrated IT Service Management approach. Join us to make a meaningful impact on a program of national importance.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the operations, maintenance, and continuous enhancement of the Department's enterprise monitoring solution across 350+ global facilities, ensuring comprehensive visibility and reliability
- Direct the design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise monitoring capabilities, providing program-level dashboard views and executive reporting for senior management decision-making
- Lead monitoring of infrastructure system availability, coordinating with DT ENMOC to proactively identify, track, and resolve issues impacting 40,000+ end users across the global enterprise
- Collect, analyze, and report comprehensive performance and availability metrics across the CA IT environment, aligning with CA mission objectives and security posture requirements
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive Capacity Management Plan outlining strategic initiatives to enhance system performance and meet evolving business needs while addressing financial impacts
- Continuously assess monitoring capabilities and recommend enhancements to address emerging technologies, evolving infrastructure requirements, and cybersecurity threats
- Ensure the enterprise monitoring solution provides comprehensive coverage for all applications, infrastructure components, and databases, including both modernized and legacy systems
- Provide detailed availability metrics, trending charts, and analytical reports including uptime percentages, mean downtime, and mean time to recovery to support informed decision-making
- Implement advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms to predict resource needs, identify capacity constraints, and prevent performance degradation before impact occurs
- Function as a technical expert across multiple project assignments, planning and leading major monitoring initiatives while mentoring team members and supervising technical staff
Qualifications:
Required –
- Bachelor's degree + 8 years of experience in related fields, such as IT operations monitoring, systems analysis, network operations, observability engineering, or performance management; equivalencies considered.
- Active Secret Clearance
- Proven experience with enterprise monitoring and observability platforms (e.g., Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana)
- Demonstrated expertise in capacity planning, performance analysis, and infrastructure monitoring for large-scale, geographically distributed environments
- Strong analytical skills with experience collecting, analyzing, and presenting complex technical metrics to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Excellent leadership abilities with proven experience planning and leading technical initiatives, functioning as a subject matter expert, and supervising monitoring operations teams
Desired –
- Prior experience supporting federal agencies, especially the Department of State
- Experience implementing advanced analytics, machine learning, or AI-driven monitoring solutions for predictive analysis and automated remediation
- Knowledge of ITIL frameworks, IT Service Management best practices, and integration with incident management processes
Professional certifications such as ITIL, Certified Observability Professional, or relevant vendor certifications (Splunk, Dynatrace, AWS/Azure monitoring)
What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
An environment of trust.
CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.
Pay Range:
There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$120,800 - $265,800CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
Source: CACI on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($120,800) is above 37% of the 326 IT & Security roles in Virginia listed on this site; 12 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $122,300; the middle half runs from $113,200 to $159,100.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingEnterprise Monitoring Observability Lead$120,800 to $265,800
Business Development Executive - Huntsville$120,300 to $264,800
NUWC Lead Engineer$120,300 to $264,800
Lead Data Architect$120,800 to $265,800
Network Security Engineer$120,800 to $265,800
Senior Network Security Engineer$120,800 to $265,800
Linux Systems Administrator$120,800 to $265,800
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Monitoring Observability Lead (this listing) | $120,800 - $265,800 |
| Business Development Executive - Huntsville | $120,300 - $264,800 |
| NUWC Lead Engineer | $120,300 - $264,800 |
| Lead Data Architect | $120,800 - $265,800 |
| Network Security Engineer | $120,800 - $265,800 |
| Senior Network Security Engineer | $120,800 - $265,800 |
| Linux Systems Administrator | $120,800 - $265,800 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-09-11
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Ashburn, VA, US
$120,800 - $265,800
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What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
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