SolarWinds SME

Overview

We have an outstanding Contract position for a Solar Winds SME to join a leading Company located in the Alexandria, VA surrounding area. We are seeking a skilled Solar Winds SME to manage and optimize our network monitoring and management environment. This role is critical for ensuring the health, performance, and security of our IT infrastructure through proactive monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting using Solar Winds tools.

• Install, configure, and maintain Solar Winds products (NPM, NCM, SAM, etc.) to monitor network devices, servers, and applications.
• Develop and manage dashboards, alerts, and reports to provide visibility into network and system performance.
• Perform routine maintenance and upgrades to ensure optimal performance and security of Solar Winds systems.
• Integrate Solar Winds with other IT management and ticketing tools and maintain documentation of configurations and processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to network monitoring, alerting, and data collection.
• Collaborate with network and systems teams to ensure accurate device inventory and monitoring coverage.
• Implement best practices for performance tuning and capacity planning within Solar Winds environments.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and assist in audits related to monitoring systems.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in network/system administration with a focus on monitoring tools.
• 2+ years of experience with Solar Winds, with Solar Winds Certified Professional (SCP) certification or similar work experience.
• Proven experience administering, configuring, and deploying Solar Winds products in enterprise environments.
• Deep Platform Knowledge - Mastery of the core Solar Winds Platform architecture, including polling engines (main/additional), scalability, high availability (HA), database management (SQL), upgrades/migrations, and integration features like Perf Stack, Net Path, App Stack, Orion Maps, and custom properties.
• Module-Specific Expertise - Advanced configuration, optimization, and troubleshooting across key modules:
• Network Performance Monitor (NPM):
  Interface monitoring, hardware health, capacity planning, SNMP polling/trapping/Syslog, Network Insight.
• Server & Application Monitor (SAM):
  Custom templates, App Insight, application monitors, alerts.
• Net Flow Traffic Analyzer (NTA):
  Bandwidth/flow analysis (note: some older exams retired).
• Network Configuration Manager (NCM):
  Config backup/change/compliance.
• Others like IPAM, VMAN, SRM, WPM, VNQM, and integrations with cloud/hybrid setups, desirable.

• Professional certifications such as Solar Winds Certified Professional (SCP), CCNA, or equivalent.
• Experience with cloud environments (Azure, AWS) and hybrid infrastructure monitoring.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes and change management.

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

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