SolarWinds Administrator

We are seeking an experienced Solar Winds Administrator for an on-site position managing, maintaining, and optimizing our Austin, Texas client's Solar Winds network monitoring platform. This role is primarily responsible for the administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and ongoing support of Solar Winds tools to maintain visibility into network performance, availability, and infrastructure health. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience administering Solar Winds in an enterprise environment, strong networking fundamentals, and experience supporting mission-critical IT infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot the Solar Winds monitoring platform.

Manage Solar Winds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) and other deployed modules.

Configure and maintain network device discovery, monitoring, dashboards, alerts, and reporting.

Monitor platform health, performance, availability, and data collection.

Manage user accounts, permissions, and role-based access controls.

Perform Solar Winds software updates, patches, upgrades, and routine maintenance.

Troubleshoot issues involving SNMP, WMI, polling engines, and monitoring integrations.

Optimize monitoring configurations to improve system performance and reduce unnecessary alerts.

Maintain platform documentation, configuration standards, and operational procedures.

Collaborate with network engineering, security, and infrastructure teams to support monitoring requirements. Experience administering and supporting Solar Winds in an enterprise environment.

Hands-on experience with Solar Winds Network Performance Monitor (NPM).Experience configuring monitoring dashboards, alerts, reports, and device discovery.

Strong understanding of network protocols, including TCP/IP, SNMP, DNS, and WMI.Experience troubleshooting Solar Winds polling, performance, and connectivity issues.

Knowledge of Windows Server environments and SQL Server fundamentals.

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Must be located in the Austin metropolitan area.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Solar Winds Platform Self-Hosted or Orion Platform

Experience with Solar Winds Network Configuration Manager (NCM), Net Flow Traffic Analyzer (NTA), or Server & Application Monitor (SAM).

Experience with Solar Winds platform upgrades, migrations, and performance optimization.

Familiarity with Solar Winds API, SWQL, or automation capabilities.

Experience supporting government or public-sector IT environments.

Solar Winds Certified Professional (SCP) certification.

Familiarity with IT security, access controls, and change management practices.