SolarWinds Engineer

Solar Winds Engineer

Seeking a seasoned Solar Winds Engineer to lead the design and implementation of a comprehensive monitoring strategy across its technology infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring real-time visibility, operational uptime, and safety. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Solar Winds platform engineering and a strong understanding of performance monitoring in high-availability environments.

• Architect, deploy, and optimize Solar Winds modules (NPM, SAM, NTA, DPA) and Logic Monitor platforms across transit systems.
• Develop custom dashboards, alerts, and reports aligned with operational KPIs and SLA thresholds using both Solar Winds and Logic Monitor.
• Integrate Solar Winds with cloud platforms, enterprise systems, and third-party tools for unified observability.
• Partner with application owners to provide out-of-the-box and custom monitoring.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, cloud, and operations teams to ensure resilient monitoring coverage.
• Maintain and enhance monitoring for infrastructure operations.
• Document architecture, workflows, and escalation protocols for internal and vendor stakeholders.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Solar Winds in enterprise or public sector environments.
• 3+ years of experience deploying and managing Logic Monitor in hybrid or cloud environments.
• Strong command of SNMP, WMI, Net Flow, and database polling techniques.
• Proficiency in scripting (Power Shell, Python) for automation and custom integrations.
• Experience with hybrid environments (on-prem/cloud), especially Azure or AWS.
• Familiarity with database queries for custom database monitoring.
• Familiarity with ITIL practices and incident response workflows.

• Demonstrable experience in critical infrastructure domains.
• Solar Winds Certified Professional (SCP) or equivalent certifications.
• Logic Monitor Certified Associate or Professional is a plus.
• Experience with Orion SDK and API-based data extraction.
• Methodical problem-solver with a bias for action and accountability.
• Strong communicator able to translate technical insights for executive and operational audiences.
• Collaborative mindset with a passion for public service and infrastructure resilience.

The hourly rate for this position is between $88.00 - $98.00 per hour. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include [geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate].

Sunrise offers ACA compliant medical coverage/dental insurance/vision insurance to all employees. We also offer Sick time benefits as required per State regulations.