Sr. Solarwinds Engineer

Mantech International • CO, CO

340d • Hybrid

About The Position

Transform the future of federal services with ManTech! Join a vibrant, diverse team committed to enhancing national security and public services through innovative tech. Since 1968, we've partnered with Federal Civilian sectors to deliver impactful solutions. Engage in exciting projects in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and more. Ignite your career and drive change. Your journey starts now-innovate and excel with ManTech! Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer oriented Senior SolarWinds Engineer to join our team in Colorado Springs, CO.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in design, implementation, administration, configuration and securing the SolarWinds suite of products.
• Perform configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting SolarWinds and related network management system tools.
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to work on individual tasks, as well as team-oriented tasks.
• Ability to prioritize competing priorities.
• Ability to work under a cross-matrix management structure.
• Required to be on-call 24x7x365 and respond in a timely manner.
• Strong Communications skills to relate technical details to non-technical leaders.
• Self-starter with ability to work on individual tasks, as well as team-oriented tasks.
• Ability to plan and execute system and software installations upgrades and changes across the organization.
• Ability to write administration and user based operating procedures, with assistance from a technical writer.
• Strong communications skills to relate technical details to non-technical leaders and SolarWinds users.

Nice To Haves

• SolarWinds Certified Professional (SCP)
• Experience troubleshooting network issues.
• Other technical domain certifications (e.g. CCNA, MCSE, RHCSA)
• Bachelor's degree with at least 10 years of related professional experience in a technical field. Demonstrated experience may be considered as a substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, maintaining, and configuration of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM), Server and Application Monitor (SAM), and IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM)
• Continuously automate and tune monitors to limit false alarms.
• Able to install, configure and administer SolarWinds ORION components to include Network Performance Monitor (NPM) and Server and Application Monitor (SAM)
• Able to design and implement a highly available continuous monitoring platform to be utilized by a 24x7 operations desk
• Experience configuring monitors using SNMP, SSH, WinRM, WMI, JMX and other technologies.
• Experience configuring collection of syslog messages from a variety of devices and storing and forwarding as required by local policies.
• Familiar with AppInsight for Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server
• Familiar with configuration and administration NetFlow Traffic Analyzer
• Experience monitoring a variety of end devices to include routers, switches, firewalls, Windows servers, Linux servers and UNIX servers.
• Experience creating and managing custom views to provide a Common Operational Picture (COP)
• Experience configuring custom reports upon request from local customers.
• Knowledge of database requirements and configuration of SolarWinds ORION applications
• Able to share knowledge of monitoring best practices with system owners and system administrators to enhance overall monitoring and alerting posture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees