Infrastructure Monitoring & Automation Engineer / SolarWinds - Must be US Citizen!
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The Infrastructure Monitoring & Automation Engineer is responsible for the administration, engineering, and continuous improvement of enterprise infrastructure monitoring capabilities. This role ensures centralized visibility across server, virtualization, storage, and hybrid cloud environments through the deployment and management of monitoring platforms, custom automation, scripting, and data-driven reporting.
The position operates within an established SolarWinds environment and requires the ability to administer, maintain, and extend that platform. Equally important is the ability to develop scripts and automation that enhance monitoring workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve operational response. Candidates with strong scripting and SQL skills who can grow into the platform administration responsibilities are encouraged to apply.
This role partners closely with infrastructure engineering, virtualization, storage, and cloud operations teams to maintain monitoring standards, develop dashboards and alerting frameworks, and ensure accurate representation of infrastructure health across the enterprise., The position is responsible for administering and maintaining the SolarWinds Orion monitoring platform, including modules such as Server & Application Monitor (SAM), Virtualization Manager (VMAN), and Log Analyzer. Responsibilities include managing platform patching, upgrades, hotfix installation, and configuration management to ensure the monitoring environment remains secure, stable, and operating on supported software versions.
A core responsibility of this role is developing and maintaining scripts that automate monitoring tasks, data collection, and operational workflows. The position uses SQL to query monitoring databases, generate custom reports, and extract performance and capacity data in support of infrastructure decision-making. Scripting languages such as PowerShell and Python are used to extend platform capabilities, automate alert responses, and integrate monitoring data across systems.
The role designs and maintains monitoring standards, alert thresholds, and operational dashboards that provide real-time visibility into infrastructure health. The position develops reporting capabilities that support proactive detection of infrastructure issues and inform operational decision-making across teams.
The position provides monitoring and performance visibility across Windows server environments, VMware vSphere and Hyper-V virtualized infrastructure, enterprise storage platforms, and hybrid cloud environments including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. Monitoring responsibilities include server performance, virtual machine health, datastore utilization, cluster resource availability, and cloud-hosted workload health.
The role integrates monitoring alerts with enterprise IT Service Management platforms such as BMC Remedy or ServiceNow to support automated incident creation, escalation workflows, and operational response. The position assists operations teams with investigating infrastructure alerts related to CPU utilization, memory, disk performance, storage thresholds, service failures, and virtual machine degradation.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain the SolarWinds Orion monitoring platform and associated modules
- Manage platform patches, upgrades, and lifecycle updates
- Develop and maintain PowerShell and Python scripts to automate monitoring workflows and operational tasks
- Write SQL queries to extract, report on, and analyze monitoring and infrastructure performance data
- Design and maintain alert frameworks, dashboards, and monitoring standards
- Monitor Windows server infrastructure, application services, and system performance
- Monitor VMware vSphere and Hyper-V virtualization environments
- Monitor enterprise storage systems, datastore utilization, and performance metrics
- Integrate monitoring alerts with BMC Remedy or ServiceNow for automated incident management
- Support monitoring visibility for AWS and Azure hybrid cloud environments
- Produce infrastructure health reporting and support capacity planning analysis
- Collaborate with infrastructure, virtualization, storage, and cloud teams to maintain monitoring standards
WORK CONDITIONS:
Work is performed onsite, utilizing office equipment as required for the position. Work will require periodic standing and sitting.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Windows Server administration?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Experience with enterprise infrastructure monitoring platforms (SolarWinds experience preferred; comparable platforms considered)
- Proficiency in SQL for querying databases, building reports, and extracting operational data
- Scripting experience in PowerShell and/or Python for automation and workflow development
- Familiarity with Windows server environments and virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V)
- Experience with enterprise storage monitoring and performance analysis
- Understanding of ITSM platforms such as BMC Remedy or ServiceNow
Preferred
- Direct SolarWinds Orion platform administration experience including SAM, VMAN, or Log Analyzer
- Experience with hybrid cloud monitoring in Microsoft Azure or AWS
- Familiarity with infrastructure health dashboarding and capacity planning reporting, Minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or Information Management and 3 years' experience., * BMC Remedy: 3 years (Preferred)
- PowerShell Scripting: 2 years (Required)
- Microsoft SQL Server: 3 years (Required)
- Hyper-V: 3 years (Preferred)
- Virtualization: 3 years (Preferred)
- SolarWinds: 3 years (Required)
- ServiceNow: 2 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Security+ Certification (Preferred)
Benefits & conditions
$110,000 - $120,000 a year - Full-time, Contract, Pulled from the full job description
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance, Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $110,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year, * 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance