Systems Administrator

Please note that this position requires a DoD Public Trust Security Clearance prior to start.

SUMMARY

We are seeking a Senior Windows Monitoring Administrator, specializing in Solar Winds to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Eagan, MN. This is an on-site position with no telecommute possibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitoring system design, development, deployment and end-to-end support in a Windows enterprise environment.
• IT experience specializing in implementation, engineering and support of the Enterprise Event Monitoring solution Solar Winds.
• Experience in the instantiation, integration, troubleshooting and administration of all above products on Windows-based servers.
• Specification and implementation of integrations to other systems management solutions - hardware, storage, network and other 3rd party element managers.
• Support and engineer integration with other enterprise monitoring tools.
• Provides periodic reports to users and managers of monitoring status.
• Provides action plan for resolution of any/all faults detected.
• Develops and implements operational management process and procedures.
• Develop growth plans to ensure that the hosting environment is capable of supporting the projected growth.
• Develop and implement procedures that support proactive problem detection and avoidance, including disaster recovery planning and implementation.

• Bachelors Degree and minimum of 6 years' of directly related work experience. Additional 4 years of work experience may be considered in lieu of the degree.
• SME of Solar Winds WPM/SAM monitoring application.
• Proven experience with Windows Server platforms in an enterprise environment.
• Must possess solid working knowledge on Windows and Unix Operating systems.
• Demonstrate strong Windows scripting knowledge (Powershell).
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of other scripting language (Groovy, Ruby, Python).
• Experience architecting and engineering software for use within a large organization and enterprise.
• Experience using any (application/hardware/os/network/portal) monitoring tools and responding to system alerts.
• Strong knowledge of Windows internals, including engineering and administration of applications in an enterprise.
• Should have thorough understanding of SNMP & networking.
• Should possess good communication skills, inter personal skills, and customer support skills.
• Must have ability to obtain a DoD Public Trust Clearance prior to start.

• Software development experience on Windows-based systems.
• Hands on experience in developing various integrations using C#, .NET, Python and Groovy.
• Strong cloud monitoring experience (AWS, Azure, etc).
• Experience implementing ITIL and change management in a large enterprise, especially from a service perspective.
• Experience developing business and IT KPI’s for monitoring systems and applications.
• Experience in Service Impact Management and/or Event Management.
• Experience with Splunk.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring solutions on Windows-based systems.
• Local to the Eagan, MN area (this position does not provide relocation assistance).