SOLARWINDS ENGINEER

ONSITE - Alexandria, Virginia
6 month temp-to-perm
Compensation [hourly while on contract] - $67/h (without PTO) OR $60/h (with PTO)
Conversion salary - $130k-$140k
Contractor Work Model: ON SITE
Security Clearance: Secret Clearance (Top Secret Eligible)
ALTA IT Services is seeking a highly skilled SolarWinds Engineer to support the installation, configuration, and operational monitoring of SolarWinds across a large-scale enterprise environment. The ideal candidate will work closely with system administrators and network teams to ensure optimal performance, security, and reliability of network and server infrastructure.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least seven (7) years’ experience working in a large complex environment (> 4K infrastructure components and applications).
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or related field required, equivalent years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree
• Must have an understanding in the administration, support, configuration, and operation of the following:
• Routers, switches
• Wireless (Cisco WLC)
• Firewalls (VPN, remote access)
• Cisco Call manager (CUCM)
• Cisco Netflow configuration
• Storage (Brocade, Netapp, Commvault ,DXI)
• Server (Windows, Nix)
• Applications (AD, DHCP, DNS, SaaS, PaaS)
• Databases (SQL, DB2, Oracle)
• Web (IIS, WebSphere)
• Email (Exchange, OWA)
• VMware, Hyper-V
• Pingdom Web monitoring (CSS, HTML, synthetic transactions)
• Competent understanding of mixed-technology solutions
• Act as part of a structured operations team in support of resolving technical issues
• Availability to troubleshoot and resolve issues during off-work hours and/or extended hours when outages or projects required
• Mentoring Skills: Proven ability to provide technical leadership and mentoring
• Organizational Skills (ability to organize large amounts of data in a logical manner)
• Excellent Troubleshooting Skills.
• Strong communication skills are required
• Excellent documentation skills are required
• Ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical executives and managers
• Work is performed in a fast-paced Information Technology environment
  

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Ref: #850-Rockville (ALTA IT)
BA, B

Installation/Upgrade/Testing

• Support SolarWinds installations, upgrades, and testing of multiple tier, multiple server SolarWinds platform including:
• At least twice-yearly platform upgrades
• Apply critical security vulnerability patches as needed
• Provide SolarWinds expertise at all levels of installations, upgrades, and testing
• Support Installation and testing at all remote sites to include:
• Troubleshoot any installation or upgrade problems
• Configuration as needed
• Document and provide Lessons Learned if applicable

Application Growth and Development

• Create custom dashboards for remote and domestic users and groups including:
• Groupings based on custom properties
• Dynamic custom property-based dashboards that can display based on AD group membership
• Adding components as needed including the following:
• Additional web front end servers
• Additional polling engines