The Opportunity: We are seeking a Senior SolarWinds Architect / Monitoring Consultant to lead an assessment and optimization initiative for a large enterprise monitoring environment. The initial engagement will focus on evaluating the current SolarWinds deployment, identifying opportunities for improvement, and developing a strategic roadmap to modernize monitoring capabilities.
This is a consulting-focused role requiring deep technical expertise in SolarWinds architecture, enterprise infrastructure monitoring, and operational observability. The successful consultant will work closely with technical and business stakeholders to assess the current environment, provide architectural recommendations, and help establish a phased modernization strategy.
Assess monitoring coverage across servers, virtualization, networking, storage, voice, and hybrid infrastructure
Conduct stakeholder interviews, discovery workshops, and current-state assessments
Deliver customer-facing documentation, findings, architectural recommendations, and phased implementation roadmaps
Required Qualifications
10+ years of experience designing and supporting enterprise monitoring solutions
Deep hands-on expertise with SolarWinds, including:
Network Performance Monitor (NPM)
Server & Application Monitor (SAM)
Log Analyzer
IP Address Manager (IPAM)
User Device Tracker (UDT)
VoIP & Network Quality Manager (VNQM)
Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
Experience assessing underutilized or partially deployed SolarWinds environments
Strong understanding of:
High Availability
Performance tuning
Polling architecture
SQL Server dependencies
Enterprise monitoring best practices
Experience monitoring Windows servers, network infrastructure, virtualization platforms, and enterprise applications
Strong knowledge of:
Windows Server
WMI
SNMP
Syslog
SQL Server
Experience troubleshooting agent-based and agentless monitoring
Excellent communication, consulting, and customer-facing presentation skills
Experience facilitating discovery workshops and developing executive-ready recommendations
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with application performance and observability platforms such as Datadog, Dynatrace, or AppDynamics
Familiarity with Cisco enterprise monitoring platforms and NetFlow technologies
Experience supporting hospitality, gaming, or other 24x7 operational environments
Experience with hybrid infrastructure and enterprise ITSM integrations
Experience delivering knowledge transfer and operational training following implementation
What We're Looking For
Strong consulting mindset with the ability to assess complex environments and provide strategic recommendations
Deep technical expertise balanced with excellent customer-facing communication skills
Ability to translate technical findings into practical, phased implementation plans
Hands-on architect capable of both whiteboarding solutions and validating configurations
Collaborative professional who thrives in hybrid onsite/remote consulting engagements
Technologent is an Equal Opportunity Employer -- EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled -- for reasonable accommodations, please contact us at hr@technologent.com
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