SolarWinds Network Administrator 5NA2

Sistema Technologies
  • Austin, Texas
    4 days ago

    Job Description



    Sistema Technologies is a Texas-based IT staffing and IT delivery firm that has proudly served Texas state and local government agencies since 2002. As one of the top 10 Texas DIR ITSAC vendors, we specialize in providing highly qualified IT professionals and comprehensive, full-lifecycle technology delivery services. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, while making our consultants our highest priority by supporting their professional growth, career success, and overall well-being. 
    Sistema is looking for a SolarWinds Network Administrator with our government client based in Austin, TX for a 1-year position.  

    ***This Hybrid position may require some onsite work at our client’s site in Austin, TX. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.***  
    ***Candidates local to Austin or willing to relocate are encouraged to apply. *** 
    • Performs administration, maintenance, optimization, and support of the SolarWinds environment.
    • Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain SolarWinds products and modules
    • Manage SolarWinds Orion/Hybrid Cloud Observability platform components
    • Configure polling engines, additional web servers, and database connectivity
    • Perform platform backups, disaster recovery, and system health checks
    • Monitor SolarWinds server performance and optimize polling loads
     Monitoring & Alerting
    • Network monitoring
    • Server monitoring
    • Application monitoring
    • NetFlow/traffic analysis
    • Log monitoring
    • Configuration management
    • Develop custom alerts, thresholds, and escalation workflows
    • Reduce false positives and improve alert accuracy
    • Create dashboards and operational views for IT teams and management
     Reporting & Analytics
    • Generate operational and executive reports
    • Build custom performance and availability reports
    • Analyze trends, bandwidth utilization, and capacity planning data
    • Identify recurring infrastructure issues and recommend improvements
     Network & Systems Integration
    Integrate SolarWinds with:
    • Active Directory
    • BMC Remedy/Helix ITSM
    • Email/SMS alerting systems
    • SNMP, WMI, Syslog, and API-based monitoring
     Support monitoring for:
    • Routers
    • Switches
    • Firewalls
    • Wireless infrastructure
    • Virtual environments
    • Cloud resources
     Security & Compliance
    • Manage role-based access control (RBAC)
    • Maintain secure configurations and credential management
    • Support audit and compliance reporting
    • Apply vendor security updates and patches
     Troubleshooting & Support
    • Troubleshoot monitoring gaps and polling failures
    • Resolve SolarWinds platform performance issues
    • Coordinate with infrastructure teams during outages
    • Support root cause analysis and incident response efforts
     
    Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
    Actual
    Years
    Experience
    Years
    Experience
    Needed
    Required/
    Preferred
    Skills/Experience
     4Administration and support of the SolarWinds Orion Platform (NPM, NCM, SAM, and related modules), including platform upgrades, patching, and new feature adoption.
     4Familiarity with virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V) – 3 years
     4Monitor and maintain a large-scale enterprise environment (1500+ devices)
     4Design, implement, and optimize alerting strategies to reduce noise and improve response times
     4Build and maintain NOC dashboards and executive reports for real-time and historical visibility
     4Develop custom SQL queries and reports for availability, performance, and capacity tracking
     4Automate workflows using tools like Microsoft Power Automate, Microsoft Teams, and Power BI
     4Perform troubleshooting of monitoring issues, polling failures, and platform services
     4Collaboration with network and infrastructure teams for root cause analysis and incident resolution
     4Maintain documentation, standards, and monitoring best practices
     4Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
     4PreferredNetwork engineering experience-Cisco, Meraki, Fortinet, Juniper
     4PreferredPublic-sector or regulated environment experience
     4PreferredKnowledge of networking fundamentals (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, routing/switching)
     4PreferredSOP development and continuous improvement methodologies

     

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationAustin, Texas

    Skills

    • Access Controlunmatched
    • Administrative Skillsunmatched
    • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
    • Capacity Managementunmatched
    • Capacity Utilizationunmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Compensation and Benefitsunmatched
    • Configuration Managementunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Data Recoveryunmatched
    • Disaster Recoveryunmatched
    • Firewallsunmatched
    • Governmentunmatched
    • Hybrid Cloudunmatched
    • IT Service Management (ITSM)unmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Incident Responseunmatched
    • Local Governmentunmatched
    • Microsoft Active Directoryunmatched
    • Microsoft Hyper-Vunmatched
    • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
    • Network Administration/Managementunmatched
    • Network Integrationunmatched
    • Network Monitoringunmatched
    • Network Routersunmatched
    • Network Systemsunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
    • Power BIunmatched
    • Remedyunmatched
    • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)unmatched
    • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
    • Security Patchesunmatched
    • Short Messaging Service (SMS)unmatched
    • Software Patchesunmatched
    • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
    • State Governmentunmatched
    • System Integration (SI)unmatched
    • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
    • Technical Deliveryunmatched
    • Technical Recruitingunmatched
    • Trend Analysisunmatched
    • VMWareunmatched
    • Virtualizationunmatched
    • WMI API (Windows Management Instrumentation)unmatched
    • Web Serverunmatched
    • Wireless Communicationsunmatched

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