SolarWinds Systems Engineer, Senior
As a Systems Engineer on our team, you will directly support national defense missions by leading the engineering, deployment, and continuous improvement of our SolarWinds network monitoring infrastructure. You will design and evolve enterprise‑scale monitoring solutions, collaborate with architects and engineers across adjacent technologies, and support modernization initiatives in cloud, automation, and datacenter operations. This role includes hands‑on engineering, documentation, training delivery, and subject‑matter expertise across SolarWinds Orion systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect, design, implement, configure, and maintain SolarWinds Orion Platform components, including: NPM, SAM, NCM, SRM, IPAM, WPM, NTA, and VMAN.
- Engineer scalable monitoring solutions for mid‑ to enterprise‑scale networks and hybrid datacenter environments.
- Integrate SolarWinds with Splunk, VMware, Windows Server, Linux, and other ecosystem technologies.
- Troubleshoot performance, configuration, and monitoring issues across the enterprise.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, solution guidelines, and SOPs.
- Provide training and hands‑on knowledge transfer to operations teams.
- Serve as the SolarWinds SME for monitoring strategy, capability development, and platform lifecycle optimization.
- Collaborate on‑site with government stakeholders at least two days per week (with potential for expanded on‑site support based on client requirements).
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years designing and implementing technologies supporting monitoring and automation of enterprise datacenters.
- 5+ years managing a Windows Server–based IT infrastructure.
- 3+ years hands‑on experience engineering, designing, implementing, and maintaining SolarWinds Orion Platform products.
- 3+ years managing IT infrastructure solutions mid‑ to enterprise‑scale networks.
- 2+ years experience in an operations role supporting infrastructure, monitoring, or datacenter systems.
- Experience architecting, designing, securing, installing, troubleshooting, and documenting integrated server or network solutions.
- Active Secret‑level security clearance (or higher).
- High school diploma or GED.
- IAT Level II certification: Requires both an IA Certification (e.g., Security+ CE, or higher) *AND* an Operating Environment (OE) Certification (e.g., Windows OS certification, CCNA, SolarWinds, etc.) for CSWF compliance.
- Ability to support on‑site delivery and collaborate with government stakeholders minimum 2 day per week, with potential expansion as directed by the client.
- Ability to perform OCONUS Travel (typically 1-3 weeks trip duration, up to approx. 3 times a year, planned 3+months in advance)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with enterprise server, storage, networking, and software platforms, or equivalent specialization on a major technology stack.
- Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper‑V).
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Experience with Python and PowerShell scripting for automation.
- Experience with network engineering or enterprise network operations.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or Engineering.
- CASP or CISSP certification.
Skills Required
- 5+ years designing and implementing monitoring and automation technologies for enterprise datacenters
- 5+ years managing Windows Server-based IT infrastructure
- 3+ years engineering, designing, implementing, and maintaining SolarWinds Orion Platform products
- 3+ years managing IT infrastructure solutions for mid- to enterprise-scale networks
- 2+ years supporting infrastructure, monitoring, or datacenter systems in an operations role
- Experience architecting, designing, securing, installing, troubleshooting, and documenting integrated server or network solutions
- Active Secret-level security clearance or higher
- High school diploma or GED
- IAT Level II certification, including an IA certification such as Security+ CE or higher and an Operating Environment certification
- Ability to work onsite and collaborate with government stakeholders at least two days per week
- Ability to perform OCONUS travel, typically up to three trips per year lasting one to three weeks
- Experience with enterprise server, storage, networking, and software platforms
- Experience with VMware or Hyper-V virtualization technologies
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud platforms
- Experience with Python and PowerShell scripting for automation
- Experience with network engineering or enterprise network operations
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or Engineering
- CASP or CISSP certification
What We Do
G2IT, LLC is a Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) and an Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland. As a value-added reseller (VAR) and BMC partner, G2IT LLC. provides comprehensive information technology and systems engineering solutions that are secure, state of the art and aligned with your organization’s needs. Through G2IT’s partnerships with leading technology vendors we deliver best-in-class products and services supported by one of the most experienced professional services team in the industry. Our solutions ensures your investment in technology provides maximum performance, with minimum complexity and cost. G2IT supports all levels of the Public Sector, from the Department of Defense and Civilian agencies to State and Local government and higher education providing cost effective solutions for managing an organizations information, datacenters, and endpoints. G2IT has especially strong experience helping DoD clients address the specific challenges they face in a resource constrained environment
