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Form of workTop Skills'
1) Prior Integration and engineering experience with one or more Monitoring tools (SolarWinds, App Dynamics, Neustar)
2) Prior experience setting and alerting in Cloud environments (GCP, Azure, AWS)
3) Must possess solid working knowledge on Windows and Unix Operating systems - deep scripting knowledge not necessary, but a plus
Description:
Senior Monitoring Engineer - ESM Tools (Application Monitoring)
We are seeking a Senior Monitoring Engineer, to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is in Eagan, MN, and this is an on-site position with no telecommute possibilities. This position will lead the development and engineering monitoring tools within the enterprise. The selected individual will be expected to work independently with a minimum of guidance or direction. (There is no relocation assistance for this position)
Roles and Responsibilities include but not limited to:
This position will lead the development and engineering of UNIX/Linux based monitoring tools within the enterprise. The selected individual will be expected to work independently with a minimum of guidance or direction.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Lead Innovation: Spearhead the design, development, deployment, and comprehensive support of UNIX/Linux-based monitoring tools within the dynamic landscapes of Google and Azure Cloud environments.
• Specialization in Solutions: Excel in implementing, engineering, and supporting the Enterprise Event Monitoring solution, leveraging tools such as AppDynamics, Zabbix, SolarWinds, and Neustar.
• Technical Prowess: Showcase your technical prowess by installing, integrating, troubleshooting, administering, and engineering cutting-edge products on UNIX-like servers.
• Integration Expertise: Specify and implement integrations with diverse systems management solutions, including hardware, storage, network, and third-party element managers.
• Collaboration: Engineer seamless integration with other enterprise monitoring tools such as AppDynamics, SolarWinds, Neustar, Everbridge, and Splunk.
• Transparent Reporting: Provide regular, transparent reports on monitoring status to users and managers, accompanied by well-thought-out action plans for fault resolution.
• Operational Excellence: Develop and implement operational management processes and procedures to ensure operational excellence.
• Strategic Growth: Formulate growth plans that align the hosting environment with projected expansion, ensuring scalability and resilience.
• Proactive Problem Management: Implement procedures for proactive problem detection and avoidance, including robust disaster recovery planning.
Basic Qualifications:
• Educational Background: Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience (additional experience considered in lieu of a degree).
• Technical Proficiency: Minimum 5+ years of experience with UNIX/Linux, showcasing proficiency in Windows and Unix Operating systems.
• Scripting Skills: Strong UNIX shell scripting skills (BASH, Perl) and proficiency in other scripting languages (Python, Selenium).
• Engineering Acumen: Experience in architecting and engineering software for large organizations, incorporating automation management tools such as Puppet and Ansible.
• Monitoring Expertise: Utilize monitoring tools for applications, hardware, OS, network, and portals, demonstrating a robust knowledge of UNIX/Linux internals, including the kernel and network stack.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer support skills.
Requirements:
• Clearance: Must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance – no more than 6 months of combined travel outside the US in the last 5 years.
• Residency: Must have resided in the US for the last 5 years.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Cloud Expertise: Extensive experience setting up monitoring and alerting within Google and Azure Cloud platforms.
• Technical Mastery: Expert-level knowledge in UNIX (Linux, Solaris).
• Automation Proficiency: Automation experience and software development skills on UNIX-like systems.
• System Calls Knowledge: Strong understanding of system calls and their programmable use for system monitoring.
• Integration Experience: Hands-on experience developing integrations using Shell/BASH, Perl, Ruby, and Python.
• Team Collaboration: Experience working in a team implementing enterprise monitoring solutions.
• Cloud Monitoring: Strong cloud monitoring experience (AWS, Azure, etc.).
• Service Management: Experience implementing ITIL and change management in a large enterprise, especially from a service perspective.
• KPI Development: Experience developing business and IT KPIs for monitoring systems and applications.
• Event Management: Experience in Service Impact Management and/or Event Management.
• Tool Familiarity: Familiarity with tools such as AppDynamics, SolarWinds, Neustar Monitoring, and Splunk.
• In-depth Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of monitoring solutions on UNIX-like systems.
• Local Presence: Local to the Eagan, MN area (no relocation assistance provided).
Skills:
Monitoring tools, Linux, Unix, Perl, shell script, zabbix, Tivoli, Splunk, Cloud, Python
Top Skills Details:
Monitoring tools,Linux,Unix,Perl,shell script
Experience Level:
Expert Level
About TEKsystems:We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
