Observability Architect - Seattle, Alpharetta or Cincinnati

Observability & Enterprise Monitoring Architect with specialized expertise in SolarWinds platform architecture, design, and broader multi-tool observability ecosystems. This role will be responsible for the end-to-end architecture, deployment, implementation, optimization, integration, and operational governance of enterprise-scale implementations of monitoring solutions (SolarWinds). Roles & Responsibilities:Platform Architecture, Deployment & Lifecycle Management (SolarWinds)Core Module Architecture & Deployment: Design, deploy, configure, and optimize SolarWinds modules including NPM, NCM, NTA, SAM, and the broader Orion / SWOSH (Hybrid Cloud Observability) platform ecosystem.Deployment & Upgrade Strategy: Lead new platform rollouts, migrations, and routine/major version updates across platform components; establish standards for platform health governance using Active Diagnostics and My Deployment health checks.Polling Infrastructure Deployment: Architect, deploy, scale, and load-balance Additional Polling Engines (APEs) to ensure optimal performance, redundancy, and capacity across enterprise environments.Database & Storage Strategy: Oversee architectural strategy for the underlying MS SQL Database, ensuring high availability, performance tuning, and robust configuration and database backup governance. Alert Architecture, Dashboarding & ITSM IntegrationSignal & Alert Optimization: Design, implement, and tune custom Alert Triggers, Actions, and Threshold frameworks to eliminate alert noise and establish high-signal, actionable alerting.ITSM & Workflow Deployment: Deploy bi-directional ITSM/ticketing integrations to enable automated ticket creation, enrichment, routing, and lifecycle tracking.Reporting & Visibility Frameworks: Build enterprise operational and executive Dashboards, Views, and Reports tailored to multi-level stakeholder requirements.Incident & Deployment Support: Lead technical reviews for complex operational anomalies, troubleshoot systemic telemetry or deployment issues, and collaborate with domain teams on root cause analysis (RCA). at global scale.Protocol & Telemetry Mastery: Advanced understanding of SNMP (v2c/v3), WMI, WinRM, Syslog, NetFlow/sFlow, and core Observability pillars (Metrics, Logs, Traces).Automation & API Design: Intermediate skills in PowerShell/Python, REST APIs, and building API-driven automation for enterprise monitoring workflows.AIOps & Intelligent Automation: Strong grasp of AIOps concepts, machine learning algorithms for anomaly detection, automated event correlation, and predictive analytics within modern observability frameworks.Cloud & Hybrid Deployment: Hands-on experience architecting and deploying enterprise platform monitoring into AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform environments.Infrastructure Foundations:System Administration: Advanced knowledge of Windows and Linux platform architecture and administration.Database Architecture: In-depth understanding of MS SQL/Database architecture, performance tuning, and query execution.Networking: Comprehensive understanding of enterprise networking architectures including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Routing, and Switching.ITSM: Deep experience in enterprise ITSM processes, ITIL frameworks, and operational governance.

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