Job Title: SolarWinds Architect
Location: Chicago IL / Remote
Duration: Until February 28th 2025
Job Description:
We are looking for a SolarWinds Architect to assist in the design implementation and optimization of secure network solutions for an enterprise environment. This role will support Network Engineers and leadership in the architecture of computer networks including LAN WAN and data communication systems. The ideal candidate will have experience in network design security capacity planning and optimization with handson skills in SolarWinds for network monitoring and performance management.
Key Responsibilities and Required Skills:
- Network Design & Security: Expertise in designing and securing network solutions including LAN WAN internets and data communication systems. Ability to work closely with Network Administrators and Engineers to test and evaluate network systems.
- SolarWinds Architecture: Skilled in SolarWinds setup and optimization for monitoring and securing network infrastructure in a way that meets organizational performance quality of service and security standards.
- Wide Area Connectivity Design: Proficient in creating secure wide area connectivity designs that include underlay overlay and COI transport models supporting quality of service mission requirements and network performance.
- Access Solutions & Wireless Technologies: Knowledgeable in implementing secure access solutions through both wired and wireless technologies developing standardsbased designs use cases and transition plans.
- Capacity Planning & Scaling: Capable of integrating capacity planning scaling strategies and network/security stack management into the overall design for sustainable and highperformance solutions.
- Network Optimization Strategies: Ability to assess network capacity investigate and identify optimization strategies and implement improvements to meet performance standards.
- Legacy Systems Transition: Skilled in identifying legacy data paths such as firewall rulesets and ACLs and developing designs to transition these to updated enterprise service capabilities that balance security sustainability and maintainability.
- IP Addressing (IPv4/IPv6): Strong background in supporting IP addressing schemes across IPv4 and IPv6 networks to ensure secure efficient and adaptable addressing across systems.
- Compliance & DoD Standards: Experience working with information assurance teams to ensure network compliance with DoD standards and capable of assisting in creating accreditation artifacts for system approval.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a SolarWinds Architect with a focus on network design security and optimization.
- Strong technical understanding of LAN/WAN architecture network security protocols firewall configurations and IP addressing.
- Familiarity with DoD standards for network security and experience working with compliance teams on network accreditation.
- Excellent problemsolving skills particularly in secure scalable network design.
- Effective communicator for collaborating with network and security teams.