Job Description

Job Title: Network Monitoring Engineer
Location: Westerville, OH
Duration: Contract

Client: Cognizant
Mandatory Skills: Network, Network Monitoring Tools(DataDog, Dynatrace, SolarWinds, NetBrain, LiveNX, AppDynamics, Thousand Eyes, and Cimtrak), Unix/Linux scripts/PowerShell
Years of Experience: 9+ years

Job Description:

Network Monitoring Engineer: Focus on network-related tools like NetBrain and LiveNX.
* Cloud Monitoring (Azure): Monitor cloud-based infrastructure, specifically within Azure Cloud environments. Ensure proper monitoring of cloud-hosted applications and services, optimizing performance, scalability, and reliability in cloud environments.
* Monitoring Tools Management: Oversee the setup, management, and maintenance of monitoring tools, including DataDog, Dynatrace, SolarWinds, NetBrain, LiveNX, AppDynamics, Thousand Eyes, and Cimtrak
* Research & Development: Perform independent research to continuously improve monitoring capabilities and tools. Collaborate with the development and operations teams to understand needs and deliver efficient monitoring solutions.
* Issue Identification: Monitor for potential issues such as outages, downtime, and device failures. Proactively identify and address issues to maintain optimal system performance.
* Tool Configuration & Development: Assist in configuring tools and setting up monitoring alerts and reports. While not a primary developer, you should be comfortable developing basic scripts to automate processes and address gaps in monitoring.
* Collaboration & Communication: Communicate with various teams to bring new capabilities to light and align monitoring with business requirements. Support team members and contribute to best practices in monitoring and alerting.
* Experience with Monitoring Tools: Deep understanding of monitoring tools such as NetBrain, LiveNX. Familiarity with AppDynamics/ Thousand Eyes / Dynatrace, DataDog, SolarWinds or Cimtrak is a plus.
* Scripting Skills: Proficiency in scripting languages, particularly Unix/Linux scripts and PowerShell.
* Experience in Tool Management: Experience managing monitoring tools, understanding what needs to be monitored, and being able to configure tools accordingly, even though you are not the end user of the tool.
* Tool Integration Knowledge: Understanding of how different monitoring tools integrate with existing infrastructure and workflows, providing solutions that enhance overall monitoring performance.

Years of Experience:      12

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