#NC25NES180470 - SUPPORT TO SOLARWINDS MONITORING ENGINEERING - Closed
Deadline: June 18, 2025
Requester: NATO
Location: Mons, Belgium
Start date: July, 2025
Security clearance: NATO SECRET
SCOPE OF WORK / DUTIES / ROLES
- SolarWinds Monitoring Assessment Report: A detailed review or the current monitoring setup, identifying gaps, configuration issues, and recommendations for optimisation across NATO networks;
- SolarWinds Monitoring Architecture Design: A proposed technical architecture for an optimised SolarWinds environment, ensure scalability, redundancy, and alignment with NATO’s security and operational requirements;
- Monitoring Implementation Plan: A phased plan detailing how the proposed architecture and improvements will be rolled out, including timelines, resource allocations, and integration steps with existing systems;
- SolarWinds Security Enhancements: Implementation of hardening measures, access controls, role-based permissions, and audit capabilities to ensure Solarwinds aligns with NATO security baselines and controls;
- Monitoring Performance Optimization: Tuning of polling intervals, alert thresholds, and database maintenance to enhance the responsiveness, reliability, and accuracy of the monitoring solution;
- Disaster Recovery and Monitoring Redundancy Plan: Design and document of procedures for failover, data recovery, and system continuity in case of primary system failure or site outages;
- Training and Handover: Knowledge transfer sessions and documentation provided to NATO personnel to ensure and sustainable in house support and administration of the upgraded monitoring environment.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 4 years of experience working with SolarWinds, including modules such as Network Performance Monitor (NPM), Server and Application Monitor (SAM), and Network Configuration Manager (NCM);
- Experience with Cisco switches, routers, and firewalls, including integration with SolarWinds for monitoring and alerting;
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a military or NATO environment with different levels of network and information classification;
- Experience in deploying and managing network performance monitoring tools in large, complex environments, including the configuration of alerting, dashboards, and reports;
- A valid certification in network monitoring or related fields (e.g., SolarWinds Certified Professional (SCP);
- At least one certification in network or security technologies, such as Cisco CCNA, CCNP, Juniper JNCIA, or Palo Alto PCNSE, with a focus on integrating these with monitoring solutions;
- Knowledge of ITIL 4 for managing service-level agreements (SLAs) and incident response processes in the context of network monitoring;
- Experience with virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V) and their monitoring within SolarWinds;
- Working knowledge of Linux and Windows servers in monitored environments;
- Familiarity with log management tools and how to integrate them with SolarWinds for enhanced monitoring;
- Experience with cloud-based monitoring solutions and hybrid infrastructures using SolarWinds.
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