Senior Monitoring & Tools Architect

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Summary

Senior Monitoring & Tools Architect

ThousandEyes, LiveActionNX, SolarWinds

Key ResponsibilitiesTooling Assessment & Architecture

• Assess the client’s current monitoring, observability, and automation toolset and determine the optimal strategy for migration or replacement.
• Define future-state monitoring and operations architecture aligned with scalability, reliability, and business separation requirements.
• Conduct gap analysis and provide modernization recommendations.

Monitoring & Operations Platform Expertise

• Lead architecture and deployment strategies for:
• ThousandEyes
• LiveActionNX / LiveNX
• SolarWinds (NPM, NCM, SAM, etc.)
• CMDB / Inventory systems (ServiceNow or equivalent)
• Establish dashboards, alerting standards, performance baselines, and unified monitoring integrations.

Automation & Integration

• Architect automation workflows using

  Ansible

  , Python, or similar tools.
• Integrate monitoring and telemetry platforms with network management solutions such as

  Cisco ACI

  , SD-WAN, firewalls, and cloud networking.
• Develop and maintain automated workflows for configuration management and incident response.

Migration & Business Separation

• Lead workstreams supporting the client’s major business separation initiative.
• Define migration plans, timelines, dependency mappings, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Oversee the implementation and validate operational readiness in the separated environment.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with network engineering, security, operations, and enterprise architecture teams.
• Prepare architecture documentation, decision papers, standards, and governance materials.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams on monitoring and automation best practices.

QualificationsRequired

• 8–12+ years

  of experience in monitoring, observability, automation, and network architecture roles.
• Strong expertise with:
• ThousandEyes
• LiveActionNX / LiveNX
• SolarWinds suite
• CMDB/Inventory platforms
• Hands-on automation experience with

  Ansible

  , Python, or similar.
• Experience integrating tooling ecosystems with

  network management platforms (e.g., Cisco ACI)

  .
• Proven ability to assess enterprise environments and develop tooling migration or replacement strategies.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, protocols, and operational workflows.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with technical and leadership teams.

Preferred

• Experience supporting

  M&A, divestiture, or business separation

  initiatives.
• Knowledge of ITIL, CMDB governance, and event correlation concepts.
• Relevant certifications (Cisco CCNP/CCIE, SolarWinds SCP, etc.) are advantageous.