Monitoring Engineer

Unisys; Elm (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Unisys is seeking a Monitoring Engineer to manage Nagios XI in a mixed Windows/Linux environment. The role requires hands-on administration, scripting for checks, and collaboration with IT and networks to ensure comprehensive coverage.

You will onboard devices, build custom checks, tune alerts, and optimize platform performance while documenting processes for maintainability and knowledge sharing across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of systems/network administration experience, including 2+ years administering Nagios XI in a production environment.
• Scripting ability across platforms: Bash and/or Python for Linux checks, and PowerShell for Windows checks via NCPA.
• Working knowledge of SNMP, NRPE/NCPA, syslog, and common monitoring protocols.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, ports, firewalls) as they relate to monitoring connectivity.
• Self-motivated and able to operate independently with minimal oversight.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate monitoring data for teams and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer the Nagios XI platform, including upgrades, patches, plugin updates, backups, and health checks.
• Onboard new devices, servers, and services into monitoring to ensure full coverage.
• Design, build, and maintain custom checks and scripts across Windows and Linux.
• Tune alerting and thresholds to minimize false positives while catching real issues.
• Monitor platform performance, capacity, latency, and database health.
• Document configurations, runbooks, and processes for transparency and maintainability.
• Collaborate with IT, network, systems, and app teams to identify monitoring gaps.

Skills

Self-motivated

Strong communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Nagios XI

NRPE/NCPA

SNMP

PowerShell

Bash/Python

Windows/Linux

Job description

What success looks like in this role:

We are seeking a motivated Monitoring Engineer with 3 years plus of experience, including 2 years plus administering Nagios XI, to join our team. The ideal candidate works independently with minimal guidance, takes initiative to expand and improve monitoring coverage, and is comfortable operating in a mixed Windows/Linux environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and administer the Nagios XI platform, including upgrades, patches, plugin updates, backups, and general platform health.
• Onboard new devices, servers, and services into monitoring as infrastructure grows, ensuring no gaps in coverage.
• Design, build, and maintain custom checks and monitoring scripts (NRPE, NCPA, SNMP, custom plugins) across Windows and Linux systems.
• Tune alerting and thresholds to reduce false positives while ensuring real issues are reliably detected.
• Monitor and optimize platform performance, including capacity, check latency, and database health.
• Document configurations, runbooks, and processes to keep monitoring logic transparent and maintainable.
• Partner with IT, network, systems, and application teams to identify monitoring gaps and translate business-critical services into checks.
• Proactively evaluate new plugins, integrations, and automation opportunities to continuously improve the platform.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years plus of systems/network administration experience, including 2 years plus administering Nagios XI (or Nagios Core with strong XI familiarity) in a production environment.
• Solid scripting ability across platforms - Bash and/or Python for Linux checks, and PowerShell for Windows checks via NCPA.
• Working knowledge of SNMP, NRPE/NCPA, syslog, and common network/server monitoring protocols.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, ports, firewalls) as they relate to monitoring connectivity.
• Self-motivated and able to operate independently with minimal oversight.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical monitoring data for other teams and leadership.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, SCCM, etc.) for automating monitoring deployment.
• Experience integrating Nagios with ticketing system (ServiceNow)

This role may require access to export-controlled commodities and technology. Therefore, to conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.

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