L1 Monitoring Engineer – SolarWinds

Experience: 0 to 2 years

Location: Lucknow, India

Skills: SolarWinds, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, OS basics, BMC Helix, Remedy, analytical skills

Job Summary
The L1 Monitoring Engineer is responsible for real-time monitoring of infrastructure, applications, and network devices using SolarWinds, identifying alerts, and ensuring timely notification, ticketing, and escalation as per defined SLA.

Key Responsibilities
Monitor alerts and events from SolarWinds dashboards (All Active Alerts / Top 10 / Node health) [Solarwinds...Monitoring | Word]
Perform first-level analysis of alerts (CPU, Memory, Disk, Interface, Node Down, Packet Loss) [Solarwinds...Monitoring | Word]
Raise incident tickets in ITSM tools (e.g., BMC Helix/Remedy) for all critical alerts
Notify and dispatch issues to respective teams (Network, Wintel, DB, EUC, etc.) [OT NOC SCOPE OF WORK | Outlook]
Follow defined priority-based SLA (P1/P2/P3) for alert communication and escalation [OT NOC SCOPE OF WORK | Outlook]
Perform call-out activity for critical alerts during non-business hours [Solarwinds...Monitoring | Word]
Track alerts until acknowledgement by responsible teams
Send alert notification emails to stakeholders and management [Solarwinds...Monitoring | Word]




Identify duplicate alerts and suppress noise where applicable
Coordinate with on-call engineers for site outages or major incidents [MOM of the...22/04/2026 | Outlook]
Maintain accurate logs, worknotes, and monitoring reports

Key Skills Required
Basic knowledge of network & server concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, OS basics) [Network- J...ion for L1 | Txt]
Familiarity with monitoring tools (SolarWinds preferred) [Network- J...ion for L1 | Txt]
Understanding of incident management lifecycle
Good analytical & troubleshooting skills (L1 level)
Ability to work in 24x7 rotational shifts
Robust communication skills for coordination & escalation

Key Activities in NOC Environment
Monitor across multiple domains: Network (Switches, Routers, APs)
Servers (Physical/Virtual)
Applications & services [OT NOC SCOPE OF WORK | Outlook]
Trigger alerts for: Node Down / Interface Down
High CPU/Memory (>90%)
Packet loss / latency issues [Solarwinds...Monitoring | Word]

KPIs / Expectations
Timely alert acknowledgment
SLA adherence for ticket creation & notification
Zero missed critical alerts
Accurate incident documentation
Quick escalation without delay

📌 Monitoring Engineer – SolarWinds (Lucknow)
🏢 HCL Technologies
📍 Lucknow