Senior Network Engineer (Operations)

Company: CGI
Location: Deerfield Beach
Posted on: April 4, 2026

Job Description:

Position Description: We're looking for an engineer who thrives at the intersection of platform reliability, modern observability, and intelligent operations, someone who brings a developer mindset to infrastructure and is excited to push systems forward, not just maintain them. In this role, you'll take ownership of critical monitoring and management platforms, including SolarWinds and Azure Sentinel, ensuring they are resilient, scalable, and continuously evolving. You won't just support systems. You’ll optimize signal quality, reduce noise, and enable faster, smarter incident response across the organization. Own and enhance key monitoring platforms, driving reliability, supportability, and continuous improvement. In this role, you will provide hands-on systems administration across both Linux and Windows environments to ensure stable, secure, and high-performing platforms. You will collaborate closely with operations, monitoring, and security teams to improve platform reliability, streamline workflows, and enhance overall system health. You will support and optimize a hybrid infrastructure with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Azure monitoring and logging capabilities. Responsibilities include leading and contributing to platform lifecycle activities such as patching, upgrades, onboarding of new services, and maintaining clear, comprehensive documentation. To drive continuous improvement, you will explore and implement modern capabilities including advanced analytics, AI-driven enhancements, and improvements across event management, observability, and SIEM tooling to strengthen operational visibility and incident response across the organization. This position is located in Fort Lauderdale, FL in a hybrid environment. Your future duties and responsibilities: Platform Ownership – Network & Monitoring Tools (Must Have) . Hands-on experience with SolarWinds, including Net Path . Ownership of platform stability, upgrades, patching, and daily support . Understanding of network?centric monitoring such as SNMP polling, traps, and device visibility . Ensure new sites and devices are correctly onboarded . Partner with platform and cloud teams to validate monitoring readiness for migrated workloads Systems Administration (Must Have) . Sysadmin support for Linux and Windows servers, including: . Agent deployment/upgrades (SolarWinds, Datadog, Dynatrace) . OS-level troubleshooting and configuration . Monitoring and logging enablement . Support hybrid environments across on?prem and Azure . Developer mindset with experience in GitHub, PowerShell, and modern Dev workflows Observability & Event Management (Should Have) . Experience with observability tools such as Datadog and Dynatrace . Collaborate with platform owners to support integrations, data quality, and alert hygiene . Support event management workflows to ensure alerts are actionable and routed correctly . Participate in efforts to reduce noise and prevent repeat incidents SIEM & Security Visibility (Nice to Have) . Working knowledge of SIEM concepts and platforms such as Azure Sentinel and Cribl . Support log ingestion, troubleshooting, and coordination with security/IR teams . Ensure infrastructure and network telemetry meets security detection requirements Cloud Monitoring & Azure Integration (Should Have) . Experience with Azure monitoring and logging, including: . Azure Monitor . Log Analytics . Understanding of observability patterns for Azure workloads . Automation, AI & Continuous Improvement (Nice to Have) . Explore and apply AI?assisted monitoring and incident management capabilities . Improve signal quality and reduce alert fatigue . Support faster incident triage . Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and incremental operational improvements Knowledge Transfer & Operational Resilience . Participate in knowledge transfer for platform transitions and tool retirements . Maintain documentation and support on?call or escalation rotations as needed Required qualifications to be successful in this role: . Minimum 4-5 years of experience in infrastructure operations, monitoring, observability, or platform operations roles, supporting enterprise environments . Hands on experience with systems administration for Linux and Windows servers, including troubleshooting, configuration, and deployment of monitoring or management agents (e.g., SolarWinds, Datadog, Dynatrace). . Foundational networking knowledge, including concepts such as SNMP, network monitoring, LAN/WAN fundamentals, firewalls, and telemetry collection, sufficient to support network centric monitoring platforms like SolarWinds . Not a must but nice to have experience with platform like StruxureWare. . Experience with observability or monitoring platforms, such as SolarWinds, Datadog, Dynatrace, or similar tools, with an understanding of alerting, dashboards, and signal quality. . Exposure to cloud environments, preferably Microsoft Azure, including familiarity with monitoring and logging concepts (e.g., cloud based telemetry, logs, metrics, and integrations). . Basic understanding of incident and event management practices, including alert triage, escalation, and collaboration with incident response or operations teams. . Demonstrated willingness and ability to learn new technologies quickly, with examples of picking up new platforms, tools, or domains outside of prior core expertise. . Familiarity with Agile or SAFe ways of working, including collaboration in sprint based delivery models, and cross functional team engagement is a plus. . Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with platform owners, operations teams, security teams, and external stakeholders. . Experience working in a modern Dev workflow using GitHub (branches, pull requests, code reviews, and CI/CD) to manage and deploy scripts/automation used for platform operations . Working proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, BASH, or similar scripting languages. . Knowledge with Azure, Azure Active Directory (AD), and hybrid cloud environments is a plus. . Exposure to SIEM concepts or platforms such as Azure Sentinel, CRIBL, or similar is a plus. Experience with change management practices in an enterprise IT environment is beneficial. Other Information: CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $89,600.00 - $176,300.00. LI-SK8 CGI anticipates accepting applications for this position through April 31, 2026. CGI's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include: . Competitive compensation . Comprehensive insurance options . Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan . Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time . Paid parental leave .Learning opportunities and tuition assistance . Wellness and Well-being programs Skills: Amazon CloudFront Cloud Computing DevOps Network Administration What you can expect from us: Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because… You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business. CGI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. 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Dependent upon role and/or federal government security clearance requirements, and in accordance with applicable laws, some background investigations may include a credit check. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances. CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. 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