Monitoring Consultant (Hybrid) Farooq-AZ

Monitoring Consultant (Hybrid)

Full Time • Farooq-AZ
🔹 Job Post: Monitoring Consultant (Hybrid)

Job Code: OA/ETSO 796360
Client: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Role: Monitoring Consultant (TAS3)
Location: Harrisburg / Dauphin County, PA (Hybrid)
Duration: Through 06/30/2026 (Extension Possible)
Hours: Full-Time, 40 hrs/week
Work Mode: Hybrid – Minimum 1 day per week onsite
Local Requirement: Must reside within 2 hours of Harrisburg, PA
 

Job Overview

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking an experienced Monitoring Consultant to support enterprise IT monitoring, automation, and observability initiatives across hybrid (on-prem and cloud) environments. This role will serve as a subject matter expert on monitoring tools, automation-first practices, and ITSM-aligned operational processes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and enhance enterprise monitoring and observability solutions

  • Automate monitoring workflows to reduce manual effort and improve service reliability

  • Support Azure and on-prem infrastructure monitoring (agents, APIs, SNMP, WMI)

  • Develop and maintain SOPs, runbooks, service maps, and monitoring documentation

  • Integrate monitoring data with ServiceNow for incidents, changes, and problems

  • Track SLAs, MTTR, root cause analysis, and operational performance metrics

  • Collaborate with Change, Incident, and Problem Management teams (ITIL aligned)

  • Support disaster recovery planning and monitoring validation

  • Ensure compliance with Commonwealth IT policies and standards

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure monitoring, automation, or observability

  • Strong proficiency in PowerShell and one scripting language (Python, Bash, or SQL)

  • Hands-on experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, KQL, Ansible

  • Experience with Azure Automation and CI/CD pipelines

  • Monitoring tools experience: SCOM, SquaredUp, Dynatrace, Datadog, or Splunk

  • Experience with ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms

  • Knowledge of API integrations and secure authentication

  • Understanding of ITIL practices (Change, Incident, Problem Management)

  • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

  • Azure certifications (Administrator or Solutions Architect)

  • ITIL 4 Foundation or higher

  • Disaster Recovery planning and testing experience

  • Performance tuning and monitoring dashboard experience

Additional Notes

  • Candidate must agree to hybrid work requirements

  • Candidate must live within commuting distance of Harrisburg, PA

  • This is a long-term contract with potential extension

Compensation: $55.00 per hour




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