Lead Monitoring Engineer (SCOM)

About the Company

We are a leading research and development company, recognized as one of the largest organizations in Ukraine specializing in fine organic synthesis and the development of advanced synthetic methodologies for organic compounds. Our scientific research contributes to cutting-edge innovations in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, with projects that meet international standards.

Our culture is built around professional excellence, respect, teamwork, social responsibility, care for the scientific community, and proactivity.

We are looking for an experienced Lead Monitoring Engineer (SCOM) to architect, implement, and maintain a proactive enterprise monitoring platform based on Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2022. Your mission will be to build a monitoring ecosystem capable of identifying and preventing service disruptions before they impact business operations or end users.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain Microsoft SCOM 2022, including Management Servers, Gateways, Operational Database, and Data Warehouse.
• Build and support proactive monitoring for a hybrid Microsoft infrastructure, including:
  • Windows Server 2019+
  • Microsoft Exchange (On-Premises)
  • Microsoft 365 / Office 365 services
• Configure hardware monitoring for physical servers.
• Optimize monitoring quality by:
  • Establishing performance baselines
  • Reducing alert fatigue
  • Creating synthetic transactions and health checks
• Develop and maintain custom PowerShell scripts for automation, monitoring, and custom metric collection.
• Design monitoring standards, dashboards, alerts, and reporting to improve infrastructure visibility and reliability.
• Troubleshoot performance and infrastructure issues across enterprise environments.

Required Qualifications

• 3–5 years of enterprise Windows Server administration experience.
• 1–2 years of hands-on experience with enterprise monitoring solutions, preferably:
  • Microsoft SCOM (2012 R2 / 2016 / 2019 / 2022), or
  • Strong experience with Zabbix, PRTG, or Prometheus and a solid understanding of enterprise monitoring concepts.
• Deep knowledge of Windows internals, including:
  • WMI
  • Event Viewer
  • Performance Monitor (PerfMon)
  • Windows Registry
  • Performance troubleshooting (CPU, Memory, Disk I/O, Network)
• Good understanding of Microsoft Exchange architecture, including:
  • Database Availability Groups (DAG)
  • Mailbox databases
  • Transport queues
• Strong PowerShell scripting skills for automation and custom monitoring.
• Basic Microsoft SQL Server administration, including:
  • Indexes
  • Database file placement
  • High Availability concepts

Nice to Have

• Microsoft certifications such as:
  • MCSA / MCSE (Windows Server)
  • MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure
  • MCTS: System Center Configuration/Operations Manager
• Modern Microsoft certifications:
  • Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800 / AZ-801)
  • Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert (MS-102)
• ITIL 4 Foundation certification or knowledge of Event Management and Incident Management processes.
• Basic XML knowledge for customization of SCOM Management Packs.

What We Offer

• A unique opportunity to design and build an enterprise monitoring platform from scratch, with significant architectural ownership.
• Work in a complex, enterprise-scale Microsoft infrastructure supporting mission-critical scientific operations.
• Official employment with full social benefits and a competitive, fully transparent salary.
• 24 calendar days of paid annual leave.
• Standard 40-hour work week.
• Fully remote work environment.
• Comprehensive medical insurance.
• Access to on-site dental and massage services (where applicable).
• Challenging and meaningful technical projects.
• Continuous learning, certification, and professional development opportunities.