This role pays less than
94%
of similar roles. Most pay
$159,000–$222,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$134k
versus about
$190k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About American Electric Power (AEP)
American Electric Power (AEP) is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to customers across 11 states through an extensive transmission and distribution network. Industry: Electric Utilities
American Electric Power (AEP) currently has
16 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$87,633–$109,543
across 14 roles with salary data.
Sr. SolarWinds Platform Engineer
As a Sr. SolarWinds Platform Engineer, you will serve as the technical subject matter expert for AEP's enterprise monitoring platform. You will be responsible for the design, administration, and automation of the SolarWinds ecosystem, including Network Performance Monitor, Network Configuration Manager, and Network Insight. Your daily responsibilities involve managing device lifecycles, developing automated reporting dashboards, and ensuring high availability across routers, switches, firewalls, and VPN infrastructure. To succeed, you must possess deep expertise in SNMP, PowerShell scripting, and SQL, while integrating SolarWinds with ServiceNow and CMDB systems. You will drive monitoring modernization and operational efficiency by automating manual tasks and maintaining data quality. This role solves critical visibility challenges within a complex network environment, ensuring reliable performance for essential infrastructure while adhering to strict NERC CIP compliance and security standards.
SolarWinds
SQL
Python
Bash
PowerShell
SNMP
Netflow
Windows Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Splunk
Elastic
Prometheus
Grafana
Nagios
Security Onion
ServiceNow
JIRA
Confluence
GitLab
Haskell
Rust
C++
Go
TypeScript
Linux
CI/CD
Infrastructure-as-Code
Nix
NixOS
Kubernetes
Docker
Verilog
VHDL
Xilinx
MATLAB
C
Embedded Systems
Distributed Systems
Networking