A system and method for monitoring the health of an identity services engine (ISE) system is disclosed. The method includes obtaining, from a plurality of ISE nodes within an ISE system, historical performance metrics for the plurality of ISE nodes; computing, based on the historical performance metrics, a model for the plurality of ISE nodes representing healthy behavior for the plurality of ISE nodes; obtaining, from the plurality of ISE nodes, real-time performance metrics for the plurality of ISE nodes; comparing the real-time performance metrics for the plurality of ISE nodes to the model for the plurality of ISE nodes; determining, based on the comparing, a health of the plurality of ISE nodes; and configuring the ISE system to route network traffic away from unhealthy ISE nodes.