Dynatrace Observability Engineer (51689-1)
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- Location
- Onsite (McLean, Virginia)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior Level
About the Role
Join a dynamic team as a Dynatrace Observability Engineer, focusing on maintaining and enhancing the Dynatrace platform to ensure robust application performance and reliability.
Skills
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Role: Dynatrace Observability Engineer
Skills: Digital: Splunk, Digital: Salesforce Development and Technical Design, Dynatrace (MUST HAVE)
Exp: 10 & Above
Role Descriptions
10 years of hands-on experience with Dynatrace APM (SaaS or Managed environment).Strong understanding of observability pillars metrics| logs| traces| events.Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS| Azure| GCP) and or Kubernetes.Experience configuring dashboards| alerts| tagging rules| management zones| and dashboards.
Solid understanding of microservices| distributed systems| APIs| and application performance concepts.
Proficiency with automation scripting tools (Python| Bash| PowerShell| YAML).
Familiarity with CICD tools (Jenkins| Azure DevOps| GitHub Actions| GitLab).
Preferred
Roles Responsibilities
Dynatrace Platform Ownership Administer and maintain the Dynatrace platform| including upgrades| configurations| integrations| and governance. Deploy and manage One Agents and Active Gates across cloud| on premise| and containerized environments (Kubernetes OpenShift).
Build and manage dashboards| alerts| SLOs| custom events| tagging rules| and management zones.
Observability APM Engineering Implement end-to-end monitoring for applications| APIs| infrastructure| logs| and user experience.
Configure distributed tracing| service flow mapping| synthetic monitoring| and RUM.
Develop automated instrumentation strategies for microservices| serverless functions| and container workloads.
Performance Reliability Engineering Analyze application performance| latency| bottlenecks| and error trends using Davis AI insights.
Partner with application teams to drive performance tuning and root-cause remediation.
Define SLOs SLIs aligned with business KPIs and reliability objectives.
Integrations Automation Integrate Dynatrace with CICD pipelines| ITSM tools| logging platforms| and event management systems.Build automation scripts (PowerShell| Bash| Python| Ansible| etc.) to streamline deployments and configuration.
Support observability-as-code using Dynatrace Monitoring-as-Code (Monaco) or Terraform.Incident Management ReportingProvide observability insights during major incidents and post-incident reviews.Deliver reports and analytics that highlight trends| improvements| and system health.
Act as a SME for monitoring strategies and observability best practices. Soft Skills Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.
Excellent communication skills comfortable interfacing with technical and business teams.
Ability to work in fast-paced environments and drive technical ownership.
Collaborative mindset with a desire to improve systems continuously.
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