Dynatrace Observability Engineer

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/Open Shift).
  • 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 CI/CD pipelines, ITSM tools, logging platforms, and event management systems.
  • Build automation scripts (Power Shell, Bash, Python, Ansible, etc.) to streamline deployments and configuration.
  • Support observability-as-code using Dynatrace Monitoring-as-Code (Monaco) or Terraform.
  • Incident Management & Reporting:
    Provide 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.

• Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
• 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, Power Shell, YAML).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab).

• Dynatrace Certifications (Associate, Professional, or extensions in APM/Cloud/Kubernetes).
• Experience with Monaco, Dynatrace Grail/Logs, or Open Telemetry.
• Exposure to SRE practices, chaos engineering, or performance engineering.
• Background integrating Dynatrace with tools such as:
• Service Now, Pager Duty, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, Slack/Teams.
• Knowledge of network monitoring and synthetic testing.

• 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.

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage:
Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support:
Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options:
Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth:
Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.

Time Off:
Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance:
Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Salary Range: $130,000 - $160,000 a year