Senior Dynatrace Engineer

Overview

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Dynatrace Monitoring Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will go beyond tool administration-acting as a strategic partner to development, operations, and business teams to ensure optimal application and infrastructure performance. You will leverage the full capabilities of the Dynatrace platform to deliver actionable insights, drive automation, and enhance digital experiences.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert in Dynatrace Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Infrastructure Monitoring, and Digital Experience Monitoring
• Deploy, configure and optimize Dynatrace components (OneAgent, ActiveGates, custom extensions) across various environments (dev, test, prod)
• Design and implement management zones, tagging strategies, dashboards, alerts, and SLAs tailored to business and technical needs
• Partner with dev and ops teams to identify monitoring opportunities, integrate Dynatrace with other systems (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, ITSM), and promote best practices
• Support onboarding of new applications and services into Dynatrace, ensuring accurate telemetry and meaningful insights
• Develop and maintain synthetic monitoring (clickpaths), JMX/PMI extensions, and custom metrics/log events
• Analyze performance data to troubleshoot issues, identify bottlenecks, and recommend optimizations across the full stack
• Provide training, documentation, and mentoring to internal teams and stakeholders to promote Dynatrace adoption and best practices
• Integrate Dynatrace with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow for incident and change management workflows
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align monitoring strategies with business goals and SLAs

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience as a Dynatrace Engineer or APM specialist
• Deep understanding of Dynatrace architecture, configuration, deployment best practices
• Deep understanding of various Dynatrace features (e.g., OneAgent, ActiveGates, Davis AI, Grail, AppEngine, extensions, dashboards, alerts, synthetic monitoring, log management)
• Development background in Java, .NET, Node.js, or Python
• Experience with log management, including ingesting and analyzing logs within Dynatrace
• Experience with configuring dashboards, tagging strategies, alerting rules, and management zones
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), container orchestration (Kubernetes), and virtualization technologies (VMware, Citrix)
• Proficiency in synthetic monitoring, custom extensions, and integration with third-party platforms
• Ability to embed monitoring into CI/CD pipelines for proactive issue detection
• Experience with monitoring On-Prem, Cloud, and Hybrid environments
• Integration with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Strong familiarity with Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automation tasks
• Experience with REST APIs for custom integrations
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and performance monitoring of database interactions
• Ability to analyze application performance and diagnose root causes
• Familiarity with distributed tracing and service flow analysis
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical insights for both technical and non-technical audiences
• A collaborative, customer-focused mindset with a passion for performance engineering and observability
• Bachelor's degree in technical field or 4+ years of equivalent experience in IT

Desired Qualifications

• Dynatrace Associate certification (Professional level preferred)
• Master's Degree in IT Field is desired/preferred
• Candidates who have performed a full installation/implementation for E2E monitoring with full stack capabilities

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM

Location: 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 | 5510 Heritage Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526 | 141 Security Drive, Winchester, VA 22602

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