Observability Engineer

Summary: The Observability Engineer role involves designing, implementing, and supporting monitoring solutions using Dynatrace across various technologies to ensure service stability and performance insights. The position requires collaboration with architects and project teams to integrate monitoring into solutions and enhance operational efficiency. The role is based in Telford and requires SC clearance eligibility. The contract duration is six months with a minimum of two days on-site per month.

Key Responsibilities:

• Translate high-level monitoring and non-functional requirements (NFRs) into actionable configurations in Dynatrace.
• Deliver full-stack observability solutions, including application-aware network performance monitoring (NPM), synthetics, log analytics, and infrastructure metrics.
• Collaborate with architects and project teams to integrate monitoring into solution designs and test strategies.
• Maintain and enhance dashboards, alerts, and visualisations to support proactive service management.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and tooling exploitation to enhance operational efficiency within immature teams.

Key Skills:

• Strong experience configuring Dynatrace alerts, workflows, extensions, DQL Queries.
• Strong understanding and experience with implementing and using APM tooling including Dynatrace.
• Experience delivering Dynatrace configuration using automation (Terraform or Monaco).
• Hands-on experience with monitoring tools including Dynatrace.
• Strong understanding and experience in SRE principles and methodologies.
• Strong understanding of Observability within a complex tech stack.
• Ability to analyse and resolve complex technical problems and document solutions effectively.
• Understanding of log and synthetic monitoring principles.
• Able to work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders, to bring them along on a journey of change.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proactive and detail-oriented mindset.

Salary (Rate): £590 daily

City: Telford

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Observability Engineer
Rate: £598
Clearance Required: SC Eligible
Duration: 6 months
Location: Telford - 2 days min per month
IR35 Status: Inside

Role Description: As a Dynatrace/Observability Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting monitoring solutions across a range of technologies and platforms, ensuring service stability, performance insight, and proactive incident management. Key Responsibilities: Translate high-level monitoring and non-functional requirements (NFRs) into actionable configurations in Dynatrace. Deliver full-stack observability solutions, including application-aware network performance monitoring (NPM), synthetics, log analytics, and infrastructure metrics. Collaborate with architects and project teams to integrate monitoring into solution designs and test strategies. Maintain and enhance dashboards, alerts, and visualisations to support proactive service management. Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and tooling exploitation to enhance operational efficiency within immature teams. Required Skills and Experience: Strong experience configuring Dynatrace alerts, workflows, extensions, DQL Queries Strong understanding and experience with implementing and using APM tooling including Dynatrace Experience delivering Dynatrace configuration using automation (Terraform or Monaco) Hands-on experience with monitoring tools including Dynatrace Strong understanding and experience in SRE principals and methodologies Strong understanding of Observability within a complex tech stack. Ability to analyse and resolve complex technical problems and document solutions effectively. Understanding of log and synthetic monitoring principles Able to work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders, to bring them along on a journey of change Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proactive and detail-oriented mindset. Mandatory Certifications: Dynatrace Associate Certification

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