Application Monitoring Engineer

• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end application performance monitoring using platforms like Dynatrace, instrumenting applications and services so that the right signals surface before customers notice a problem
• Define and maintain SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets in partnership with engineering and product teams, and build dashboards and alerting that reduce noise while catching what actually matters
• When incidents happen, you’ll lead or support triage and root-cause analysis, using distributed tracing and APM data to pinpoint issues across complex, distributed systems.
• Drive continuous improvement of the observability stack itself - evaluating new tools, refining alert thresholds, and reducing alert fatigue across the engineering organization
• Serve as a technical mentor, helping other engineers build monitoring into their own services from the start rather than bolting it on later
• Partner closely with DevOps/SRE, infrastructure, and application development teams to make sure monitoring coverage keeps pace with new deployments and architectural changes

• 5+ years of experience in application monitoring, observability, or site reliability engineering, with hands-on expertise in at least one major APM platform (Datadog, New Relic, or Dynatrace) - deep familiarity with more than one is a strong plus
• Experience configuring alerts and adjusting thresholds
• Solid grasp of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and how to trace a request across services, containers, and cloud infrastructure
• Experience with scripting or programming (Python, Bash, or similar) to automate monitoring configuration and build custom integrations
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) is expected
• Understanding of the fundamentals of APIs, databases, and networking well enough to diagnose issues across the full stack
• You’ve participated in on-call rotations and incident response processes, and ideally have exposure to complementary tools like Splunk, ELK, Grafana, or Prometheus
• Communicate clearly under pressure, can explain a complex incident to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders, and take genuine ownership of the systems you monitor

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.) is a plus
• Relevant certifications (Datadog, New Relic, AWS/Azure/GCP)

• Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically $150-175k. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.
• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Accrued PTO, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and more!

D2 Technical Services is committed to a merit-based recruitment process and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. As a Veteran-Owned Small Business, we particularly welcome applications from veterans who have the requisite skills and experience. Job applicants that are interested in one of our openings and may require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, should contact us to request an accommodation.