Lead Performance Engineer (Dynatrace / Zabbix) - 3706596

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Lead Performance Engineer position! This is a 6 months contract to hire and will be hybrid in Charlotte, North Carolina.

This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services. No C2C or subcontracting arrangements will be considered.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Monitor and optimize application performance using Dynatrace and Zabbix across enterprise environments
• Write and execute expert-level DQL queries for performance analysis and troubleshooting
• Design and deploy custom Dynatrace extensions and integrate them with application monitoring systems
• Lead 24x7 on-call rotation and respond to critical incidents involving C-Suite stakeholders
• Tune and optimize Zabbix for large-scale environments managing thousands of hosts
• Automate monitoring workflows using Dynatrace and Zabbix APIs with YAML, Shell, and PowerShell scripts
• Implement AIOps capabilities leveraging Dynatrace’s AI features for proactive monitoring
• Diagnose and resolve complex performance issues in distributed systems and microservices architectures
• Manage CloudWatch and AWS monitoring tools including backups, restores, and recovery operations
• Configure deployment models for monitoring infrastructure across Windows and Linux systems

Performance Engineering, Performance Engineering, Consulting, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Performance Analysis, Identify Issues, Query Analysis, On Call, Telephone Skills, Incident Response, * 12+ years of experience as a Performance Engineer with proven Lead-level responsibilities

• Expert-level proficiency in DQL (Dynatrace Query Language) and custom monitoring solutions development
• Advanced Zabbix expertise across multiple versions, deployment models, and large-scale environment tuning
• Strong scripting capabilities in YAML, Shell, and PowerShell for automation and integration
• Experience with AWS tools, CloudWatch, and Azure DevOps for PBI creation and maintenance
• Excellent communication and soft skills with ability to remain calm under pressure during critical incidents
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and respond to C-Suite escalations
• Solid understanding of microservices architectures, database concepts, and monitoring infrastructure management