Senior Observability Engineer / Analyst – Dynatrace
Looking for a senior‑level Dynatrace Observability Engineer / Analyst to support both platform engineering and day‑to‑day operational use of Dynatrace.
Core Responsibilities
- Administer and optimize Dynatrace (SaaS/Managed): alerting, anomaly detection, dashboards, DQL, management zones, and tagging
- Act as Dynatrace SME: field questions, troubleshoot issues, tune alerts, and fix data gaps
- Build and maintain dashboards and DQL queries for app, platform, and operational visibility
- Deploy and support OneAgent on:
- Windows & Linux Azure VMs
- Kubernetes / AKS
- Function Apps (Windows) – OneAgent Extension based
- Design, deploy, and operate ActiveGates for:
- VM traffic routing
- Synthetic private locations
- Extension execution (ActiveGate‑based extensions)
- Configure and support OneAgent & ActiveGate extensions
- Implement and support OpenTelemetry (OTEL) for Azure Function Apps (Linux) and other custom workloads
Required Experience
- Strong hands‑on Dynatrace experience (UI + backend)
- ActiveGate deployment and troubleshooting experience (VMs, synthetics, extensions)
- Solid DQL skills
- Azure, Kubernetes/AKS, Windows & Linux environments
- OpenTelemetry implementation experience
About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
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