Software Engineer (Observability & Monitoring) - West Des Moines, IA

AHU Technologies

  • Washington, District of Columbia
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    Qualifications: · Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field · 5+ years of experience implementing monitoring and observability using Dynatrace · Hands-on experience with monitoring/logging tools such as Zabbix, Graylog, Splunk, SolarWinds, or equivalents · 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS services and architecture · Deep understanding of metrics, logs, traces, distributed tracing, and event correlation · Experience building dashboards and KPIs for application, infrastructure, and database layers · Strong scripting/automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell) and familiarity with Terraform or CloudFormation · Strong understanding of network monitoring, performance tuning, and systems architecture · Familiarity with ITIL incident/problem management processes · Proficiency with AI tools and using them responsibly in improving observability preferred · Experience with container orchestration and microservices architecture preferred · Experience with AWS OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar tools preferred Required Technical Skills: • AWS Services (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, etc.) • Configuration Management (Ansible, Puppet, Chef) • Monitoring Tools (Dynatrace, CloudWatch, Zabbix, Solarwinds, Graylog etc.) • CI/CD Tools (Jenkins, Quickbuild, Bitbucket) • Scripting Languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash) • Database Management (MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL) • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) • Container Technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) Compensation: $45.00 per hour . Job Description: Overview: · Seeking an experienced Observability and Monitoring Engineer to build and mature our enterprise-wide monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability capabilities across our AWS-based technology stack.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWashington, District of Columbia
    Websitehttps://AHUTECH.COM

    Description

    Job Description:
     
    Overview:
     
    ·      Seeking an experienced Observability and Monitoring Engineer to build and mature our enterprise-wide monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability capabilities across our AWS-based technology stack.
     
    ·      This role will define the strategy, architecture, implementation standards, and dashboards that enable proactive detection, faster troubleshooting, and data-driven insights across applications, infrastructure, operating systems, databases, file transfers, and batch processes.
     
    ·      The ideal candidate has hands-on engineering expertise, strong architecture skills, and the ability to unify multiple monitoring solutions into a cohesive observability framework.
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    ·      You will establish standards for logs, metrics, traces, event correlation, and alert across multiple environments
     
    ·      You will build centralized dashboards and alerting policies that provide unified visibility across: applications & services, operating systems, AWS services (EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, etc.), databases (MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc.), file transfer systems (SFTP, managed transfer tools), batch jobs and scheduled processes.
     
    ·      You will create actionable and noise-free alerting thresholds, escalation policies, and runbooks.
     
    ·      You will integrate existing tools (Dynatrace, Graylog, Splunk, SolarWinds, Zabbix) into a cohesive ecosystem.
     
    ·      You will rationalize tool usage and recommend consolidation or modernization where appropriate.
     
    ·      You will manage the lifecycle, configuration, tuning, and health of monitoring and logging platforms, automate monitoring deployments using IaC (CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines, and develop reusable templates/standards so teams can onboard new applications quickly.
     
    ·      You will build self-service dashboards and reporting for technical/business stakeholders, create documentation for monitoring standards, dashboard naming conventions, logging schemas, and alert configuration guidelines.
     
    ·      You will define SLOs/SLIs and reliability KPIs for critical services.
     
    ·      You will partner with scrum teams, infrastructure, and security teams to reduce MTTR and improve system reliability, participate in incident resolution, root cause analysis, and problem management.
     
    ·      You will provide technical leadership/mentoring to team members and consult on architecture decisions and best practices.
     
    ·      You will Develop/maintain system documentation and participate in project planning and technical strategy sessions.
     
    Qualifications:
     
    ·      Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
     
    ·      5+ years of experience implementing monitoring and observability using Dynatrace
     
    ·      Hands-on experience with monitoring/logging tools such as Zabbix, Graylog, Splunk, SolarWinds, or equivalents
     
    ·      5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS services and architecture
     
    ·      Deep understanding of metrics, logs, traces, distributed tracing, and event correlation
     
    ·      Experience building dashboards and KPIs for application, infrastructure, and database layers
     
    ·      Strong scripting/automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell) and familiarity with Terraform or CloudFormation
     
    ·      Strong understanding of network monitoring, performance tuning, and systems architecture
     
    ·      Familiarity with ITIL incident/problem management processes
     
    ·      Proficiency with AI tools and using them responsibly in improving observability preferred
     
    ·      Experience with container orchestration and microservices architecture preferred
     
    ·      Experience with AWS OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar tools preferred
     
     
     
    Required Technical Skills:
     
    •                     AWS Services (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, etc.)
     
    •                     Configuration Management (Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
     
    •                     Monitoring Tools (Dynatrace, CloudWatch, Zabbix, Solarwinds, Graylog etc.)
     
    •                     CI/CD Tools (Jenkins, Quickbuild, Bitbucket)
     
    •                     Scripting Languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
     
    •                     Database Management (MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL)
     
    •                     Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
     
    •                     Container Technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
     
    Compensation: $45.00 per hour




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