Dynatrace Observability Platform Engineer

Astra-North Infoteck Inc. ~ Conquering today’s challenges, achieving tomorrow’s vision!; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Astra-North Infoteck Inc. in Mississauga is seeking an Observability Platform Engineer to lead Dynatrace-based monitoring, dashboards and alerting across infrastructure and applications.

You will collaborate with infrastructure, development, support and database teams to implement observability requirements, install and maintain Dynatrace agents, and provide insights to reduce event noise and improve reliability.

Qualifications

• 4+ years managing observability solutions with a Dynatrace focus.
• Hands-on with dashboard creation, alert configuration, and agent deployment.
• Proficient with Linux and CLI; scripting in Bash, Java, Python, PowerShell.
• Familiar with Nagios, Grafana, Splunk, Kibana.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to deploy observability solutions.
• Design, configure and maintain dashboards, alerts, and events.
• Perform root cause analysis using logs and analytics.
• Conduct health checks and incident reviews; remediate issues.
• Review architecture to recommend monitoring checks.
• Define and maintain observability solutions with Dynatrace as central tool.
• Install, configure and maintain Dynatrace agents across environments.
• Provide event correlation to reduce alert noise.
• Plan disaster recovery tests for observability platforms.
• Create and maintain documentation and templates.

Skills

Dynatrace

Dashboard creation

Alert configuration

Agent deployment

Linux

Bash

Java

Python

PowerShell

Web servers

Load balancers

App servers

Root cause analysis

Tools

Nagios

Grafana

Splunk

Kibana

Job description

Work Style: Hybrid — Minimum 3 days onsite

Observability Engineer (Dynatrace)

Experience Required: 4+ years managing observability solutions (Dynatrace‑focused)

Job Purpose

The Observability Platform Engineer will work closely with infrastructure, development, support, and database teams to determine observability requirements and implement filters, events, alerts, and dashboards—primarily using Dynatrace. The role is responsible for recommending, installing, configuring, and maintaining the Dynatrace platform and ensuring its optimal use across the organization.

Accountabilities

• Collaborate with infrastructure, support, development, and database teams to gather requirements and deploy observability solutions
• Design, configure, and maintain dashboards, filters, events, and alerts tailored to business needs
• Perform root cause analysis using logs, analytics, and documentation
• Conduct proactive health checks and incident reviews; identify gaps and remediate issues
• Review infrastructure and application architecture to recommend monitoring checks
• Define, analyze, build, and maintain observability solutions with Dynatrace as the central tool
• Remediate risks discovered in the observability platform
• Install, configure, and maintain Dynatrace agents across environments
• Integrate new technologies and applications into the observability platform
• Provide event correlation mechanisms to reduce alert noise
• Work with technical support teams to improve customer experience through insights
• Plan and execute disaster recovery tests for observability platforms
• Create and maintain documentation and templates related to observability
• Develop, maintain, and implement monitoring scripts and log queries

Required Experience & Skills

Core Technical Skills

• 4+ years managing observability solutions with a focus on Dynatrace
• Hands‑on experience with:
• Dashboard creation
• Alert configuration
• Agent deployment
• Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools:
• Nagios
• Grafana
• Splunk
• Kibana
• Experience with Linux and command‑line interface
• Scripting/programming experience:
• Bash
• Java
• Python
• PowerShell
• Understanding of web infrastructure:
• Web servers
• Load balancers
• Application servers

Nice‑to‑Have Skills

• Understanding of infrastructure components:
• Virtualization
• Operating systems
• Networks
• Storage
• Experience with OpenShift / AKS
• Experience with Azure cloud technologies
• Database experience: PostgreSQL, MS‑SQL