AppDynamics Observability Engineer | Remote APM Specialist

Conducive; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Conducive Consulting seeks an Observability Engineer specializing in Cisco AppDynamics to lead client implementations, optimizations, and performance engineering across diverse environments.

You will design and administer AppDynamics deployments, instrument Java/.NET apps, and define health rules, dashboards, and alerts to align with business KPIs. Strong consulting skills and cross-team collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Cisco AppDynamics (SaaS or On-Prem).
• Strong understanding of APM concepts and application architecture.
• Experience instrumenting Java and/or .NET applications.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Experience configuring health rules and policies.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills.
• Excellent communication and consulting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and administer Cisco AppDynamics environments.
• Configure application agents (Java, .NET, Node.js) and machine agents.
• Define business transactions, health rules, policies, and alerts.
• Implement dashboards and reports aligned with business KPIs.
• Conduct performance analysis and root cause investigations.
• Tune instrumentation for optimal performance and minimal overhead.
• Integrate AppDynamics with infrastructure monitoring and ITSM tools.
• Support cloud-native and containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Deliver workshops and best-practice guidance to client stakeholders.
• Participate in solution design and pre-sales technical engagements.

Skills

Cisco AppDynamics

APM concepts

Java instrumentation

.NET instrumentation

Distributed systems

Microservices architectures

Health rules

Troubleshooting

Consulting skills

Communication

Tools

AppDynamics

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Conducive Consulting seeks an Observability Engineer specializing in Cisco AppDynamics to lead client implementations, optimizations, and performance engineering across diverse environments.

You will design and administer AppDynamics deployments, instrument Java/.NET apps, and define health rules, dashboards, and alerts to align with business KPIs. Strong consulting skills and cross-team collaboration are essential.