Monitoring Architect

Jobtailor; Pennington (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Senior Solutions Architect to lead monitoring for banking applications in the United States. You will define the architectural direction, shape operating environments, and drive end-to-end monitoring implementations across cloud and container platforms.

You will collaborate with APS teams, review performance and reliability, document standards, and mentor engineers. Strong communication and strategic thinking are essential in a large, multi-data center environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years production systems architecture and/or support experience.
• Experience supporting monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Tivoli, Splunk, Sitescope, and Catchpoint.
• Familiarity with monitoring on Cloud and Containers infrastructure.
• Knowledge of Windows/Unix infrastructure services, processing, monitoring, and shell scripts.
• Programming experience in Java and Python.
• Experience in application/network performance and availability monitoring.
• Experience with N-Tier Architecture supporting webserver, middleware, database, and other products.
• Knowledge of ITIL functions and processes.
• Excellent communication and ability to network and influence across multiple levels.
• Self-motivated, hands-on, driven individual.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural vision and solutions aligned with enterprise strategy.
• Describe solution intent and operating environment; evaluate system impacts and interfaces.
• Assist with end-to-end solution design and define non-functional requirements.
• Develop and drive monitoring strategy, standards, and instrumentation for banking apps.
• Architect and implement monitoring solutions across cloud and container infra.
• Lead architecture shaping and ensure modular, flexible designs.
• Educate team members on practices and best practices.
• Roll out monitoring tool across Banking APS applications.
• Coordinate deployment planning with APS teams.
• Prepare adoption reports and monitoring metrics.
• Participate in global discussions on monitoring strategy evolution.

Skills

Production systems architecture

Monitoring tools experience

Java programming

Python programming

N-tier architecture

Cloud/container monitoring

ITIL knowledge

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Networking ability

Tools

Dynatrace

Tivoli

Splunk

Sitescope

Catchpoint

Job description

• Define architectural vision and solutions aligned with enterprise architecture strategy, technology, and platform choices
• Describe solution intent and operating environment; evaluate system impacts and determine systems, subsystems, and interfaces
• Assist with end-to-end solution design and define non-functional requirements and architectural runway
• Develop, document, and drive monitoring strategy, standards, and application instrumentation for critical banking applications
• Architect and implement monitoring solutions aligned with business information flows and systems architecture
• Consult with business and operations to identify technology challenges and opportunities and develop creative solutions and proofs of concept
• Plan and prioritize technology backlog items with product management and stakeholders
• Perform design and code reviews for security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability
• Lead high-level architecture shaping and ensure flexible, modular, adaptable architecture
• Educate team members on technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices
• Support development teams with architecture clarification, system design, and solution options
• Roll out the strategic monitoring tool across Banking APS applications
• Serve as subject‑matter expert for monitoring tools in the global monitoring strategy
• Configure monitoring for applications on cloud and container infrastructure
• Host monitoring tool demonstrations, overviews, and training; prepare presentations and operational manuals
• Coordinate deployment planning and scheduling with APS
• Assist APS teams with monitoring events and dashboard configuration
• Prepare adoption reports, metrics, and related monitoring data
• Participate in global discussions on monitoring strategy evolution

Requirements

• 5+ years production systems architecting and/or support experience
• Experience supporting monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Tivoli, Splunk, Sitescope, and Catchpoint
• Familiarity with monitoring on Cloud and Containers infrastructure
• Knowledge of Windows/Unix infrastructure services, processing, monitoring, and shell scripts
• Programming experience in Java and Python
• Experience in application/network performance and availability monitoring
• Experience with N-Tier Architecture supporting webserver, middleware, database, and other products
• Knowledge of ITIL functions and processes
• Excellent communication and ability to network and influence across multiple levels
• Self-motivated, hands-on, driven individual
• Strategic thinker able to link business context to technical reality
• Desired: banking application development/support experience
• Desired: Major Incident Management experience
• Desired: large, multi-data center enterprise environment experience
• Business acumen
• Communication and flexibility
• 1st shift availability in the United States of America

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in architectural vision and solutions, particularly in monitoring strategies for banking applications. Proficient in programming with Java and Python, and experienced in cloud and container infrastructure monitoring.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Production Systems Architecting
• Monitoring Tools Experience
• Java Programming
• Python Programming
• N-Tier Architecture

Hard Skills

• Production Systems Architecting
• Monitoring Tools
• Java Programming
• Python Programming
• N-Tier Architecture
• Application Performance Monitoring
• Shell Scripting
• Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
• Container Infrastructure Monitoring
• ITIL Knowledge

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Self-Motivated
• Strategic Thinking
• Networking Ability
• Flexibility

Industry Keywords

• Banking Application Development
• Major Incident Management
• Multi-Data Center Environment
• Business Acumen

Tools & Technologies

• Dynatrace
• Tivoli
• Splunk
• Sitescope
• Catchpoint