Monitoring Engineer

Motion Recruitment; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Voluntary Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Legal and Identity Protection Plans

529 College Saver Plan

Job summary

Motion Recruitment in Columbus, OH is seeking a Monitoring Engineer to join a Dynatrace Observability team on a 1-year W2 contract. The role offers a hybrid schedule and extension or conversion based on performance.

The engineer will manage Dynatrace, OneAgent, and related tools, drive alert quality, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize monitoring across hybrid-cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent.
• 2 to 5 years of hands-on Dynatrace and enterprise observability experience.
• Experience with enterprise-scale APM environments.
• Experience deploying observability for Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
• Incident troubleshooting and runbook creation experience.
• Scripting/automation to streamline configurations and data collection.
• Familiarity with ITSM platforms, especially ServiceNow, for alert routing.
• Strong written and verbal communication across teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage Dynatrace SaaS platform health, including ActiveGates, extensions, access controls, and synthetic monitors.
• Design and validate end-to-end monitoring using OneAgent, RUM, and Smartscape.
• Track telemetry consumption and optimize data growth while keeping coverage.
• Improve alert quality and incident routing; integrate with ServiceNow.
• Perform proactive APM and root cause analysis across multi-tier Azure workloads.
• Correlate data across cloud, network, and on-premises systems; develop automation scripts.
• Create executive dashboards and SLO/KPI reports translating telemetry to business outcomes.
• Provide escalation support for monitoring incidents and coordinate with vendor support.

Skills

Dynatrace

Observability

Azure

APM

ITSM

Scripting

ServiceNow

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OneAgent

ActiveGates

Dynatrace Extensions

RUM

Smartscape

Job description

One of the Midwest's largest energy companies is searching for a Monitoring Engineer to join their Dynatrace Observability team in Columbus, OH. In this high-visibility role, you will be at the forefront of modernizing enterprise monitoring across critical infrastructure that powers millions of homes and businesses. You will have the opportunity to drive full-stack visibility, optimize application performance, and shape how technical teams detect, analyze, and resolve incidents across hybrid-cloud environments.

This exciting opportunity to champion cutting-edge observability practices begins as a 1-year W2 contract based in Columbus, OH. The position offers a hybrid schedule, competitive benefits and the strong potential for contract extension or conversion to a direct-hire role based on performance and business needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the administration, configuration, and day-to-day health of the enterprise Dynatrace SaaS platform, including ActiveGates, extensions, access controls, and synthetic monitors.
• Partner with application and infrastructure teams to design, implement, and validate end-to-end monitoring using OneAgent, Real User Monitoring (RUM), and Smartscape topology.
• Drive telemetry consumption tracking, identify unexpected data growth, and recommend cost-effective optimization strategies while maintaining deep coverage.
• Enhance alert quality and incident routing by eliminating alert fatigue, tuning anomaly detection rules, and establishing seamless integration with ServiceNow.
• Perform proactive application performance monitoring (APM) and deep-dive root cause analysis across complex multi-tier architectures and Azure cloud workloads.
• Bridge observability across cloud, network, and on-premises systems by correlating cross-platform performance data, flow metrics, and system traces.
• Develop automated workflows and scripts to streamline agent deployments, operational reporting, and recurring maintenance procedures.
• Create high-impact executive dashboards and service-level objective (SLO/KPI) reports that translate operational data into clear business outcomes.
• Provide escalation support for monitoring platform incidents, troubleshoot agent and data collection issues, and coordinate directly with vendor support when required.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical professional experience).
• 2 to 5 years of dedicated hands-on experience administering and engineering Dynatrace and enterprise observability solutions.
• Proven track record supporting enterprise-scale application performance monitoring (APM) environments.
• Practical experience deploying and managing monitoring for Microsoft Azure cloud environments and services.
• Demonstrated experience with incident troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and operational runbook creation.
• Familiarity with scripting and automation techniques to streamline system configurations and data collection.
• Working knowledge of network performance tools and multi-tier infrastructure architectures.
• Experience utilizing enterprise IT Service Management (ITSM) platforms, particularly ServiceNow, for alert routing and ticketing workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience operating within large-scale, enterprise environments.
• Relevant industry certifications such as Microsoft Azure or ITIL.
• Deep familiarity with multi-tool observability ecosystems and telemetry pipelines.
• A strong DevOps and automation-first mindset.
• Proven ability to interpret deep technical metrics and clearly present their impact on business goals.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.