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We are looking for APM Engineer for our Direct client & 100% Remote Opportunity
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Job Title: - APM Engineer
Assignment Type: 6 month contract-to-hire
Location: Remote, must work EST
THE ROLE
The APM Engineer Sr I works as a member of the Application Performance team and is charged to understand the goals/objectives of that team and supports Enterprise Architecture and Shared Services Technology division.
As part of the Application Monitoring team, engineers will be working on supporting Tier0 and Tier1 Applications using Dynatrace, Zabbix, Cloud watch and Splunk monitoring tools. They will be working closely with Application Team and Middleware teams on the analysis, prediction and research for health checks, logs and alerts. Application Performance engineers will be interacting with both Windows and Linux platform Servers and improving the monitoring tools with applied Scripting knowledge and querying SQL databases.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Job Functions
Work with Application teams to define thresholds and configure alerts accordingly.
Install, configure and maintain Zabbix, foglight and Dynatrace tools.
Daily Operations (Release management, Health checks, log analysis, alerts review)
Work on Trend/Prediction Analysis configuration skills
Work on the tuning and maintenance of system alerts
Explore possible solutions withing the Zabbix, Dynatrace and foglight tools.
Create Splunk dashboards for various applications.
Support and participate in incident calls and help to troubleshoot the issues.
Experience with cloud watch and AWS resource monitoring.
Help to support Kubernetes monitoring using Dynatrace.
Upgrade Zabbix and Dynatrace frequently.
Apply security patches to the monitoring infrastructure.
Need to come up with solutions for custom monitoring for applications by building custom scripts.
Experience with DB concepts, MicroServices and Shell scripting.
Experience with Azure DevOps tool to create and maintain PBI's.
Leadership/Coaching
Demonstrate a positive attitude and set an example for colleagues.
Attend regular manager and team lead status meetings and be engaged in meeting discussions and strategic planning.
Demonstrate ability and willingness to share ideas with peers and management.
Consultancy/Customer Service
Complete Service Requests within defined SLAs
Set expectations with the customers and communicate progress or blockers.
Actively participate in cross team collaborations and triage sessions
Collaborate with IT teams, project teams, and institutional leadership teams in root problem analysis, solution identification, implementation, and delivery activities.
Collaborate with IT teams and internal and external customers to understand project requirements and recommend sustainable solutions that meet defined business needs.
Communicate clearly to technical and non-technical users.
Planning and Organization
Plan and execute activities assigned by the team/manager.
Monitor alerts and take appropriate actions.
Update tickets on a regular basis and keep leadership informed of work status/progress.
Independently manage assigned tasks and project components to complete within established timelines.
Identify and communicate potential business impacts when planning changes to production systems.
Participate with management and technical teams to establish appropriate project timelines to deliver sustainable solutions within approved time and budget parameters.
Demonstrate attention to detail.
Actively identify and communicate opportunities to automate repetitive manual processes.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Expertise in Zabbix, Dynatrace, Splunk and foglight tools
Experience with Cloud Watch and AWS tools
Experience with Shell Scripting
Experience in PowerShell
Experience with backups, restores and recovery models.
Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams Bachelor's degree in computer science, or combination of education and experience
At least 8 years of experience as Performance Monitoring Engineer
Strong verbal and written communication skills (English)
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Positive attitude and solutions-oriented thinking
Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
PREFERRED
Familiar with Windows and Linux operating systems
PREFERRED
Experience with administration of at least one of these monitoring tools : Zabbix or Dynatrace