Application Monitoring Engineer (NJ OR FL OR AZ)

Job#: 3036024

Job Description:
Application Monitoring Engineer (NJ OR FL OR AZ)

Location: Pennington, NJ/Jacksonville, FL/Chandler, AZ (Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

We are seeking an Application Monitoring Engineer to join a team focused on developing and implementing advanced monitoring solutions. This role involves working closely with application development, infrastructure operations, and engineering teams to create synthetic transactions that mimic the end-user experience. The successful candidate will analyze application component interactions, benchmark key performance indicators, and architect robust monitoring strategies in a large, multi-data center enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement monitoring solutions to simulate end-user experience and synthetic transactions.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to understand application architecture and dependencies.
• Benchmark key performance indicators and document use cases, test plans, and implementation plans.
• Design, build, and maintain dashboards and alerting systems using tools like Splunk and Dynatrace.
• Analyze application and network performance and availability.
• Provide support for production systems and troubleshoot monitoring-related issues.
• Utilize automation skills to reduce manual activities and improve efficiency.
• This role requires weekend 2nd shift work (AMRS East Coast Hours), including Friday and Saturday.

Required Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) or a similar field, or equivalent professional experience is required.

Experience:

• 3+ years of development or architecture experience with multi-tiered business applications.
• 2+ years of experience in a production systems engineering or support role.
• Demonstrated experience in application and network performance and availability monitoring.

Technical Skills:

• Proven expertise with Splunk and Dynatrace, including implementation, dashboard design, and alert configuration.
• Knowledge of OS (Windows/Unix) based infrastructure services, processing, monitoring, and shell scripting.
• Familiarity with Python.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with monitoring tools such as SiteScope, Catchpoint, or AppDynamics.
• Experience working in a large, multi-data center enterprise environment.
• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic, and team-oriented environment.

Compensation & Benefits

The pay rate for this position is between $68.00 and $73.68 per hour. Contract employees are eligible for benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance options.

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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