Senior Observability Engineer - Dynatrace to New Relic

Overview

Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - Long term

Skills

New Relic
RUM
Telemetry

Job Details

Position: Senior Observability Engineer - Dynatrace to New Relic
Location: US Remote (CST / EST time zones Preferred)
Seeking a highly experienced Senior Observability Engineer to lead a critical migration project from Dynatrace to New Relic for our client.
The ideal candidate will possess 8+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise-level monitoring solutions.
This role requires deep expertise in both Dynatrace and New Relic platforms, focusing on seamless migration of application, infrastructure, and user experience monitoring.
Responsible for architecting and executing the transition of Dynatrace capabilities, including Real User Monitoring (RUM) and Mobile RUM, to equivalent New Relic functionalities.
A strong background in synthetic monitoring, particularly with Catchpoint, is essential for ensuring comprehensive pre- and post-migration performance validation.
Responsible for implementing New Relic agents across diverse language tech stacks (Java, Spring Boot) and addressing major JVM-related issues.
Key Technical Skills:
Kubernetes
Aws cloud
Dynatrace and New Relic Expertise
Real User Monitoring (RUM) and Mobile RUM
Catchpoint Synthetic Monitoring very strong
OpenTelemetry (OTel)
Dashboard Creation and Management (New Relic)
Anomaly Detection Configuration
New Relic Agent Implementation (Java, Spring Boot, etc.)
JVM Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning
Scripting and Automation (Python, JavaScript)
Kafka , Rabit MQ
Scripting Python, Python
Grafana
Event Management servicenow
You will collaborate closely with development, operations, and SRE teams to ensure minimal disruption and enhanced observability post-migration.
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