Observability Specialist (Splunk, AppDynamics & Dynatrace) - RSA

Job Title- Observability Specialist (Splunk, AppDynamics & Dynatrace)

Location- Detroit, MI Onsite

Position- Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Observability Specialist to design, implement, and optimize enterprise observability solutions across complex, distributed environments. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on expertise in Splunk , AppDynamics , and Dynatrace , with a strong understanding of modern cloud-native architectures, DevOps practices, and performance engineering.

This role is responsible for ensuring end-to-end visibility across applications, infrastructure, and user experience, enabling proactive monitoring, faster incident resolution, and improved system reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Observability Architecture & Strategy

• Design and implement enterprise observability frameworks and standards.
• Develop monitoring strategies aligned with SRE and DevOps best practices.
• Define SLIs, SLOs, and KPIs to measure application and system health.
• Establish logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting standards.

Platform Implementation & Administration

• Deploy, configure, and manage:
  • Splunk Enterprise / Splunk Cloud
  • AppDynamics APM
  • Dynatrace platform
• Integrate observability tools with CI/CD pipelines and ITSM platforms.
• Develop dashboards, alerts, and custom monitoring solutions.
• Manage data onboarding, parsing, and normalization in Splunk.
• Configure business transaction monitoring and application performance baselines.

Performance & Reliability Engineering

• Perform root cause analysis using logs, metrics, and traces.
• Optimize application and infrastructure performance.
• Support incident response, troubleshooting, and post-mortems.
• Implement synthetic and real-user monitoring strategies.

Automation & Integration

• Automate monitoring configuration using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Develop APIs and scripting (Python, Bash) for automation and integration.
• Integrate observability platforms with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Governance & Best Practices

• Establish observability governance, data retention, and cost optimization strategies.
• Provide guidance to development and operations teams on instrumenting applications.
• Conduct training sessions and documentation for internal stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in monitoring, observability, or SRE roles.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with:
  • Splunk (Search Processing Language - SPL)
  • AppDynamics (Controller, Agents, Business Transactions)
  • Dynatrace (OneAgent, Smartscape, AI engine)
• Strong understanding of:
  • Microservices architecture
  • Kubernetes and containerized environments
  • Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Linux/Unix systems
• Experience with logging, distributed tracing, and metrics collection.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Splunk Certified Architect / Power User
• AppDynamics or Dynatrace certifications
• Experience with OpenTelemetry
• Knowledge of ITIL processes
• Experience in regulated industries (Finance, Healthcare, Telecom)

Key Competencies

• Analytical thinking and strong troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work in high-availability production environments
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Proactive mindset with a focus on automation and continuous improvement

What Success Looks Like

• Reduced MTTR through proactive monitoring
• Improved system uptime and performance visibility
• Clear, actionable dashboards for business and technical stakeholders
• Standardized observability practices across teams