Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Empower Professionals, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! **Role: Dynatrace SME** **Locations: Dallas, TX/ Seattle, WA (Hybrid)** **Duration: 12+ Months Contract** **F2F Interview Highly Preferred For Local Candidates.** **Note: Candidate needs to be in the office 3-4 Days every week. Local or candidates from adjacent states only.** **Overview:** - We are seeking an experienced Dynatrace Solutions Architect to define and drive the enterprise-wide observability strategy leveraging Dynatrace. - This role will focus on designing scalable, secure, and resilient monitoring architectures across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technology roadmaps. **Key Responsibilities:** **Architecture & SME:** - Define the overall observability architecture using Dynatrace for on-prem, cloud (Azure, Google Cloud Platform), and containerized environments. - Establish standards, governance frameworks, and best practices for monitoring, alerting, and tagging strategies. - Develop reference architectures and solution blueprints for application performance management (APM) and digital experience monitoring. **Solution Design & Integration:** - Architect integrations between Dynatrace and enterprise platforms (CI/CD pipelines, ITSM tools, cloud-native services). - Design advanced synthetic monitoring, RUM, and DEM strategies to ensure end-to-end visibility. - Lead migration strategies from Dynatrace Managed to SaaS, including risk assessment, planning, and execution oversight. **Performance & Optimization:** - Define methodologies for proactive performance tuning and anomaly detection leveraging Dynatrace Davis AI. - Establish KPIs and dashboards for executive and technical stakeholders using Dynatrace Query Language (DQL). - Drive automation initiatives for monitoring deployment and configuration across large-scale environments. **Leadership & Collaboration:** - Act as the primary technical authority for Dynatrace within the organization. - Partner with Cloud, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams to align observability with business continuity and scalability goals. - Mentor engineers and SMEs on architectural principles, advanced Dynatrace capabilities, and governance compliance. **Required Qualifications:** - 8+ years of experience in enterprise monitoring and observability, with at least 5 years in Dynatrace architecture and design. - Deep expertise in Dynatrace SaaS and Managed platforms, including DQL and advanced dashboarding. - Strong understanding of multi-cloud architectures (Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, PCF). - Proven experience in designing integrations with CI/CD, ITSM, and automation frameworks. - Solid grasp of networking, distributed systems, and application performance principles. - Excellent communication and leadership skills to influence stakeholders and guide technical teams.