Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, VTechys LLC, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! **Observability and Monitoring Engineer** **Location** : ONSITE 5 days a week in Des Moines, Iowa **- 1776 West Lakes Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA, 50266** **Duration:** 9-10 months **Interview** : Virtual, then the **final round will be On-site** **Qualifications:** - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field - 5+ years of experience implementing monitoring and observability using Dynatrace - Hands-on experience with monitoring/logging tools such as Zabbix, Graylog, Splunk, SolarWinds, or equivalents - 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS services and architecture - Deep understanding of metrics, logs, traces, distributed tracing, and event correlation - Experience building dashboards and KPIs for application, infrastructure, and database layers - Strong scripting/automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell) and familiarity with Terraform or CloudFormation - Strong understanding of network monitoring, performance tuning, and systems architecture - Familiarity with ITIL incident/problem management processe - Proficiency with AI tools and using them responsibly in improving observability preferred - Experience with container orchestration and microservices architecture preferred - Experience with AWS Open Telemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar tools preferred **Required Technical Skills:** - AWS Services (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, etc.) - Configuration Management (Ansible, Puppet, Chef) - Monitoring Tools (Dynatrace, CloudWatch, Zabbix, Solarwinds, Graylog etc.) - CI/CD Tools (Jenkins, Quickbuild, Bitbucket) - Scripting Languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash) - Database Management (MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL) - Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) - Container Technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)