Monitoring Engineer

Job Title: Monitoring Engineer Duration: 12+ Months Location: Plano, TexasRate: $70-$73/hour W2Monitoring Tools Engineer Overview We are seeking an experienced Monitoring Tools Engineer to support and enhance enterprise monitoring platforms across a large banking environment. This engineer will be responsible for implementing, optimizing, and maintaining proactive monitoring solutions that improve operational visibility, reduce Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), and prevent production incidents. The ideal candidate has deep hands-on experience with Dynatrace and Splunk, understands infrastructure and application monitoring, and can partner closely with application, production support, and infrastructure teams to drive monitoring best practices. Must-Have Skills5+ years of enterprise monitoring/observability engineering experience3+ years of hands-on Dynatrace administration and implementation3+ years of hands-on Splunk administration and monitoringExperience implementing Dynatrace Synthetic MonitoringStrong experience designing monitoring strategies for enterprise applicationsExperience configuring:DashboardsAlertsEventsThresholdsNotificationsProven success reducing Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) through proactive monitoringScripting experience (PowerShell, Python, Bash, Shell, or similar)Strong Unix/Linux administration experienceWindows Server administration experienceBasic networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing, HTTP/S, firewalls)Preferred SkillsFinancial services or large enterprise experienceExperience supporting hundreds or thousands of applicationsApplication Performance Monitoring (APM)Infrastructure monitoringCloud monitoring (AWS, Azure, GCP)ITIL / Production Support experienceServiceNowAutomation of monitoring deploymentsLog analytics and event correlationRoot Cause Analysis (RCA)ResponsibilitiesDeploy and administer Dynatrace across a large application portfolioImplement and maintain Dynatrace Synthetic MonitoringConfigure and optimize Splunk monitoring solutionsDesign monitoring standards for applications and infrastructureBuild dashboards, alerts, events, and thresholdsTune alerting to minimize false positives while improving issue detectionWork with application teams to onboard monitoring for new applicationsCollaborate with Production Support during incident response and troubleshootingDevelop scripts to automate monitoring administration and reportingAnalyze monitoring data to identify trends and performance bottlenecksDrive continuous improvements that reduce MTTR and increase application reliabilityDocument monitoring standards and best practicesEnvironmentDynatraceDynatrace Synthetic MonitoringSplunkLinuxUnixWindows ServerPowerShellBashPythonNetworking (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S)Enterprise Production SupportLarge-scale Banking Environment About Matlen Silver Experience Matters. Let your experience be driven by our experience. For more than 40 years, Matlen Silver has delivered solutions for complex talent and technology needs to Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. Led by hard work, honesty, and a trusted team of experts, we can say that Matlen Silver technology has created a solutions experience and legacy of success that is the difference in the way the world works.   Matlen Silver is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status. If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at email and/or phone at: info@matlensilver.com // 908-393-8600 At The Matlen Silver Group, Inc., W2 employees are eligible for the following benefits:Health, vision, and dental insurance (single and family coverage)401(k) plan (employee contributions only)