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with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Security, and Engineering teams to ensure visibility into traffic behavior and enable effective decision-making related to bot management.What You'll Be DoingMonitor and analyze web traffic to identify bot activity patterns using observability and monitoring tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, FullStory, etc.)Review traffic characteristics (request rates, session behaviors, geographic patterns, headers, etc.) to distinguish between legitimate users and automated trafficInvestigate anomalies in traffic or performance that may be linked to bot activity and summarize findingsPackage insights into clear, actionable recommendations for senior engineers responsible for mitigation decisionsBuild and maintain dashboards, queries, and alerts to improve visibility into bot traffic trends and site impactPartner with senior engineers to document bot detection and mitigation processes, including playbooks and decision frameworksSupport the ongoing optimization of CDN configurations (Fastly) by providing data-driven insights on traffic behaviorAssist with ad hoc analysis related to performance degradation, traffic spikes, or security concernsCollaborate with cross-functional teams (SRE, InfoSec, Product, Analytics) to align on definitions, metrics, and priorities related to bot activityCreate recurring reports that quantify bot impact (traffic volume, performance impact, conversion influence, etc.)Explore opportunities to leverage AI and automation to streamline traffic analysis and bot identification workflowsContribute to the development of internal tools, scripts, or agents (e.g., AI-driven assistants) to automate analysis, reporting, or alerting workflowsMaintain documentation of tools, processes, queries, and data sources to support team knowledge sharing and scalabilityWhat You Need to Bring3+ years of experience in web analytics, observability, site reliability, or a related engineering, security, or analysis roleExperience working with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, FullStory, or similar platformsStrong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret large datasets and identify patterns or anomalies in traffic behaviorExperience creating dashboards, alerts, queries, and reports to support operational decision-makingUnderstanding of web traffic concepts (HTTP requests, headers, sessions, caching, CDN behavior, etc.)Familiarity with Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), preferably Fastly or similar platformsWorking knowledge of Git-based repositories (GitLab preferred) and basic scripting or query languagesAbility to clearly communicate findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersStrong documentation skills, with experience creating process guides, playbooks, or technical documentationExperience collaborating with engineering teams to triage and prioritize issuesProactive mindset with a strong desire to investigate problems, understand impact, and improve 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