Principal Dynatrace Platform Engineer

job summary:

Randstad is seeking a high-caliber Principal Dynatrace Platform Engineer to serve as the subject matter expert and lead observability architect for a premier enterprise client in Washington, D.C. In this mission-critical role, you will take ownership of the client's enterprise Dynatrace ecosystem, spearheading the architecture, design, and deployment of scalable self-service automation workflows to streamline observability across complex hybrid-cloud environments. As a Gold-level equivalent SME, you will leverage advanced platform capabilities-such as Davis AI root-cause analysis, synthetic monitoring, distributed tracing, and automated remediation-to empower product and engineering teams with actionable operational intelligence.

location: Washington, Washington, D.C. job type: Contract salary: $75 - 85 per hour work hours: 9am to 5pm education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

Enterprise Solution Architecture: Architect, implement, and maintain high-availability Dynatrace deployment strategies across complex multi-cloud and on-premises enterprise environments.

Self-Service & Automation Engineering: Design, build, and operationalize self-service automation tools, APIs, and CI/CD integrations to simplify agent rollouts, synthetic script deployments, and monitoring lifecycle management for development teams.

Advanced Feature Exploitation: Leverage cutting-edge Dynatrace capabilities, including Davis AI engine tuning, Cloud Automation, SLO/SLA management dashboards, OneAgent configuration, and distributed tracing.

Platform Governance & Standards: Define enterprise observability best practices, tag management taxonomies, alerting policies, and configuration-as-code (Monaco / Terraform) frameworks to ensure clean governance and prevent alert fatigue.

Technical Leadership & Enablement: Partner with cross-functional Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, and application delivery teams to drive observability adoption, troubleshoot critical bottlenecks, and lead incident post-mortem analysis.

qualifications:

Subject Matter Expertise: Proven expertise operating at a Dynatrace Master or Gold-Certified level, with 8+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise application performance management (APM) and observability administration.

Automation & Scripting: Strong scripting and automation background using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Go, with direct experience utilizing the Dynatrace API and Configuration-as-Code (Monaco / Terraform provider).

Infrastructure & Cloud Platforms: Demonstrated experience deploying and configuring OneAgents and ActiveGates across containerized platforms (Kubernetes, OpenShift) and major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Modern CI/CD & DevOps: Deep familiarity with modern deployment pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) and integrating automated performance gates into standard release cycles.

Architecture & Communication: Outstanding ability to design scalable systems, document technical blueprints, and translate complex observability metrics into high-level strategic insights for technical leaders and stakeholders.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.