We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Observability Engineer / Analyst with robust expertise in Dynatrace to support both platform engineering and day-to-day operational monitoring. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in Dynatrace administration, observability engineering, ActiveGate deployment, OpenTelemetry implementation, and cloud-native monitoring across Azure and Kubernetes environments.

Core Responsibilities

Administer and optimize Dynatrace (SaaS/Managed), including alerting, anomaly detection, dashboards, DQL, management zones, and tagging.

Act as the Dynatrace Subject Matter Expert (SME) by troubleshooting issues, tuning alerts, resolving data gaps, and supporting platform users.

Design, develop, and maintain dashboards and DQL queries for application, infrastructure, and operational visibility.

Deploy and manage Dynatrace OneAgent across:

Windows & Linux Azure Virtual Machines

Kubernetes / AKS

Azure Function Apps (Windows) using OneAgent Extension

Design, deploy, and maintain ActiveGates for:

VM traffic routing

Synthetic private locations

Extension execution (ActiveGate-based extensions)

Configure and support OneAgent and ActiveGate Extensions.





Implement and support OpenTelemetry (OTEL) for Azure Function Apps (Linux) and other custom workloads.

Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and cloud teams to improve observability and monitoring capabilities.

Required Skills

7+ years of IT experience with strong hands-on expertise in Dynatrace (UI & backend).

Extensive experience with Dynatrace SaaS/Managed environments.

Strong knowledge of Dynatrace Query Language (DQL).

Hands-on experience deploying and troubleshooting ActiveGates.

Experience with Azure, Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes/AKS environments.

Experience implementing OpenTelemetry (OTEL).

Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Certifications

Dynatrace Associate – Required

Dynatrace Professional – Preferred

Microsoft Azure and/or Kubernetes Certifications – Preferred

Essential Skills

Dynatrace

Dynatrace SaaS / Managed

DQL

ActiveGate

OneAgent

OpenTelemetry (OTEL)

Azure

Kubernetes / AKS

Windows & Linux

Observability Engineering

📌 Senior Observability Engineer / Analyst (Dynatrace) (Chennai)
🏢 Prophecy Technologies
📍 Chennai