Site reliability engineer (sre) - dynatrace automation specialist

job summary

Randstad is partnering with a premier client in Washington, D.C. to hire a Site Reliability Engineer specialized in Dynatrace Automation. This is not an administration role; we are looking for a DevOps professional who has successfully automated the rollout of Dynatrace across large-scale environments. The ideal candidate will integrate observability directly into the CI/CD lifecycle, ensuring that performance gates and automated tagging are \"baked into\" the code. You will play a critical role in system stability by leading automated resiliency and Disaster Recovery (DR) testing-tasks that frequently occur outside of standard business hours to ensure mission-critical uptime.

location: Washington, Washington, D.C.

job type: Contract

salary: $65 - 75 per hour

work hours: 9am to 5pm

education: Bachelors

responsibilities

Dynatrace Automation: Lead the automated deployment and scaling of Dynatrace across hybrid environments; standardize installations using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Ansible) rather than manual configuration.

CI/CD Pipeline Integration: Build and optimize \"Observability-as-Code\" by integrating Dynatrace with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline to enable automated quality gates and performance tracking.

Advanced Observability: Implement environment-aware configurations and distributed tracing with context propagation; enforce strict metadata and tagging standards through automated scripts.

Resiliency & DR Testing: Design and execute automated Resiliency Test plans and Disaster Recovery simulations; note: these high-impact tests are often scheduled during maintenance windows outside of normal business hours.

SRE Operations: Apply SRE principles to manage SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets; develop automated anomaly detectors and self-healing scripts to reduce manual \"toil.\"

Incident Response: Serve as a technical lead for production incidents, utilizing Dynatrace insights for rapid Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and documenting findings in ServiceNow.

qualifications

Experience: 2 to 4 years in an SRE or DevOps role with a heavy emphasis on Dynatrace automation and CI/CD integration.

Required Technical Skills: Proven mastery of Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK for provisioning infrastructure and monitoring agents.

Scripting: Mid-level proficiency in Python or similar languages to develop self-service tools and automation hooks.

Cloud & Platforms: Hands-on experience managing workloads in AWS and Azure using Docker, Kubernetes, or ECS.

Systems & Config: Solid understanding of Linux networking and configuration management via Ansible.

Schedule Flexibility: Demonstrated ability and willingness to work outside standard business hours for overnight resiliency testing and on-call rotations.

Communication: Strong ability to translate complex observability data into actionable technical documentation and knowledge articles.

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@.

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.