Senior Dynatrace Solutions Architect
Company Description
Lumen Solutions Group Inc. is a technology consulting Services company based in Florida. We provide a wide array of experienced business and IT professionals supporting clients from solution design to implementation and support. We specialize in professional IT consulting services, IT Staffing, Business/IT Strategy, Business Process Blueprints, Enterprise Architecture, and Enterprise Transformation. Job Role: Senior Dynatrace Solutions Architect Job Location: Washington, DC (Remote with Quarterly Travel required for PI Planning at D.C. or Wilmington, DE) Job Type: Contract Job Summary Position Overview We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Dynatrace Solutions Architect / Principal Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our Unified Observability team. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on expertise in Dynatrace architecture, platform administration, enterprise observability, and automation engineering. This individual will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise-wide Dynatrace solutions, with a strong focus on developing self-service automation capabilities and improving operational efficiency. The candidate must be capable of independently leading technical architecture initiatives, providing expert-level guidance, and delivering scalable observability solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards and long-term technology objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Dynatrace Architecture & Administration Lead the architecture, design, implementation, configuration, and administration of enterprise Dynatrace solutions. Leverage advanced Dynatrace capabilities to support enterprise-wide observability initiatives. Establish scalable, reusable, and standardized Dynatrace architectures. Evaluate existing observability solutions and recommend improvements to platform performance, scalability, and operational efficiency. Provide expert technical guidance on Dynatrace platform capabilities, architecture, and implementation best practices. Self-Service Automation & Engineering Architect and implement self-service automation tools and workflows for observability operations. Identify and automate repetitive administrative and operational tasks to reduce manual effort. Develop scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation solutions. Integrate automation capabilities with existing enterprise engineering and technology environments. Ensure automation solutions adhere to enterprise architecture and operational standards. Site Reliability Engineering & Observability Apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to improve system reliability, monitoring, availability, and operational visibility. Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and cloud engineering teams to enhance enterprise observability. Establish standardized monitoring and observability practices across enterprise environments. Guide engineering teams in adopting and effectively utilizing Dynatrace capabilities. Identify opportunities to improve service reliability and operational efficiency through observability-driven insights. Enterprise Solution Architecture Develop conceptual and detailed technical architectures aligned with business and technology requirements. Ensure solutions are scalable, reusable, sustainable, and consistent with enterprise architecture standards. Lead architecture activities throughout the solution lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, and adoption. Present architectural designs and recommendations to technical leadership and enterprise architecture stakeholders. Participate in architecture governance and design reviews, ensuring alignment with established technology standards. Balance immediate operational requirements with long-term architectural strategy. Required Technical Skills & Qualifications Dynatrace Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience architecting, implementing, administering, configuring, and optimizing Dynatrace solutions in complex enterprise environments. Advanced Dynatrace Capabilities: Strong understanding and practical experience leveraging advanced Dynatrace platform capabilities for enterprise observability. Automation Engineering: Proven experience designing and implementing self-service automation tools, workflows, and solutions to minimize manual operational activities. Enterprise Observability: Strong understanding of enterprise monitoring and observability architecture across application, infrastructure, and cloud environments. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): Practical experience applying SRE principles and practices to improve service reliability, availability, and operational performance. Solution Architecture: Ability to independently develop conceptual and detailed solution architectures and guide technical implementation. Enterprise Architecture: Experience with architectural modeling, reusable design patterns, technical standards, and architecture governance. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Experience working with application development, cloud engineering, infrastructure, and enterprise architecture teams. Understanding of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and software design principles. Ability to communicate complex technical architectures and recommendations to senior technical and business stakeholders. Experience participating in enterprise architecture reviews and obtaining design approvals. Experience Requirements Approximately 8-15 years of overall IT experience. Approximately 5-7 years of relevant solution architecture experience. Lumen Solutions Group Inc is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any legally protected status.