Monitoring Automation Engineer
Location: Suwanee, GA
Job Type: Contract To Hire
Company: IDR
Category: DevOps
Job Description Apply Now
The Monitoring Automation Engineer is a critical member of the IT operations team, specializing in deploying, maintaining, and optimizing observability and automation solutions across modern hybrid cloud environments. This full-time role is essential for driving operational excellence and ensuring robust monitoring, alerting, and automation capabilities throughout the organization. The Monitoring Automation Engineer works closely with infrastructure, application, and DevOps teams to deliver high-availability services and proactive incident management. If you are seeking a dynamic and collaborative environment with opportunities for technical growth, consider joining our team as a Monitoring Automation Engineer.
In this position, the Monitoring Automation Engineer is responsible for the end-to-end development, implementation, and support of monitoring dashboards, alert systems, and service level objective (SLO) and service level agreement (SLA) reporting, primarily leveraging industry-standard platforms such as Dynatrace. The role also encompasses the design and execution of automated workflows using tools including Ansible, Terraform, and ServiceNow, ensuring seamless processes and integrations across diverse IT environments.
The Monitoring Automation Engineer plays a strategic part in integrating telemetry and logging standards, collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure data is efficiently captured, analyzed, and used to drive continuous improvement. Utilizing advanced AI and machine learning features within observability platforms, the Monitoring Automation Engineer enhances alert accuracy, supports root cause analysis, and contributes to the organization's proactive incident response practices. Engaging in after-action reviews and system enhancements, the Monitoring Automation Engineer is instrumental in optimizing reliability and performance.
Applicants for the Monitoring Automation Engineer position should possess at least three years of experience within IT infrastructure, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), with a strong focus on monitoring and automation. Proficiency with leading observability platforms such as Dynatrace, Datadog, or Grafana is essential, as is expertise in scripting languages, including Python, PowerShell, or Bash. A solid understanding of telemetry concepts—covering logs, metrics, traces, and events—is required to effectively monitor and improve complex systems. Familiarity with hybrid cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, and on-premises solutions, is also necessary to succeed in this role.
The Monitoring Automation Engineer will benefit from a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive suite of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. As part of an industry-leading organization with over 25 years of proven experience, employees have access to a supportive, close-knit, team-oriented culture and are eligible to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Program. The company is recognized for its commitment to both client and talent satisfaction, having earned ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Award for 12 consecutive years.
Located in a thriving technology hub, working as a Monitoring Automation Engineer in Suwanee, GA, provides access to a collaborative professional community and opportunities for career growth within a forward-thinking company.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. IDR is subject to certain governmental recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations. In order to comply with these laws, we invite employees to voluntarily self-identify their race or ethnicity, gender, and veteran status (if applicable). Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information obtained will be kept confidential and may only be used in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws, executive orders, and regulations, including those that require the information to be summarized and reported to the federal government for civil rights enforcement. You may access this form here.
Monitoring Automation Engineer - Summary- Key technical contributor to IT operations and observability initiatives
- Focus on monitoring, automation, and integration of modern IT systems
- Collaborates with infrastructure, DevOps, and application teams
- Ensures operational reliability and continuous system improvement
- Develop and maintain monitoring dashboards and alerts using Dynatrace
- Create and support SLO/SLA reporting for service performance
- Design and implement automated workflows with Ansible, Terraform, and ServiceNow
- Integrate telemetry and logging standards across platforms
- Utilize AI/ML features in observability tools to improve alerting and incident analysis
- Participate in incident response, after-action reviews, and system improvements
- Competitive compensation package
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
- Employee Stock Ownership Program participation
- Supportive and team-oriented work environment
- Recognized industry leader with multiple awards for excellence
- Minimum three years of experience in IT infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE focused on monitoring and automation
- Proficiency in observability platforms (Dynatrace, Datadog, or Grafana)
- Strong skills in scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
- Comprehensive understanding of logs, metrics, traces, and events
- Experience with hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, on-premises)
- Technically adept, collaborative, and eager to drive operational improvements
- Demonstrates initiative in adopting new tools and optimizing processes
- Strong communicator who thrives in a team environment
- Committed to continuous learning and professional development
- Work in a thriving technology hub with opportunities for career growth
- Join a company with a longstanding reputation for employee satisfaction and industry leadership
- Apply now by clicking the job application button and take the next step in your IT career as a Monitoring Automation Engineer