Application Performance Engineer

Description
We are seeking a highly technical Application Performance Engineering professional to support and expand enterprise-wide observability capabilities. The individual will work closely with development teams, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance.
This role is highly hands-on and focuses on Dynatrace, Elastic, OpenTelemetry, monitoring strategy, distributed tracing, synthetic monitoring, alerting, and root cause analysis.
The successful candidate will help developers interpret performance issues, investigate production incidents, analyze logs and traces, implement monitoring solutions, and drive proactive observability practices across the organization.
The environment is heavily Microsoft-based and runs primarily within Azure.
Skills
Performance testing, dynatrace, powershell, kubernetes, Opentelemetry, elastic, azure, AI, Devon AI, linear
Top Skills Details
Performance testing,dynatrace,powershell,kubernetes,Opentelemetry,elastic
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Minimum of five (5) + years' professional relevant experience and Bachelor's Degree in CS, CIS, or related discipline preferred
Minimum one (1) + years of recent and relevant experience in an information systems management role (with direct reports) having responsibility for engineering or support.
Experience or certification with Dynatrace or Elastic is a must
Experience or certification with Microsoft Azure is a plus.
Experience with Artificial Intelligence is a plus. (Devin AI is even better)
Deep and proven knowledge and experience in at least two of the following technologies (vendor certifications are preferred):
o Servers and Storage technologies including Cisco UCS and NetApp or Pure Storage technology stack
o Virtualization technologies, including service automation using VMWare and Nutanix
o SQL database technology in a larger enterprise environment with complex replication strategies
o Unified Communications technologies including web, audio and video conferencing
Experience Level
Intermediate Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Irvine, CA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $120000.00/yr.
Comprehensive benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision
Wellness program to support both mental and physical health
Generous paid time off for both exempt and non-exempt positions
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Irvine,CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jul 24, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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