Observability Engineer – Cisco AppDynamics Specialist
Location: Remote / Hybrid (Client-site travel as needed)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Company: Conducive Consulting
About Conducive Consulting
Conducive Consulting delivers enterprise observability and performance engineering solutions that empower organizations to proactively manage application performance and digital experience. Our consultants partner with clients to design scalable monitoring strategies aligned with business objectives.
Position Overview
Conducive Consulting is seeking an experienced Observability Engineer specializing in Cisco AppDynamics to lead implementations, optimizations, and performance engineering initiatives across client environments. This role requires expertise in application performance monitoring (APM), business transaction monitoring, and deep diagnostic capabilities within AppDynamics.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, implement, and administer Cisco AppDynamics environments
• Configure application agents (Java, .NET, Node.js) and machine agents
• Define business transactions, health rules, policies, and alerts
• Implement dashboards and reports aligned with business KPIs
• Conduct performance analysis and root cause investigations
• Tune instrumentation for optimal performance and minimal overhead
• Integrate AppDynamics with infrastructure monitoring and ITSM tools
• Support cloud-native and containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Deliver workshops and best-practice guidance to client stakeholders
• Participate in solution design and pre-sales technical engagements
Required Qualifications
• 3+ years of experience with Cisco AppDynamics (SaaS or On-Prem)
• Strong understanding of APM concepts and application architecture
• Experience instrumenting Java and/or .NET applications
• Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices architectures
• Experience configuring health rules and policies
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills
• Excellent communication and consulting skills