New

Platform Engineer

TEKsystems
$45.00 - $65.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Iowa, Cedar Rapids
Apr 01, 2026
We are seeking an Intermediate Platform Engineer with a strong focus on application monitoring and observability to support and enhance enterprise monitoring platforms. This role plays a key part in ensuring application performance, reliability, and visibility across complex environments by implementing effective monitoring, dashboards, and alerting. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with application performance monitoring tools (especially AppDynamics), enjoys collaborating with application and infrastructure teams, and is comfortable troubleshooting performance issues using telemetry and monitoring data. Key Responsibilities * Implement and maintain application performance monitoring using* AppDynamics, including instrumentation, transaction tracing, and performance analysis Configure and support real user monitoring (RUM), synthetic monitoring, and database monitoring to improve application visibility * Support integrations with visualization or event management tools such as BigPanda or Grafana. * Build and maintain dashboards and visualizations to provide clear insights into application health and performance * Assist with alert configuration and tuning to reduce noise and improve incident response * Support automated deployment and configuration of monitoring agents through CI/CD pipelines * Partner with application, infrastructure, and operations teams to gather monitoring requirements and deliver scalable solutions * Participate in incident investigation and troubleshooting using monitoring and telemetry data * Help document and follow monitoring standards, best practices, and operational procedures * Support monitoring and observability solutions across cloud and on-prem environments Required Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience * 3-6+ years of experience in platform engineering, monitoring, observability, or related roles * Hands-on experience with AppDynamics for application performance monitoring * Working knowledge of real user monitoring, synthetic monitoring, and database monitoring concepts * Experience supporting monitoring platforms in enterprise or large-scale environments * Familiarity with alerting strategies and alert noise reduction principles * Working knowledge of AWS services such as Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, and IAM * Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, or similar) * Scripting or automation experience (PowerShell, APIs, or infrastructure automation tools) Preferred Qualifications * Experience with event or incident management platforms * Experience managing monitoring agent deployments or upgrades at scale * Awareness of cloud and platform security best practices * Interest in or pursuit of cloud or observability certifications * Experience working with distributed or globally aligned engineering teams Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract to Hire position based out of Cedar Rapids, IA. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $45.00 - $65.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace TypeThis is a hybrid position in Cedar Rapids,IA. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Apr 8, 2026. h4>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.