Application Observability Engineer

Job Title: Application Observability Engineer

Contract Duration:  3 months

Location:  Remote - Must reside in US

Remote (preferred locations): Missouri, Texas, Florida, Minnesota, Illinois, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arizona, Michigan, California, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio

Position Overview:

• Maintain and optimize the enterprise observability platform including Grafana, Grafana Tempo, Dynatrace, Splunk, and syslog
• Monitor system health and performance metrics to proactively identify and resolve potential issues
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to application performance, reliability, and functionality
• Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for observability and performance issues
• Create and maintain dashboards, alerts, and reports to support operational visibility
• Collaborate with network engineering and automation teams to ensure seamless integration and operation of monitoring systems
• Lead root cause analysis for critical incidents and contribute to post-mortem processes
• Mentor junior engineers on observability tooling and troubleshooting methodologies
• Document processes, configurations, and troubleshooting steps to support knowledge sharing and operational efficiency
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response as needed

• 5+ years of experience in observability, operations, or related infrastructure roles
• Hands-on experience with Grafana, Grafana Tempo, Dynatrace, Splunk, and syslog
• Strong proficiency with Linux systems and command-line tools
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, etc.)
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized application environments
• Proficiency with scripting languages (Python, Bash, or similar)
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting

• Experience in telecom or large-scale distributed systems environments
• Familiarity with distributed tracing and APM concepts
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible)

 

Not eligible for Corp2Corp

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

CLIENT does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.