Site Reliability & Observability Architect

What You ll Do
This list reflects the current responsibilities; additional essential or non-essential tasks may be assigned as needed.

• Architectural Design: Develop and maintain the overall architecture of IT solutions, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and efficient.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with business leaders, project managers, and IT teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

• System Integration: Oversee integration of new technologies and systems into the existing IT environment, ensuring compatibility and performance.

• Documentation: Create detailed architectural documentation, including diagrams, design patterns, and technical specifications.

• Compliance and Security: Ensure solutions comply with industry standards and regulations; implement robust security measures to protect data and systems.

• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends and incorporate relevant advancements into IT strategy.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of experience in system architecture, software development, cloud computing (e.g., AWS, Azure), and cybersecurity.

• 3+ years of experience designing, deploying, and configuring telemetry solutions across diverse tech stacks (mainframe, midrange, cloud).

• 5+ years of experience in observability, site reliability engineering, DevOps, or a related technical field.

• Prior experience architecting observability solutions for high-availability, large-scale, or mission-critical environments.

• Demonstrated leadership in driving observability initiatives and influencing engineering culture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

• Familiarity with multiple programming languages and frameworks.

• Certifications in cloud architecture, DevOps, or observability tools.

• Experience with automation frameworks, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and integrating observability with deployment pipelines.

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of observability pillars (metrics, logs, traces), telemetry, and distributed tracing frameworks (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, Zipkin).

• Tool Proficiency: Hands-on experience with observability platforms (Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic, ELK/EFK Stack, Splunk, AppDynamics).

• Cloud & Containerization: Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, IBM Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, OCI) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).

• Programming & Scripting: Proficiency in at least one language for automation and tool integration (Python, Go, Java, Bash).

• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with complex, distributed systems.

• Documentation: Ability to produce clear, concise technical documentation and architectural diagrams.

• Security Awareness: Understanding of security implications within observability pipelines and compliance requirements.

• Advanced IT Knowledge: Expertise in monitoring, logging, AIOps, and notification systems; hands-on experience with AIOps solutions (e.g., BigPanda).

• Resiliency Practices: Mastery of modern resiliency practices and observability s role in system reliability.

• Infrastructure Design: Moderate knowledge in designing enterprise-grade infrastructure solutions (on-prem, hybrid, cloud, virtualization).

• Networking: Knowledge of firewalls, routing, VPNs, and load balancers.

• Collaboration: Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
  
  Our benefits package includes:

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay, 401(k)
• Retirement plan
• and much more!
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