AWS Observability Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking an AWS Observability Engineer in Hartford, CT.

Summary:
We are seeking an experienced AWS Observability Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of scalable AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code tools like CloudFormation. In this role, you'll develop and manage comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding solutions for microservices, applications, and infrastructure, while implementing centralized logging through CloudWatch and CloudTrail Logs.

Duties:
* AWS Observability Engineer will integrate observability into CI/CD pipelines to enable early detection and remediation, ensure high availability and disaster recovery of critical services, and automate cloud resource provisioning
* Collaborating closely with engineering teams, you will define SLOs/SLIs, and drive system reliability improvements based on telemetry data
* Participate in incident response and postmortem analysis to support long-term operational excellence

REQUIREMENTS:
* 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, etc.)
* Experience with monitoring tools (Datadog, New Relic, CloudWatch)
* Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (CloudFormation, Terraform)
* Experience with SAST, DAST, API Security, and WAF tools
* Strong understanding of networking, security best practices, and incident response
* Strong understanding of AWS architecture and standards
* Deep knowledge of observability principles: metrics, logs, traces, and events
* Familiarity with logging pipelines and aggregation tools (ELK, CloudWatch Logs Insights)
* Solid grasp of secure coding best practices
* Proficiency in scripting or coding (Python, Bash, or similar)

Preferred Qualifications:
* AWS Certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)
* Experience with OpenTelemetry or similar observability standards
* Experience integrating observability into CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
* Exposure to APM tools and synthetic monitoring

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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