Senior Observability Engineer

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Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Observability Engineer in Milford, CT.

Summary:
The Senior Observability Engineer is responsible for implementing and managing monitoring solutions across infrastructure and applications-including servers, networks, cloud services, databases, mobile apps, and web platforms. This role is responsible for the configuration, maintenance, and documentation of observability tools such as Dynatrace and SolarWinds. The Engineer also partners with technology stakeholders through instrumentation planning, service reviews, and operational enablement to ensure monitoring solutions meet evolving business and technical needs.

Duties:
* Design, configure, and maintain observability and alerting platforms such as Dynatrace, OpsGenie, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, and Splunk; Responsibilities include instrumentation, dashboard creation, alerting configuration, anomaly detection, business events processing and creation, log pipeline configuration and analysis, synthetic and real user monitoring, and continuous improvement of monitoring coverage and quality
* Guide and support the work of internal engineers and external consultants focused on observability; Establish priorities, ensure quality outcomes, and provide technical and process leadership across distributed teams
* Collaborate with developers, architects, and platform teams to define observability strategies that align with business and operational goals; This includes integrating observability into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code workflows and supporting business observability through end-to-end transaction tracing and event instrumentation
* Develop, document, and maintain observability processes and response procedures, ensuring operational readiness through knowledge transfer, training, and enablement of technical teams

REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
* 6+ years of related technical experience; 2 years of DynTrace
* Proven experience leading technical teams in the design, implementation, and support of observability solutions
* Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure services to support instrumentation and management of observability solutions for cloud-hosted applications and services
* Expert in Dynatrace with skills in distributed tracing, logging, business events, metrics, DQL, OpenPipeline, dashboarding, alerting, anomaly detection, and proactive monitoring
* Familiarity with additional observability tools such as SolarWinds, Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, and Splunk
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively across technical teams, development groups, and architecture stakeholders
* Capable of coaching and training internal teams on observability best practices and Dynatrace implementation
* Skilled in developing, documenting, and improving observability-related processes and procedures
* Excellent analytical skills with the ability to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies in complex datasets
* Naturally curious and committed to continuous learning and improvement
* Proactive in identifying opportunities for optimization and innovation in monitoring strategies
* Proficient in Windows and Linux environments, experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell and Bash
* Skilled in administering Dynatrace and SolarWinds platforms, including integration with AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, OpsGenie, and Splunk
* Ability to mentor team members, delegate responsibilities, and align team efforts with organizational goals

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.

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