Monitoring & Observability Specialist

randstad digital australia; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Udemy license

Exclusive discounts

Private health fund discounts

3 pay runs per week

Job summary

Randstad Contractor Benefits in Brisbane seeks an experienced Monitoring and Observability Specialist for a 12-month contract. You will lead the definition of future-state monitoring strategies, governance models, and uplift initiatives across a modernising digital environment to improve resilience and incident response.

Role requires strong hands-on expertise with Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, centralised logging, and SIEM, plus proven ability to run stakeholder workshops and deliver

Qualifications

• 7+ years in enterprise monitoring/observability/logging or related disciplines.
• Tertiary qualification in IT/CS/Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience developing enterprise monitoring/observability strategies in large IT environments.
• Hands-on with monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch) and SIEM.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional workshops and produce governance docs.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise monitoring, observability, logging, and event management initiatives.
• Define future-state strategies, roadmaps, and governance for monitoring capabilities.
• Design and implement monitoring dashboards, reporting, and service health visuals.
• Improve alert quality, signal management, and operational workflows to reduce outages.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, security, and service management teams to deliver fit-for-purpose support.

Skills

Monitoring

Observability

Logging

SIEM

Cloud monitoring

Stakeholder workshops

Governance

Education

IT/CS/Engineering degree

Tools

Azure Monitor

AWS CloudWatch

Centralised logging

Job description

Are you an experienced Monitoring and Observability Specialist looking for an exciting 12-month contract in Brisbane? We are seeking a senior technical specialist to lead monitoring, observability, logging, and operational visibility initiatives across a modernising digital infrastructure environment. In this role, you will define future-state strategies, establish governance models, and deliver tactical uplift solutions that enhance service resilience, proactive incident response, and overall visibility across complex systems.

What You Will Do:

• Conduct enterprise-wide assessments of current monitoring, observability, logging, and event management capabilities.
• Develop future-state strategies, roadmaps, and governance frameworks for monitoring, logging, and AIOps capabilities.
• Design and implement monitoring dashboards, reporting tools, and service health visualisation solutions.
• Improve alert quality, event correlation, signal management, and operational workflows to minimise service disruptions.
• Lead tactical uplift initiatives and collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, cyber security, and service management teams to deliver fit-for-purpose operational support models.

What You Need to Apply for This Role:

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in enterprise monitoring, observability, logging, infrastructure operations, or related technical disciplines.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing enterprise monitoring, observability, or operational visibility strategies within large, complex IT environments.
• Hands-on expertise designing, configuring, and optimising enterprise monitoring, centralised logging, SIEM, and cloud monitoring tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch).
• Proven track record in leading cross-functional stakeholder workshops, defining operating models, and producing high-quality strategy, standards, and governance documentation.

You must be a Brisbane based candidate with unlimited working rights to be considered.

Randstad Contractor Benefits:

• Access to a Udemy license for ongoing learning and continuous professional development
• Access to exclusive discounts across various platforms
• Discounts on private health funds
• 3 payruns a week

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.