Monitoring Specialist - Infrastructure

Peoplebank; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Peoplebank is seeking a Monitoring & Observability Specialist to uplift enterprise monitoring, logging, alerting and visibility across a large technology environment in Brisbane. You will assess current-state capability, define the target state, and deliver improvements to increase resilience and incident response maturity.

Responsibilities include crafting a Monitoring & Observability Strategy, defining standards and operating model, and improving alert quality, dashboards, and workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise monitoring/observability and infrastructure operations.
• Proficient with Splunk, Azure Monitor, Dynatrace, Datadog, New Relic, Elastic, Grafana and Prometheus.
• Experience designing/implementing monitoring at scale.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess existing monitoring, observability, logging and event management capability and identify gaps.
• Produce a Monitoring & Observability Strategy plus future-state roadmap.
• Define standards, governance, ownership and operating model for monitoring/logging.
• Improve alert quality, dashboards, reporting, and operational workflows.
• Lead tactical uplift initiatives and support transition into BAU (docs/KT/support model).

Skills

Monitoring/Observability

Splunk

Azure Monitor

Dynatrace

Datadog

New Relic

Elastic

Grafana

Prometheus

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Azure Admin

Azure Solutions Architect

Job description

Role: Monitoring Specialist – Infrastructure

Location: Brisbane CBD

Contract: 12 months initial, possible exension

About The Role

We’re seeking a Monitoring & Observability Specialist to uplift enterprise monitoring, logging, alerting and operational visibility across a large, complex technology environment. You’ll assess current-state capability, define the target state, and deliver practical improvements that increase service resilience and incident response effectiveness (with an eye toward AIOps maturity).

Responsibilities

• Assess existing monitoring, observability, logging and event management capability and identify gaps
• Produce a Monitoring & Observability Strategy plus future-state roadmap
• Define standards, governance, ownership and operating model for monitoring/logging
• Improve alert quality, dashboards, reporting, and operational workflows
• Lead tactical uplift initiatives and support transition into BAU (docs/KT/support model)

Qualifications

• Experienced with in enterprise monitoring/observability/logging/infrastructure operations
• Skilled with:
  • Splunk (Consultant/Architect/Admin)
  • Azure Monitor / Azure Admin / Azure Solutions Architect
  • Dynatrace / Datadog / New Relic / Elastic / Grafana / Prometheus
• Proven experience designing/implementing monitoring & observability solutions at scale
• Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to produce high-quality strategy/standards documentation

Note: We may use Aida (AI-assisted screening) as part of the initial application screening process.

Peoplebank and Leaders IT are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone belongs. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need adjustments to the recruitment process due to your circumstances, please let us know—we’re here to support you.