Engineering Manager, Observability Platforms

TEKsystems; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 169,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match up to 5%

18 days PTO with option to buy an add.

Flexible hours

Job summary

TEKsystems in Raleigh, NC is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Observability practice. You will shape the strategy, governance, and roadmap for enterprise logging, metrics, and tracing, and drive incident response capabilities across AWS and other cloud platforms.

You will work with Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, New Relic, Dynatrace, and related tools to modernize observability.

Qualifications

• This role requires engineering management experience within Observability, SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Software Engineering organizations.
• Strong understanding of logs, metrics, traces, telemetry, and monitoring strategies.
• Experience with Prometheus and observability platforms such as New Relic, Dynatrace, Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, Coralogix, or similar solutions.
• Knowledge of OpenTelemetry and instrumentation best practices.
• Experience building observability solutions in AWS environments and ingesting telemetry from cloud services.
• Exposure to containers/Kubernetes and platform engineering concepts.
• Ability to influence strategy, build roadmaps, and effectively manage upward across multiple stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Define observability strategy, governance, and roadmap planning.
• Enterprise logging, metrics, tracing, and incident response capabilities.
• Implement modern observability tooling including Datadog, Coralogix, Splunk, OpenTelemetry, and similar platforms.
• Cloud-native observability across AWS (Azure/GCP experience also welcomed).
• Platform adoption, operational excellence, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Global team leadership, stakeholder management, and executive-level communication.

Skills

Observability leadership

SRE / DevOps exposure

Platform engineering

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Datadog

Prometheus

New Relic

Dynatrace

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Job description

What You'll Be Leading:

• Observability strategy, governance, and roadmap planning
• Enterprise logging, metrics, tracing, and incident response capabilities
• Modern observability tooling including Datadog, Coralogix, Splunk, OpenTelemetry, and similar platforms
• Cloud-native observability across AWS (Azure/GCP experience also welcomed)
• Platform adoption, operational excellence, and cost optimization initiatives
• Global team leadership, stakeholder management, and executive-level communication

Ideal Background:

• Engineering management experience within Observability, SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Software Engineering organizations
• Strong understanding of logs, metrics, traces, telemetry, and monitoring strategies
• Experience with Prometheus and observability platforms such as New Relic, Dynatrace, Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, Coralogix, or similar solutions
• Knowledge of OpenTelemetry and instrumentation best practices
• Experience building observability solutions in AWS environments and ingesting telemetry from cloud services
• Exposure to containers/Kubernetes and platform engineering concepts
• Ability to influence strategy, build roadmaps, and effectively manage upward across multiple stakeholder groups

Nice-to-Have Experience:

• AI Observability and telemetry for LLM applications
• Monitoring and observability for OpenAI, Claude, and other AI-powered platforms
• Developer enablement and platform modernization initiatives

Job Type & Location:

This is a permanent position based out of Raleigh, NC.

Pay and Benefits:

• Pay range: $169,000.00 – $200,000.00/yr
• Senior group – no micromanagement, no hand holding, no recent college grads
• Extremely high visibility group – Lexis+AI is the flagship product, expanding globally
• Competitive compensation
• Benefits include 401(k) match up to 5% and 18 days PTO with option to buy an additional week
• Flexible hours and remote work options

Workplace Type:

This is a hybrid position in Raleigh, NC.

Application Deadline:

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 17, 2026.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.