Observability Engineer (Contract): Dashboards & Telemetry

Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A solutions provider in Plano, Texas is seeking an Observability Engineer for a contract position to support client network observability and visibility transformation. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of experience with NetBrain and ThousandEyes, alongside expertise in handling visibility and analytics platforms. Responsibilities include integrating data sources into clients' enterprise systems, building dashboards, and supporting automated diagnostics, among others. This mid-senior level role is critical in optimizing client's operational visibility and service assurance.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience with NetBrain and ThousandEyes.
• Hands-on expertise across key platforms supporting visibility, analytics, diagnostics, and digital experience monitoring.
• Ability to work under client direction and supervision for the term of the contract.

Responsibilities

• Integrate data and telemetry sources into the client enterprise observability ecosystem.
• Assist with building and maintaining unified dashboards and visualization outputs for stakeholders.
• Support automated diagnostics, alerting, and reporting workflows.
• Participate in tool modernization efforts including rationalization and replacement of legacy platforms.
• Provide support for packet capture and deep network analytics.
• Assist with digital experience and performance monitoring across cloud and application environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support architecture decisions and platform adoption.
• Support log aggregation, parsing, and analytics using Splunk and ELK technologies.
• Contribute to automated network mapping and diagnostics using NetBrain.
• Support compliance and data integrity standards.
• Assist with continuous improvement of alert rules and analytics logic.
• Contribute to knowledge transfer efforts and documentation development.
• Support performance baselining and predictive analytics initiatives.

Skills

NetBrain

ThousandEyes

ELK

Splunk

ExtraHop

Gigamon

NetIm

NetFlow

Job description

A solutions provider in Plano, Texas is seeking an Observability Engineer for a contract position to support client network observability and visibility transformation. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of experience with NetBrain and ThousandEyes, alongside expertise in handling visibility and analytics platforms. Responsibilities include integrating data sources into clients' enterprise systems, building dashboards, and supporting automated diagnostics, among others. This mid-senior level role is critical in optimizing client's operational visibility and service assurance.