Observability Forward Deployed Engineer

Truist; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Truist seeks an experienced engineer with a strong software development background focused on observability, automation, and platform engineering. You will design and enable enterprise observability capabilities through code, leveraging OpenTelemetry, APIs, automation frameworks, and modern monitoring platforms.

The role is hands-on, collaborating with application teams to embed telemetry into the SDLC, develop integrations, and create scalable solutions that improve visibility, reliability, and

Qualifications

• Hands-on software engineer with strong observability background.
• Experience implementing telemetry standards and onboarding automation.
• Knowledge of cloud-native platforms and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enable enterprise observability capabilities through code.
• Instrument applications with OpenTelemetry and build telemetry pipelines.
• Create automation for monitoring configurations, onboarding, and platform integrations.
• Develop dashboards and monitoring-as-code solutions to improve visibility and reliability.
• Collaborate with application teams to embed observability into the SDLC.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud-native architectures

Observability concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Dynatrace

Splunk

Grafana

Datadog

Job description

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Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

Seeking an experienced engineer with a strong software development background and a passion for observability, automation, and platform engineering. This role is responsible for designing, developing, and enabling enterprise observability capabilities through code, leveraging OpenTelemetry, APIs, automation frameworks, and modern monitoring platforms.

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on developer who understands distributed systems, cloud‑native architectures, and application performance monitoring. They will partner with application teams to implement telemetry standards, automate observability onboarding, develop integrations, and create scalable solutions that improve visibility, reliability, and operational resilience across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain observability solutions using modern programming languages and automation frameworks.
• Design and implement OpenTelemetry instrumentation, collectors, and telemetry pipelines.
• Build APIs, integrations, and self-service capabilities that simplify monitoring adoption.
• Create automation to manage monitoring configurations, maintenance windows, alerting, and platform onboarding.
• Partner with application teams to embed observability into the software development lifecycle.
• Develop dashboards, analytics, and monitoring-as-code solutions that improve operational visibility.
• Contribute to platform engineering initiatives focused on reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Drive adoption of observability standards, telemetry contracts, and engineering best practices

For this opportunity, Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration‑related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Designs, builds, and implements enterprise infrastructure technology platforms and systems across cloud, network, database, storage, platform, computing, or middleware domains.
• Applies automation, monitoring, and optimization techniques to ensure high availability and performance of infrastructure.
• Manages infrastructure engineering projects and processes aligned with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborates with cross‑functional teams and stakeholders to integrate new technologies and continuously improve infrastructure standards and processes.
• Troubleshoots and resolves complex technical issues impacting infrastructure performance and reliability.
• Supports compliance with technology strategies, standards, and governance to mitigate risks and ensure regulatory adherence.
• Reviews and guides infrastructure designs, configurations, and procedures to support operational consistency and knowledge sharing.
• Provides technical guidance and direction to lower‑level technical professionals.
• Develops technical solutions with deep analysis of infrastructure systems and leads infrastructure processes.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, a related field, or equivalent education, training, and work‑related experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in infrastructure engineering.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies including cloud, network, database, storage, platform, computing, and middleware.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience in Python, Java, Go, .NET, or similar languages.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry, distributed tracing, metrics, and logging.
• Knowledge of modern observability platforms such as Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, Datadog, or similar tools.
• Experience with APIs, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and automation frameworks.
• Understanding of cloud platforms, microservices, Kubernetes, and event‑driven architectures.
• Passion for building reusable solutions that enable engineering teams at scale.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation:

All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax‑preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full‑time or part‑time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non‑temporary position for which you apply, based on full‑time or part‑time status, position, and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

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