Observability & Monitoring Engineer

Compunnel, Inc.; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company is looking for an Observability & Monitoring Engineer to enhance the monitoring ecosystem for Medicare claims data management. The ideal candidate will integrate various monitoring tools into a unified solution, create dashboards for improved visibility, and work closely with engineering teams. Ideal qualifications include strong experience with monitoring tools and AWS services. This role offers an opportunity to drive meaningful enhancements to system reliability and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience with hands-on monitoring and observability tools.
• Strong experience with AWS services like EC2, RDS, S3.
• Ability to integrate multiple monitoring tools into a cohesive ecosystem.
• Experience creating dashboards and observability best practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows (Jenkins, Bitbucket, QuickBuild).
• Experience monitoring MS SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to assess and improve systems.

Responsibilities

• Integrate existing monitoring and logging tools into a unified observability solution.
• Design and build dashboards to support system visibility.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to improve system observability.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to improve observability and reliability.
• Support monitoring for AWS-based services and environments.
• Partner with CI/CD teams to embed monitoring across build and deployment pipelines.
• Support database monitoring and performance analysis for relational databases.
• Provide guidance to improve monitoring strategies, including advanced analytics or automation.

Skills

Monitoring and observability tools

AWS cloud services

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Integration of multiple monitoring tools

Creating dashboards

Tools

Dynatrace

CloudWatch

Zabbix

Splunk

Graylog

Splunk

Jenkins

QuickBuild

Bitbucket

MS SQL Server

PostgreSQL

EC2

RDS

S3

Lambda

ECS

EKS

Job description

The Observability & Monitoring Engineer will support and enhance the monitoring ecosystem for an enterprise application that manages Medicare claims data and reporting.

This role focuses on evaluating existing monitoring and observability tools, integrating them into a unified solution, and recommending improvements to increase system reliability, visibility, and operational efficiency.

The role requires a proactive engineer who can assess current implementations and drive meaningful enhancements rather than provide reactive support.

Key Responsibilities

• Integrate existing monitoring and logging tools into a unified observability solution


• Design and build dashboards to support system visibility, reporting, and operational insights


• Evaluate current monitoring tools and platforms and recommend architectural or tooling improvements


• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to improve system observability and reliability


• Support monitoring and observability for AWS-based services and environments


• Partner with CI/CD teams to ensure monitoring is embedded across build and deployment pipelines


• Support database monitoring and performance analysis for relational database systems


• Provide guidance and recommendations to improve monitoring strategies, including potential use of advanced analytics or automation

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience with monitoring and observability tools, with hands‑on expertise in at least two of the following: Dynatrace, CloudWatch, Zabbix, SolarWinds, Graylog, Splunk


• Experience integrating multiple monitoring and logging tools into a cohesive ecosystem


• Strong experience working with AWS cloud services, including EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, and container platforms such as ECS or EKS


• Experience creating dashboards and implementing observability best practices


• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and processes, including Jenkins, QuickBuild, and Bitbucket


• Experience supporting and monitoring relational databases such as MS SQL Server and PostgreSQL


• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to assess and improve existing systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with modern observability concepts such as distributed tracing and centralized logging


• Ability to work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams to drive system improvements