Senior Platform Enablement Engineer - Observability

NRECA; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

NRECA seeks a skilled engineer to provide technical leadership in software delivery through shared platforms, automation, and DevOps practices. The role focuses on enhancing reliability and security across teams while adopting observability solutions like the ELK Stack.

Position includes a hybrid work schedule with up to 2 days working from home. The role requires expertise in software engineering and cloud infrastructure with a salary range of $158,000 to $195,000 based on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with enterprise platforms.
• Professional certifications related to cloud platforms, DevOps practices, or security.
• Experience aligning observability solutions with operational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in enabling enterprise software delivery.
• Own and evolve the enterprise Elasticsearch (ELK Stack) platform.
• Design and implement shared DevOps platform capabilities.

Skills

Elasticsearch

DevOps practices

Software engineering

Cloud infrastructure engineering

Platform engineering

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Information Systems Technology or equivalent experience

Job description

Position Summary: We are looking for a savvy engineer who will provide technical leadership in enabling enterprise software delivery through shared platforms, automation, and DevOps practices. They will focus on designing and evolving platform capabilities that improve reliability, security, and consistency across development and operational teams, while enabling application teams to adopt observability solutions such as the ELK Stack for logging, monitoring, and application performance monitoring. This position is eligible for NRECA’s hybrid schedule which allows flexibility to work from home up to 2 days per week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Advises and supports application teams as a subject matter expert on application observability, guiding effective adoption of logging and monitoring tools and techniques, including Elasticsearch, and resolving technical design tradeoffs.
• Owns and evolves the enterprise Elasticsearch (ELK Stack) platform, including architecture, configuration standards, and operational best practices.
• Enables adoption of Elasticsearch through reference architectures, onboarding patterns, documentation, and hands‑on guidance.
• Leads and coordinates cross‑team technical initiatives to deliver platform capabilities including application performance monitoring, enhanced support and troubleshooting, automated controls, and developer workflow improvements.
• Improves mean time to detection and mean time to resolution through standardized observability practices and platform capabilities.
• Designs and implements shared DevOps platform capabilities, including CI/CD templates, infrastructure‑as‑code frameworks, cloud platform services, Elasticsearch‑based observability solutions (logging, monitoring, tracing, and alerting), and developer automation, to enable consistent adoption across teams.
• Develops and standardizes reusable engineering patterns, standards, and “golden paths” that enable consistent development, deployment, and operational practices across the enterprise.
• Partners and collaborates with applications, infrastructure, and security teams to align DevOps enablement with enterprise architecture, governance, operational requirements, and business objectives.
• Drives improvements in software delivery reliability, security, and consistency through reusable solutions and platform‑driven best practices.
• Ability to report to the office when required.

Direct Reports

N/A

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Information Systems Technology or 10+ years equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience with enterprise platforms.
• 8+ years in software engineering, cloud infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps practices.
• Professional certifications related to cloud platforms, DevOps practices, security, or architecture.
• Demonstrated experience driving adoption of shared platforms across multiple teams, including influencing standards, onboarding, and change management.
• Experience aligning observability solutions with security, compliance, and operational requirements (e.g., handling sensitive or regulated data in logs).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Deep expertise with Elasticsearch and the ELK Stack, including cluster design, indexing strategies, performance tuning, data retention, and scaling in enterprise environments.

FLSA Status

Exempt

Essential Physical Requirements

The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal and extensive reading. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the job is rated for light work.

Salary

Salary Range: $158,000-$195,000 annual salary. Compensation determined by individual qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

E-Verify Program

As a Federal Contractor, NRECA participates in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. NRECA is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please contact human resources.