Sr. Splunk Observability & APM Integration Engineer/Architect (6+ month Contract)

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; Warren Township (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Developers Inc. is seeking a senior Observability Architect/Engineer to design and build enterprise monitoring platforms using Splunk, OpenTelemetry, and APM.

You will integrate logs, metrics, and traces across Windows, Linux, and AIX, build alerting and synthetic monitoring, automate onboarding, and troubleshoot production issues. The six-month contract-to-hire opportunity requires hands-on expertise, a practical architecture mindset, and the ability to deliver a scalable observability

Qualifications

• Advanced Splunk administration with expert SPL.
• Experience with log observability and enterprise dashboard design.
• Hands-on APM, instrumentation, and distributed tracing experience.
• Strong knowledge of OpenTelemetry pipelines and instrumentation patterns.
• Experience with Splunk APM/SignalFx and Dynatrace, including synthetic monitoring.
• Shell scripting and PowerShell automation skills.
• Experience with LogicMonitor and AutoSys.
• Knowledge of logs, metrics, traces, SLOs, alerting, and incident response.
• Ability to instrument complex platforms and normalize telemetry into a unified observability framework.

Responsibilities

• Build Splunk dashboards and SPL-based views for single-pane monitoring.
• Integrate LogicMonitor, AutoSys, OpenTelemetry, and custom collectors into Splunk.
• Establish practical APM capabilities with distributed tracing via OpenTelemetry.
• Advise on buy-versus-build decisions for Splunk APM/SignalFx and Dynatrace.
• Design synthetic monitoring for critical user journeys with SLOs and alerting.
• Develop automation using shell scripting and PowerShell across Windows and Linux.
• Identify logging opportunities and translate findings into dashboards.
• Create architecture docs, runbooks, and knowledge-transfer materials.
• Develop telemetry solutions for legacy or unsupported platforms.
• Partner with stakeholders to deliver measurable monitoring outcomes.

Skills

Splunk Administration

OpenTelemetry

APM & Distributed Tracing

Splunk SPL

SRE / Observability

Shell Scripting

PowerShell

LogicMonitor

Dynatrace

Cribl

SLOs & Dashboards

PagerDuty

Windows/Linux/AIX

Tools

Splunk

Cribl

SignalFx

OpenTelemetry Collector

PagerDuty

LogicMonitor

AutoSys

Job description

Career Developers Inc., a distinguished staffing and consulting firm, is proud to celebrate 30 years of service excellence. As a GSA Contract holder, we offer comprehensive staffing solutions for both commercial and government sectors nationwide. By selectively partnering with clients who share our values, we ensure productive collaborations that set us apart in the industry. Our dedication to candidates involves managing expectations with precision through business intelligence, thorough interview preparation, transparent communication, and exceptional feedback throughout the process.

We are committed to advancing your career and look forward to supporting your professional growth.

Splunk Observability & APM Integration Specialist

Location: Warren, NJ - 3 days a week on-site is a must

Contract: 6 month assignment with the option to extend. Full-time is possible in the future as well.

Rate: Open and will be commensurate with experience.

Please Note - MUST BE A GREEN CARD HOLDER OR A US CITIZEN - No exceptions, as this company can not sponsor for this role.

Must have the following: Advanced Splunk administration, expert SPL, OpenTelemetry, APM and distributed tracing, Splunk APM/SignalFx, Dynatrace, synthetic monitoring, shell scripting, PowerShell, LogicMonitor, AutoSys, enterprise observability, logs, metrics, traces, SLOs, alerting, and dashboard development.

We're looking for a senior hands-on Observability Architect/Engineer who has actually designed and built enterprise monitoring platforms using Splunk/OTel/APM/Cribl, can integrate logs, metrics, and traces across Windows, Linux, and AIX, build alerting and synthetic monitoring, automate onboarding, and personally troubleshoot the platform in production.

Responsibilities

• Build Splunk dashboards, correlation searches, and SPL-based operational views that support a single-pane monitoring model.
• Integrate LogicMonitor, AutoSys, OpenTelemetry, and custom data collectors into Splunk.
• Establish practical APM capabilities, including distributed tracing using an OpenTelemetry-first approach.
• Assess and advise on buy-versus-build decisions across Splunk APM/SignalFx and Dynatrace.
• Design synthetic monitoring for critical user journeys, including SLOs, alerting, escalation workflows, and PagerDuty routing.
• Develop automation using shell scripting and PowerShell across Windows and Linux environments.
• Assess applications to identify meaningful logging, metric, and tracing opportunities.
• Build tactical dashboards for immediate operational visibility and strategic dashboards for long-term support and incident response needs.
• Create architecture documentation, implementation patterns, operational runbooks, and knowledge-transfer materials.
• Develop telemetry solutions for legacy, custom, unconventional, or unsupported platforms.
• Partner with technical and operational stakeholders to deliver measurable monitoring outcomes.

Requirements

• Advanced Splunk administration experience with expert-level SPL skills.
• Strong background in log observability, operational monitoring design, and enterprise dashboard development.
• Hands-on APM, application instrumentation, and distributed tracing experience.
• Strong knowledge of OpenTelemetry, including Collector, OTLP, telemetry pipelines, and instrumentation patterns.
• Experience with Splunk APM/SignalFx and Dynatrace, including synthetic monitoring capabilities.
• Strong shell scripting and PowerShell automation skills.
• Experience with LogicMonitor and AutoSys, or comparable monitoring and workload automation platforms.
• Solid understanding of logs, metrics, traces, SLOs, alerting, incident response, and modern observability practices.
• Ability to instrument difficult-to-monitor platforms and normalize telemetry into a unified observability framework.
• Strong application assessment skills, including identifying logging opportunities and translating findings into dashboards and monitoring strategies.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills with a collaborative approach to documentation and knowledge transfer.
• Ability to work effectively with engineering, infrastructure, operations, and support stakeholders.
• Experience with PagerDuty, fintech platforms, regulated environments, or enterprise incident-response dashboards is preferred.

This is a six-month contract-to-hire opportunity with extension potential. Our growing client is looking for a builder who can balance architecture, hands-on execution, and operational practicality while creating a scalable observability foundation.

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