SRE Observability Architect

New York Technology Partners; United States; Remote; USD 103,320 - 110,208; Full time

Job summary

An innovative staffing and recruiting firm seeks a Senior SRE Observability Architect to lead the implementation of end-to-end observability architecture. This role involves collaborating with SRE and DevOps teams to ensure consistent observability practices, leveraging tools like Dynatrace and Splunk for monitoring AWS workloads and API Gateway observability. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in IT operations and a strong problem-solving mindset, making a significant impact on the organization's observability strategy. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to excellence in technology and operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT operations, SRE, or observability roles.
• Hands-on experience with Dynatrace and Splunk for monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement observability architecture across systems.
• Collaborate with teams to establish observability best practices.

Skills

Dynatrace

Observability Architecture

AWS Monitoring

Splunk

Terraform

Distributed Tracing

Problem-Solving

Tools

Dynatrace OneAgent

Dynatrace ActiveGate

Dynatrace Davis AI

Splunk ITSI

Terraform

IBM APIC

MuleSoft

AWS API Gateway

Kong

NGINX

Job description

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New York Technology Partners provided pay range

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Base pay range

$75.00/hr - $80.00/hr

Senior US IT Recruiter || Talent acquisition Specialist @ New York Technology Partners

Job Title: SRE Observability Architect

Location: Hartford, CT (Remote)

Position Type: Contract position

Job Description:

• 10+ years of experience in IT operations, SRE, or observability roles defining and implementing end-to-end observability architecture spanning infrastructure, applications, APIs, and databases.
• Hands-on experience with Dynatrace (OneAgent, ActiveGate, Davis AI).
• Experience with Splunk, including ITSI, advanced SPL queries, dashboard, glass tables, KPIs, and predictive analytics.
• Experience monitoring AWS workloads (EC2, ECS, EKS, RDS) using Dynatrace.
• Proficient in designing and implementing custom dashboards, alerts, and synthetic tests in Dynatrace.
• Experienced in leveraging Dynatrace Davis AI for automated anomaly detection and root cause analysis.
• Implemented Observability-as-Code (OaC) using the Dynatrace Terraform provider to automate dashboard creation, alerting, and configuration management.
• Designed and implemented API Gateway observability (e.g., IBM APIC, MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, Kong, NGINX), capturing metrics like request latency, error rates, and throughput.
• Hands-on experience monitoring database performance (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, AWS RDS) with metrics such as query latency, connection pool usage, and resource utilization.
• Experienced with trace propagation across API calls, database transactions, and service interactions.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles for automated observability resource provisioning.
• Experienced in developing and maintain reusable Terraform modules for Dynatrace monitoring configurations.
• Proficiency in automated deployment of dashboards, alerting policies, and management zones.
• Experienced in designing and maintain observability pipelines for logs, metrics, and traces across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Skilled in establishing best practices for distributed tracing, golden signals, and SLO-driven monitoring.

Soft Skills:

• Collaborate with SRE, DevOps, and application teams to implement consistent observability practices.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring on observability patterns and tools.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.

MUST HAVES:

• Dynatrace Expertise: Hands-on with OneAgent, ActiveGate, Davis AI, custom dashboards, and anomaly detection.
• Observability and Monitoring: End-to-end architecture, AWS monitoring, distributed tracing, and SLO-driven monitoring.
• Splunk Proficiency: ITSI, SPL queries, dashboards, KPIs, and predictive analytics.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, reusable modules, and Observability-as-Code (OaC).
• API Gateway Observability: Metrics for IBM APIC, MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, Kong, NGINX, and trace propagation.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Staffing and Recruiting