Systems Observability Specialist

Bright Vision Technologies; Chesterfield (MO); Remote; USD 135,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Systems Observability Specialist to design and operate metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting platforms supporting engineering teams across the system stack. The role emphasizes usable telemetry, ROI, and scalable observability at pace.

The candidate should have 6+ years in SRE or observability, with hands-on work in Prometheus, Grafana, and at least one major commercial platform such as Datadog, New Relic, or Splunk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field required.
• 5+ years in SRE, platform engineering, or observability roles.
• Deep hands-on with Prometheus, Grafana, and at least one major commercial observability platform.
• Strong OpenTelemetry, distributed tracing, and structured logging knowledge.
• Proficiency in Go, Python, or Java.
• Experience with high-throughput metrics and log pipelines.
• Understanding of SLOs, error budgets, and CI/CD integration.
• Knowledge of Linux internals, networking, and container platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting platforms.
• Ensure usability, signal quality, and operational ROI.
• Translate telemetry into actionable insights for engineers and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with DevOps, security, and software teams on observability.
• Integrate observability with CI/CD and incident management tooling.

Skills

SRE

Platform engineering

Observability

CI/CD integration

Incident management

Distributed tracing

Telemetry interpretation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

New Relic

Splunk

OpenTelemetry

Linux tooling

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title: Systems Observability Specialist

Location: 100% Remote (U.S.)

Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2

Salary Range: $135,000–$155,000 Annually

Experience Required: 6+ years

Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Job Summary:

We are looking for an Systems Observability Specialist to design and operate the metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting platforms that give engineering teams confidence in the systems they run. The role spans the full observability stack - from collection agents and pipelines to long-term storage, dashboards, and alerting workflows - with a strong focus on usability, signal quality, and operational ROI. The ideal candidate has built and operated observability platforms at scale, understands the trade-offs between open-source and SaaS approaches, and can translate noisy telemetry into actionable insight for both engineers and business stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Five or more years of experience in SRE, platform engineering, or observability roles.
• Deep hands‑on experience with Prometheus, Grafana, and at least one major commercial observability platform such as Datadog, New Relic, or Splunk.
• Strong understanding of OpenTelemetry, distributed tracing, and structured logging.
• Proficiency in at least one general‑purpose language such as Go, Python, or Java.
• Experience operating high‑cardinality, high‑throughput metrics and log pipelines.
• Strong understanding of SLOs, error budgets, and SRE principles.
• Experience integrating observability with CI/CD and incident management tooling.
• Solid grasp of Linux internals, networking, and container platforms.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Thanos, Mimir, Cortex, Loki, or Tempo at scale.
• Contributions to OpenTelemetry or observability open‑source projects.
• Familiarity with eBPF‑based observability tooling.
• Experience driving observability cost optimization initiatives.
• Exposure to regulated environments with audit‑grade logging requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.