Senior/Lead SRE Observability Engineer

Kforce - Phoenix, AZ

Full-time - Senior

Phoenix, AZ

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior/Lead SRE Observability Engineer will be responsible for leading observability initiatives and ensuring the effective implementation of observability solutions within the organization. This role involves technical leadership in the design, development, and testing of observability applications, as well as managing deployment schedules and addressing any issues that arise. The position requires collaboration with internal teams and external vendors to integrate observability systems effectively.

Responsibilities

• Leading observability initiatives
• Development and implementation of build release pipelines with accountability for managing deployment schedules, issues, risks, and impediments
• Ensure that all implementations of observability meet the requirements prescribed by IT Services through the effective implementation or use of approved processes, methodologies, and deliverables
• Provide expertise and design solutions for observability applications as well as system integration with internal systems and external vendors
• Provide technical leadership in design, development, and testing of solutions
• Track infrastructure delivery and dependencies to implementation
• Prepare and present potential technical solutions and advise the teams on approach and tradeoffs
• Defines the structure of systems, their interfaces, and the principles that guide its organization, software design and implementation
• Defines and supports reusable application components from a business and technology perspective
• Provide coding and technical direction to less experienced staff or develop highly complex original code

Requirements

• 8+ years of development experience required; Google Cloud experience is an added advantage
• 5+ years of tech lead experience required with implementation Observability/SRE solutions using OSS tools at enterprise scale
• Experience with Grafana OSS Stack for observability (Mimir, Loki, Tempo, Grafana agent)
• Hands-on experience with Azure or Google Cloud Platform or AWS, specifically in pulling observability data from managed services
• Proficiency in Java, Golang, or Python coding or Open Telemetry SDK implementation at enterprise scale
• Agile development experience with team member accountability for commitment and delivery each sprint
• Hands-on experience with Tools and Technology is preferred

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (ADD) insurance
• Paid time off for salaried personnel
• Paid sick leave for hourly employees on Service Contract Act projects