TEKsystems · 1 day ago
Observability Engineer - New Relic
Thousand Oaks, CA
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$65/hr - $72.11/hr
7+ years expTEKsystems is a leading provider of business and technology services, and they are seeking an Observability Engineer to architect and implement monitoring solutions using the New Relic platform. The role involves developing observability configurations, creating dashboards and alerts, and promoting best practices for system reliability.
Information Technology
Responsibilities
Design & Implement Observability Solutions: Architect, build, and scale comprehensive monitoring solutions using the New Relic platform, including APM, Infrastructure, Logs, Synthetics, and custom instrumentation (NRQL)
Automate with IaC: Develop, manage, and maintain observability configurations—including alerts, dashboards, and synthetic checks—using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform/OpenTofu
Develop Dashboards & Alerts: Create and refine insightful dashboards and actionable alerting policies in New Relic to provide real-time visibility into infrastructure and application health
Promote Best Practices: Act as a subject matter expert on observability, guiding teams on best practices for logging, metrics, and tracing to improve system reliability and reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR)
Troubleshoot & Optimize: Analyze performance data and telemetry to identify bottlenecks, troubleshoot production issues, and drive performance optimization efforts across the stack
Qualification
Required
High preference with New Relic
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
7+ years of experience in a Cloud Engineering role (Observability, DevOps, SRE, etc)
Proven New Relic Expertise: 3+ years of hands-on experience with the New Relic platform, including deep knowledge of Dashboards, NRQL, APM and setting up effective alerting
Strong IaC Proficiency: 3+ years of experience managing infrastructure and configurations with IaC tools like Terraform/OpenTofu (preferred), AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Chef or Ansible
Cloud Platform Experience: Extensive hands-on experience working with major cloud providers such as AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure
Scripting Skills: Proficiency in a scripting language such as Python, Go, or Bash for automation and tooling
System Knowledge: Strong understanding of cloud architecture, networking principles, Windows/Linux Server administration, microservices in a SaaS context, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD principles
Security & Compliance experience: Deep understanding of security best practices and their implementation in cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Experience working in complexly regulated environments
Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Preferred
Strong IaC Proficiency: 3+ years of experience managing infrastructure and configurations with IaC tools like Terraform/OpenTofu
Cloud Platform Experience: Extensive hands-on experience working with major cloud providers such as AWS
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Benefits
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Company
TEKsystems
At TEKsystems, they understand people. Every year they deploy over 80,000 IT professionals at 6,000 client sites across North America,
10001+ employees
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