Perennial Resources International · 3 hours ago
Sr Engineer Observability
Holmdel, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expPerennial Resources International is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Senior Observability Engineer to join their Enterprise Observability Engineering team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the administration, configuration, and maintenance of observability tools to ensure the optimal performance and reliability of IT systems.
ConsultingInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Administer and configure Splunk, AppDynamics, OTEL and Zenoss platforms to meet organizational monitoring needs
Perform regular updates, patches, and upgrades to observability tools to ensure they are up-to-date and secure
Continuously monitor the health and performance of the Splunk, APPD and Zenoss systems
Ensure data integrity and availability within the observability platforms
Provide support to internal users, assisting with troubleshooting and resolving issues
Develop and deliver training sessions for users to effectively utilize the monitoring tools
Create and manage dashboards, reports, and alerts
Work with stakeholders to define monitoring requirements and implement appropriate alerting mechanisms
Manage the onboarding, Alert creation
Optimize system performance by tuning configurations and managing resource utilization
Maintain comprehensive documentation of configurations, processes, and procedures
Develop and enforce best practices for monitoring and observability within the organization
Collaborate with IT and DevOps teams to ensure comprehensive monitoring coverage
Participate in incident response efforts, using observability data to assist in troubleshooting and resolution
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
Minimum of 5–7 years in Observability/Monitoring/Site reliability engineering with a focus on Splunk, AppDynamics and Zenoss
Proven experience in Implementing, Managing and Maintaining observability tools
Proficiency in Splunk and AppDynamics (including configuration, administration, and implementation)
Proficiency in Zenoss (including setup, configuration, and maintenance)
Strong in MELT, Metrics, Events, Logs and Traces; hands-on troubleshooting and support
OpenTelemetry: instrumentation patterns, context propagation, collectors, sampling etc
Maintain platform reliability, upgrades, patching, and security hardening
Exposure to Kubernetes observability (cluster/workload metrics, events, service discovery)
Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, applications, and networking
Experience with scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, Bash)
Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure) is required
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Strong communication and collaboration abilities
Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment
Experience with other monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
Hands-on Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Ansible) and Git-based workflows
Company
Perennial Resources International
Perennial Resources International is a full-service search and staffing firm.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Joseph Kelly
Partner
Stephen C. Brown
Owner-Managing Partner
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