Principal Observability Engineer
Core
Define and maintain enterprise observability standards, strategies, and guidelines to improve service visibility and reliability across application, infrastructure, cloud, and networking teams. (via careerplan.io/jobs/99677618096-principal-observability-engineer-at-arm)
Role type
Principal Observability Engineer (Strategy & Standards)
Builds
Standardized monitoring strategies, dashboard templates, service health views, and operational reporting using Dynatrace and OpenTelemetry.
Domain
Enterprise IT Operations, Cloud Infrastructure, SRE
Required skills
Dynatrace (Grail, DQL), OpenTelemetry, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Kubernetes, Terraform, Linux, Enterprise Networking, SRE practices
Preferred skills
OpenStack monitoring, Batch processing observability, SD-WAN monitoring
Technologies
Dynatrace, OpenTelemetry, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, VMware, NetApp Storage, Jenkins, Terraform, Kubernetes, Linux, SD-WAN
Responsibilities
Partner with engineering teams to assess observability maturity and identify gaps; Define and maintain observability standards and guidelines; Develop standard dashboard templates and Service Level Indicators; Guide teams in implementing observability using Dynatrace and OpenTelemetry; Lead technical workshops and review sessions; Participate in production support and on-call for high-impact incidents.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence