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Observability Engineer (Splunk)

Jacksonville, FL · Hybrid

Observability Engineer (Splunk) Locations: Jacksonville, FL; Boston, MA; Kanas City, MO | Hybrid 6x a month About the Role As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on ...

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Lead Observability Engineer (Grafana Cloud)

Tampa, FL · Hybrid

$93.30K - $122.90K/yr

Being a member of IT FinSight Delivery team, you will be for an Observability Engineer that will be performing the role for the Observability Engineering team. The team maintains the firm ...

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How much do observability engineer jobs pay per hour?

As of May 29, 2026, the average hourly pay for observability engineer in Florida is $51.52, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $42.89 and $59.17 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does an Observability Engineer do?

An Observability Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining monitoring, logging, and tracing systems to ensure the health, performance, and reliability of applications and infrastructure. They work with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and ELK to collect and analyze telemetry data. Their goal is to provide visibility into system behavior, detect and diagnose issues quickly, and improve overall system observability. They collaborate with developers, SREs, and operational teams to create automated and scalable observability solutions.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Observability Engineer position, and why are they important?

To thrive as an Observability Engineer, you need a solid understanding of monitoring, logging, and tracing systems, as well as expertise in programming, cloud infrastructure, and incident response. Proficiency in tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, and familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP are commonly required, and certifications like AWS Certified DevOps Engineer can be advantageous. Strong analytical thinking, collaborative skills, and effective communication are essential soft skills for diagnosing issues and working across development and operations teams. These competencies are vital for proactively maintaining system reliability, ensuring performance, and resolving complications before they impact business operations.

What are the typical responsibilities of an Observability Engineer on a daily basis?

As an Observability Engineer, your daily responsibilities usually include designing and maintaining monitoring and alerting systems, analyzing system logs, and collaborating with development teams to improve service reliability. You'll work regularly with a suite of observability tools to ensure that infrastructure and applications are performing optimally, quickly responding to any incidents or anomalies detected. Additionally, you help establish best practices for instrumentation and metrics collection, often leading initiatives to enhance visibility into complex, distributed systems. The work is a blend of proactive system design and reactive problem-solving, requiring both technical expertise and strong teamwork skills.
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Infographic showing various Observability Engineer job openings in Florida as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 91% Full Time, 4% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 66% Physical, 17% Hybrid, and 17% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $107,158 per year, or $51.5 per hour.

Senior Dynatrace Observability Engineer

Excellere IT Services

Tampa, FL • Hybrid

$80 - $100/hr

Full-time

Posted 14 days ago

Job description

Job Title: Senior Dynatrace Observability Engineer

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Dynatrace Observability Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise observability solutions using Dynatrace across complex hybrid and cloud environments. This role will serve as a technical leader responsible for full‑stack observability, proactive performance monitoring, root cause analysis, and enablement of application, infrastructure, and operations teams.

The ideal candidate brings deep Dynatrace expertise, strong APM and infrastructure monitoring experience, and the ability to translate telemetry data into actionable insights that improve system reliability, performance, and user experience.


Key Responsibilities

Dynatrace Platform Leadership

·      Architect, deploy, and administer Dynatrace across on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments

·      Design observability strategies leveraging APM, infrastructure monitoring, RUM, synthetic monitoring, logs, metrics, and events

·      Manage Dynatrace OneAgent deployment, versioning, and configuration at scale


Monitoring & Performance Engineering

·      Implement end‑to‑end application performance monitoring for microservices, distributed systems, and legacy applications

·      Configure dashboards, alerts, anomaly detection, and service‑level objectives (SLOs)

·      Utilize Davis AI® for root cause analysis and proactive issue detection


Integration & Automation

·      Integrate Dynatrace with ITSM, CI/CD, cloud platforms, and collaboration tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira, Azure DevOps)

·      Support automation and monitoring-as-code using APIs, extensions, policies, tagging, and management zones

·      Enable DevOps and SRE use cases, including release validation and continuous monitoring


Consulting & Enablement

·      Partner with application, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to align observability with business outcomes

·      Provide technical guidance, documentation, and best practices

·      Support incident response, performance troubleshooting, and post‑incident analysis


Required Qualifications

·      5+ years of experience in observability, APM, performance engineering, or platform monitoring

·      3+ years of hands‑on Dynatrace implementation and administration

·      Strong experience monitoring:

o  Java, .NET, Node.js, or similar application stacks

o  Kubernetes, containers, and microservices

o  Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)

·      Solid understanding of networking concepts, infrastructure monitoring, and distributed systems

·      Experience integrating Dynatrace with CI/CD pipelines and ITSM tools

·      Ability to analyze complex performance data and communicate findings clearly


Preferred Qualifications

·      Dynatrace certifications (Associate, Specialist, or Professional)

·      Experience with SRE or DevOps practices

·      Exposure to log analytics, OpenTelemetry, or custom instrumentation

·      Scripting or automation experience (Python, PowerShell, Bash, APIs)

·      Consulting or customer‑facing experience



Technologies & Tools

·      Dynatrace (APM, Infrastructure, RUM, Synthetic, Logs, Metrics, Events)

·      Kubernetes / Docker / OpenShift

·      AWS / Azure / GCP

·      CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

·      ITSM tools (ServiceNow)

·      Observability standards (OpenTelemetry – a plus)