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Observability Engineer Jobs in Michigan (NOW HIRING)

StradIT

$52.50 - $69.75/hr

Grafana & Observability Engineer Experience: 5 to 10 years Employment: W2 Location: Jersey City NJ, Tampa FL & Dallas TX Key Responsibilities Observability Platform Engineering * Administer and ...

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Ford Motor Company

SRE Engineer

Dearborn, MI · On-site

$52.75 - $70/hr

Observability Engineering: Experience in comprehensive system observability using primary telemetry - Metrics, Events, Logs and Traces. * Hands-on experience with Dynatrace (or similar APM tools like ...

CSAA

MLOps, Automation & Observability * Design and implement automation, monitoring, observability, and operational tooling to improve platform reliability and efficiency. * Develop and maintain ...

Stefanini Group

Cloud Engineer

Dearborn, MI · On-site

$51.25 - $68.50/hr

Experience with Dynatrace and Splunk for monitoring and observability * Programming or scripting experience with Python, Java, or Go * Experience with APIs and cloud-based application integrations ...

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Stefanini Group

Cloud Engineer

Dearborn, MI

$51.25 - $68.50/hr

Experience with Dynatrace and Splunk for monitoring and observability * Programming or scripting experience with Python, Java, or Go * Experience with APIs and cloud-based application integrations ...

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Stefanini Group

Cloud Engineer

Dearborn, MI

$51.25 - $68.50/hr

Experience with Dynatrace and Splunk for monitoring and observability * Programming or scripting experience with Python, Java, or Go * Experience with APIs and cloud-based application integrations ...

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Autodesk

Senior Platform Engineer

Novi, MI · On-site

$117K/yr

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will design, build, and operate cloud-native services that power ... Support AI-assisted observability initiatives, including intelligent alerting, anomaly detection ...

FastTek

Core Senior Engineer

Dearborn, MI

$112K - $148K/yr

As a Software Engineer on our Platform Observability team, you will be at the heart of our engineering ecosystem. * You won't just be monitoring systems; you will be designing and building the next ...

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How much do observability engineer jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 22, 2026, the average hourly pay for observability engineer in Michigan is $56.79, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $47.29 and $65.23 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 as an observability engineer?

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.

How much do observability engineers make?

Observability engineers typically earn between $90,000 and $150,000 annually, depending on experience, location, and company size. Senior roles or those with expertise in tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or cloud platforms may command higher salaries.

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Infographic showing various Observability Engineer job openings in Michigan as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 87% Full Time, 6% Part Time, 2% Temporary, 4% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 85% Physical, 6% Hybrid, and 9% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $118,132 per year, or $56.8 per hour.

Grafana & Observability Engineer - Dallas, Tampa & Jersey City

StradIT

$52.50 - $69.75/hr

Full-time

Posted 2 days ago

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Job description

Role: Grafana & Observability Engineer

Experience: 5 to 10 years

Employment: W2

Location: Jersey City NJ, Tampa FL & Dallas TX

Key Responsibilities

Observability Platform Engineering

  • Administer and support Grafana Cloud and on-premises Grafana deployments.
  • Design and implement enterprise observability solutions for metrics, logs, traces, synthetic monitoring, and alerting.
  • Establish and maintain observability standards, best practices, and governance processes.
  • Configure and manage Grafana data sources, alerting, RBAC, folders, teams, and integrations.
  • Ensure platform scalability, reliability, resiliency, and operational excellence.

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

  • Develop and maintain Terraform modules for Grafana infrastructure and configuration management.
  • Automate onboarding of applications, infrastructure, dashboards, alerts, and data sources.
  • Build self-service capabilities that reduce manual operational effort and improve adoption.
  • Integrate observability capabilities into CI/CD and infrastructure provisioning workflows.

Monitoring, Alerting & Incident Management

  • Design meaningful monitoring and alerting strategies based on service health and business-critical workflows.
  • Implement and optimize alerting standards to reduce noise and improve signal quality.
  • Support incident response, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.
  • Drive continuous improvement of operational visibility and platform health.

OpenTelemetry & Telemetry Engineering

  • Implement and support OpenTelemetry instrumentation across applications and infrastructure.
  • Establish standards for logs, metrics, traces, and telemetry collection.
  • Support telemetry pipelines, agent deployments, and data collection strategies.
  • Assist teams with instrumentation design and observability adoption.

Migration & Modernization

  • Support migration initiatives from legacy observability platforms to Grafana.
  • Analyze existing monitoring, alerting, logging, and tracing implementations and recommend modernization approaches.
  • Develop reusable migration patterns, automation, and engineering standards.
  • Partner with application teams to accelerate adoption of enterprise observability capabilities.

Collaboration & Leadership

  • Work closely with application development, infrastructure, cloud, and SRE teams.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers across the organization.
  • Contribute to observability architecture, strategy, and roadmap development.
  • Promote observability as a core engineering practice across the enterprise.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in observability, monitoring, operations, or platform engineering.
  • Hands-on experience administering Grafana in large-scale enterprise environments.
  • Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
  • Experience implementing monitoring, alerting, logging, and distributed tracing solutions.
  • Experience with OpenTelemetry concepts, instrumentation, and telemetry pipelines.
  • Strong Linux and cloud platform administration skills.
  • Experience with scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
  • Knowledge of operational excellence, reliability engineering, and incident management practices.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience migrating from tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, OpenText OBM, or similar platforms.
  • Experience with Grafana Alloy, Tempo, Loki, Mimir, or Prometheus.
  • Experience operating observability platforms in AWS environments.
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, and cloud-native observability.
  • Experience designing enterprise observability strategies and governance models.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD platforms and DevOps practices.

Desired Skills

  • Grafana Administration
  • Terraform
  • OpenTelemetry (OTEL)
  • Monitoring & Alerting
  • Observability Engineering
  • Platform Engineering
  • Linux Administration
  • AWS Cloud Services
  • Automation & Scripting
  • Incident Management
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Telemetry Pipelines
  • Reliability Engineering
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Enterprise Monitoring Architecture

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