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Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

Cribl Engineer

Reston, VA · On-site

You Have: * 3+ years of experience in information technology, focusing on logging, observability, or SIEM engineering * Experience operating and managing data pipelines with Cribl Stream or Cribl ...

BOOZ, ALLEN & HAMILTON, INC.

Cribl Engineer

Reston, VA · On-site

$86K - $198K/yr

You Have: * 3+ years of experience in information technology, focusing on logging, observability, or SIEM engineering * Experience operating and managing data pipelines with Cribl Stream or Cribl ...

Booz Allen Hamilton

Cribl Engineer

Riverdale, MD · On-site

You Have: * 3+ years of experience in information technology, focusing on logging, observability, or SIEM engineering * Experience operating and managing data pipelines with Cribl Stream or Cribl ...

Booz Allen Hamilton

Cribl Engineer

Reston, VA · On-site

You Have: * 3+ years of experience in information technology, focusing on logging, observability, or SIEM engineering * Experience operating and managing data pipelines with Cribl Stream or Cribl ...

BOOZ, ALLEN & HAMILTON, INC.

Cribl Engineer

Reston, VA

$86K - $198K/yr

You Have: * 3+ years of experience in information technology, focusing on logging, observability, or SIEM engineering * Experience operating and managing data pipelines with Cribl Stream or Cribl ...

Booz Allen Hamilton

Cribl Engineer

Washington, DC

You Have: * 3+ years of experience in information technology, focusing on logging, observability, or SIEM engineering * Experience operating and managing data pipelines with Cribl Stream or Cribl ...

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How much do observability engineer jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 2, 2026, the average hourly pay for observability engineer in Washington is $69.44, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $57.81 and $79.75 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 Washington as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 88% Full Time, 2% Part Time, 2% Temporary, and 8% Contract. Highlights an 80% Physical, 6% Hybrid, and 14% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $144,430 per year, or $69.4 per hour.

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DTEL Engineering & Consultants Inc

Washington, DC • On-site

$63 - $83/hr

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Job description

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Splunk Monitoring & Observability Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Splunk monitoring. The role will focus on reviewing and enhancing the existing monitoring landscape, optimizing Splunk usage and alerting, identifying monitoring gaps, and proposing modern observability techniques to improve proactive detection, troubleshooting, and end-to-end service visibility.

Mandatory Skills

  • Strong hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise and/or Splunk Cloud.
  • Expertise in SPL, dashboards, alerts, reports, and log analytics.
  • Experience in monitoring optimization, alert tuning, and alert rationalization.
  • Strong troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) skills.
  • Understanding of observability principles: Logs, Metrics, Traces, and Events.
  • Experience monitoring applications, APIs, databases, and infrastructure.
  • Knowledge of cloud monitoring across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Automation/scripting experience using Python, Shell, or similar technologies.

Preferred Skills

Splunk ITSI, Splunk Observability Cloud, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace,

AppDynamics, Datadog, Kubernetes, AWS CloudWatch, CI/CD, Ansible, and AIOps.

Expected Outcome The candidate should act not only as a Splunk Monitoring Engineer, but as a Monitoring & Observability SME who can: Assess Identify Gaps Optimize Rationalize Propose Observability Improvements Implement Continuous Improvements

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and enhance monitoring solutions using Splunk Enterprise/Splunk Cloud.
  • Develop and optimize SPL queries, dashboards, reports, alerts, and correlation rules.
  • Monitor applications, infrastructure, databases, APIs, middleware, and batch processes.
  • Review the current monitoring environment and identify gaps, duplicate/noisy alerts, ineffective thresholds, and performance issues.
  • Propose and implement monitoring optimization and alert rationalization initiatives.
  • Analyze incidents and production issues to support troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
  • Assess observability maturity across Logs, Metrics, Traces, and Events.
  • Propose modern observability techniques such as distributed tracing, service health monitoring, SLIs/SLOs, and proactive monitoring.
  • Enable end-to-end visibility across applications, infrastructure, cloud, and dependent services.
  • Identify opportunities for automation, monitoring-as-code, AIOps, and proactive/self-healing capabilities.
  • Collaborate with Application, Infrastructure, Cloud, SRE, DevOps, and Operations teams.

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