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Akshaya Inc

SRE/Observability Engineer

Mclean, VA · On-site

$58.50 - $77.75/hr

Role: SRE/Observability Engineer Location: McLane, VA Job Summary We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Observability Engineer with 9+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing ...

Ripple

Site Reliability Engineer, Observability

Chicago, IL · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

Core SRE Experience * 7+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering with a strong focus on observability and production operations. * Proven ability to deliver hands-on ...

Ripple

Site Reliability Engineer, Observability

New York, NY · On-site

$62.25 - $82.75/hr

Core SRE Experience * 7+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering with a strong focus on observability and production operations. * Proven ability to deliver hands-on ...

Info Way Solutions

SME SRE Observability

Fremont, CA · On-site

$62.50 - $83.25/hr

Info Way Solutions is seeking an experienced Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) with a strong focus on Observability. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ...

CRC Group

Site Reliability Engineer

Charlotte, NC · On-site

$55.75 - $74/hr

Define and own the enterprise monitoring and SRE observability strategy* Serve as the subject matter expert for Dynatrace, ServiceNow integration, and alerting architecture* Evaluate and recommend ...

Tihinsurance

Site Reliability Engineer

Charlotte, NC

$55.75 - $74/hr

Define and own the enterprise monitoring and SRE observability strategy * Serve as the subject matter expert for Dynatrace, ServiceNow integration, and alerting architecture * Evaluate and recommend ...

CRC Group

Site Reliability Engineer

Charlotte, NC · On-site

$55.75 - $74/hr

Define and own the enterprise monitoring and SRE observability strategy * Serve as the subject matter expert for Dynatrace, ServiceNow integration, and alerting architecture * Evaluate and recommend ...

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How much do sre observability engineer jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 10, 2026, the average hourly pay for sre observability engineer in the United States is $63.74, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $54.81 and $72.84 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is an SRE Observability engineer?

An SRE Observability Engineer is a professional responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining systems that provide visibility into the health, performance, and reliability of IT infrastructure and applications. They focus on monitoring, logging, and tracing to detect and resolve issues proactively. Their work ensures that systems are observable, meaning engineers can understand and diagnose problems quickly, improving uptime and user experience. SRE Observability Engineers often collaborate with development and operations teams to establish best practices for observability tools and processes.

How does an SRE Observability engineer typically collaborate with software development and IT operations teams?

As an SRE Observability Engineer, you will frequently partner with software development and IT operations teams to design, implement, and refine monitoring and alerting systems. You’ll help developers identify key application metrics, guide teams in instrumenting code, and ensure that operational data is accessible and actionable. Close collaboration is essential for resolving incidents quickly and for proactively improving system reliability, making communication and teamwork crucial skills in this role.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an SRE Observability engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as an SRE Observability Engineer, you need a strong background in systems engineering, monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance analysis, often supported by a degree in computer science or related field. Familiarity with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, and cloud platforms like AWS or GCP, along with certifications like AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, is highly beneficial. Strong problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and effective communication are vital soft skills in this role. These competencies are crucial for ensuring system reliability, early detection of issues, and efficient collaboration across teams.

What is the difference between Sre Observability Engineer vs Sre Reliability Engineer?

AspectSre Observability EngineerSre Reliability Engineer
Primary FocusImplementing and maintaining observability tools, monitoring, and alerting systemsEnsuring system reliability, availability, and performance
Skills & CertificationsMonitoring tools, scripting, cloud platforms, observability frameworksSystem architecture, incident management, automation, cloud expertise
Work EnvironmentDevOps teams, monitoring and operations departmentsProduction systems, incident response teams

While both roles focus on system health, the Sre Observability Engineer specializes in building and managing observability tools, whereas the Sre Reliability Engineer concentrates on overall system reliability and incident management. Both roles often collaborate but have distinct core responsibilities.

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SRE/Observability Engineer

Mclean, VA • On-site

Akshaya Inc
IT Services • 11 - 50 employees
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$58.50 - $77.75/hr

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Posted 16 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Analyze the existing observability solution deployed in Elastic cloud and recommend improvements.

  • Implement end-to-end observability solutions for distributed and cloud-native applications.

  • Develop and optimize monitoring strategies, dashboards, and integrations with CI/CD pipelines.

Job description

Role: SRE/Observability Engineer
Location: McLane, VA
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Observability Engineer with 9+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise observability solutions. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in modern observability platforms, application performance monitoring, Open Telemetry implementation and cloud technologies, with a strong focus on improving system reliability, operational efficiency, and user experience.
Key Responsibilities
Analyze the existing observability solution deployed in Elastic cloud and understand the gap;
Document ideal scenario versus existing deployment and recommend the changes required to bring the Observability solution to improve overall application monitoring
implement end-to-end observability solutions for distributed and cloud-native applications; Work with development, Infrastructure and application support team to streamline the application monitoring using Elastic Cloud
Develop comprehensive monitoring strategies covering infrastructure, applications, logs, traces, metrics, and user experience.
Migrate application monitoring from legacy monitoring platforms (Dynatrace, Splunk, Prometheus ) to modern observability platforms such as Dynatrace and Elastic.
Design and implement Elastic-based monitoring architectures, including data pipelines, storage, APM, dashboards, and advanced analytics.
Build custom extensions, automated workflows, and synthetic monitoring solutions using Python and JavaScript.
Integrate observability platforms with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins and related tools) to automate monitoring, alerting, and incident management.
Configure OpenPipeline, Business Events, anomaly detection, and AI-driven analytics to improve operational visibility.
Optimize observability platform licensing, data ingestion, and storage costs while maintaining monitoring effectiveness.
Collaborate with Development, Infrastructure, and Operations teams to improve application reliability, performance, and operational excellence.
Conduct dashboard reviews, monitoring assessments, and observability maturity improvements across enterprise applications.
Support proactive monitoring, root cause analysis, incident response, and continuous service improvement initiatives.
Required Skills & Qualifications
9+ years of experience in Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Observability, and Monitoring Engineering.
Excellent knowledge about Deploying observably using Open Telemetry framework Strong expertise in onboarding application in Elastic Search (;/div>
Strong knowledge of:
o Distributed tracing
o Log analytics
o Infrastructure and application monitoring
o Synthetic monitoring
o Real User Monitoring (RUM)
Experience developing automation using Python and JavaScript.
Experience integrating monitoring platforms with Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines.
Hands on experience in implementing Observability for Container based application
Strong understanding of observability architecture, SRE principles, and cloud-native monitoring practices.
Hands-on experience with AWS cloud platforms.
Knowledge of anomaly detection, Open Pipeline configuration, Business Events, and AI-assisted observability.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.
Experience designing scalable enterprise observability architectures.
Knowledge of license optimization and observability cost management.
Experience implementing AI-driven observability and automated incident management.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Passion for driving operational excellence through automation, proactive monitoring, and observability best practices.

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