Observability Engineer Position Available In Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Client

• Financial ServicesTitle
• Observability Engineer (Lead)Location
• Charlotte, NC OR Dallas, TX OR Baltimore, MD OR Salt Lake City, UT (Hybrid)Type
• Contract to hire

DayToDay Responsbilities:

Identify gaps in logging, observability & measurement of performance of critical transactions. Help establish new instrumentation so we have more visibility to performance.

Review end-to-end performance of critical transactions to identify patterns & trends, identify bottlenecks & risksMake recommendations to improve performance of critical transactions and optimize capacity. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on improvements, prioritize focus areas and implement.

Troubleshoot issues in production and lower environments to identify causes of the issues and brainstorm options to resolveDevelop and execute a comprehensive capacity plan for select technology servicesAssist the organization in conducting load & performance testing on critical systems to identify potential bottlenecksDevelop and maintain documentation related to capacity planning and performance testingProvide leadership to establish a performance and capacity management practiceQualifications Prior enterprise level experienceProven ability to enable change and lead IT effortsBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics or a related field10+ years of experience with multiple types of technology and various operating systems including cloud computing environments and virtualization technologies5+ years experience writing code and using command line interfaces, including experience writing SQL statements and performing system administration functions5+ years experience evaluating transactional performance and system capacity issues & limitationsExperience building instrumentation of logs, observability & monitoring to provide visibility of transaction performance and bottlenecksExperience aggregating data and analyzing data to draw conclusions about performance risks & issuesExperience using a combination of monitoring tools and system logs to troubleshoot incidents, identify the cause and determine how to resolve.

Experience forecasting how much capacity is needed to accommodate potential future increases in trafficExperience identifying improvement recommendations and implementing improvements to transactional performance and capacity challengesExcellent communication skills and ability to summarize complex technical details into a story executives can understandAbility to work collaboratively in a team environmentAbility to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environmentPDN-9eebdfc0-b143-4c43-8f39-4db16c209ec1