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Observability Engineer

Randstad DigitalPA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 1 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
$52 - $57/hr
Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

job summary:

Assist in the migration of observability assets and telemetry workflows from


Honeycomb to Splunk Observability Cloud.


Assess, document, and translate existing dashboards, alerts, SLOs, and other


monitoring configurations.


Design and implement observability solutions utilizing OpenTelemetry standards


and best practices.


Partner with enterprise engineering, SRE, and platform teams to validate


telemetry quality, monitoring coverage, and operational readiness.


Identify opportunities to improve observability maturity, reliability, and operational


efficiency during the migration.


Develop documentation, knowledge transfer materials, and migration playbooks.


Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to technical


and non-technical stakeholders.





location: Malvern, Pennsylvania

job type: Contract

salary: $51.78 - 56.78 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:

  • Assist in the migration of observability assets and telemetry workflows from
Honeycomb to Splunk Observability Cloud.


  • Assess, document, and translate existing dashboards, alerts, SLOs, and other
monitoring configurations.


  • Design and implement observability solutions utilizing OpenTelemetry standards
and best practices.


  • Partner with enterprise engineering, SRE, and platform teams to validate
telemetry quality, monitoring coverage, and operational readiness.


  • Identify opportunities to improve observability maturity, reliability, and operational
efficiency during the migration.


  • Develop documentation, knowledge transfer materials, and migration playbooks.
  • Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.




qualifications:

Robust technical, analytical, and communication skills.


Experience working in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Observability


Engineering, Platform Engineering, or a related discipline.


Hands-on experience with Splunk Observability Cloud, including dashboards,


detectors, APM, infrastructure monitoring, and related capabilities.


Hands-on experience with Honeycomb, including telemetry analysis,


dashboards, and operational workflows.


Experience implementing and supporting OpenTelemetry instrumentation,


collection, and telemetry pipelines.


Experience working with distributed systems, cloud-native applications, APIs,


and microservices environments.


Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, operations, and leadership


teams.


Experience documenting technical solutions and communicating complex


concepts to diverse audiences.




Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.


Any consideration of a background check would be an individualized assessment based on the applicant or employee's specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job.



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