Grafana Observability Architect

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Our client is looking Grafana Observability Architect For a Contract/Full Time Position role in Dallas TX (Hybrid) below is the detailed requirements.

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Grafana Observability Architect

Dallas TX / Tampa, FL (Hybrid)

Contract/Full Time

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Grafana Observability Architect with experience in design, implementation, and optimization of observability solutions using the Grafana ecosystem
. The ideal candidate will work closely with platform engineers, SREs, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure end-to-end visibility into system performance, reliability, and user experience across distributed systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5 years of experience in Dev Ops, SRE
  , or infrastructure automation roles.
• 3 years of hands‑on experience with Grafana and dashboard development
  .
• Strong proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go).
• Experience with monitoring tools (
  Grafana Cloud, Prometheus, Loki, Dynatrace, Splunk, etc.).
• Deep understanding of CI/CD
  , and cloud platforms (AWS and Azure).
• Expertise in Kubernetes, Docker
  , and container orchestration.
• Familiarity with security and compliance in automated environments.
• Hands‑on experience with Open Telemetry instrumentation and data collection.

• Grafana certification or equivalent experience.
• Experience with custom Grafana plugins or panel development.
• Knowledge of business intelligence tools and data visualization principles.
• Contributions to open‑source Dev Ops or observability projects.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with Open Telemetry Collector configuration and integration.
• Familiarity with distributed tracing concepts.

• Architect and implement observability platforms using Grafana, Tempo, Loki, Mimir, and Prometheus.
• Design and maintain scalable telemetry pipelines using Open Telemetry and Grafana Agent.
• Define and enforce observability standards, SLIs/SLOs, and alerting strategies.
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to instrument services for metrics, logs, and traces.
• Develop reusable dashboards and templates for performance monitoring and incident response.
• Design and implement visually compelling and data‑rich Grafana dashboards for Observability.
• Integrate Grafana Cloud with data sources such as Prometheus, Loki, Service Now, Pager Duty, Snowflake, AWS.
• Integrate telemetry data sources such as Tomcat, Liberty, Ping, Linux, Windows, and databases (Oracle, Post Gres) and REST API.
• Create alerting mechanisms for SLA breaches, latency spikes and transaction anomalies.
• Develop custom panels and alerts to monitor infrastructure, applications, and business metrics.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand monitoring needs and translate them to define KPIs and visualization needs.
• Optimize dashboard performance and usability across teams.
• Implement and manage Open Telemetry instrumentation across services to collect distributed traces, metrics, and logs.
• Integrate Open Telemetry data pipelines with Grafana and other observability platforms.
• Develop and maintain Open Telemetry collectors and exporters for various environments.
• Develop and implement monitoring solutions for applications and infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and other IT teams to ensure monitoring solutions are integrated and aligned with business needs.

• Architect, design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Bitbucket, and Nexus.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible.
• Automate deployment, scaling, and monitoring of both cloud‑native and on‑premises environments.
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, and security through automated processes.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to streamline workflows and reduce manual intervention.

• Act as a technical advisor on automation and observability best practices.
• Lead initiatives to improve system performance, reliability, and developer productivity.
• Conduct training sessions and create documentation for internal teams.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in Dev Ops and observability.
• Advocate for and guide the adoption of Open Telemetry standards and practices across engineering teams.
• Optimize monitoring processes and tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.