Principal Observability Engineer

FreedomPay

Principal Observability Engineer defining and advancing enterprise observability strategy across applications, platforms, and infrastructure. Collaborating with technology teams to improve operational intelligence and adaptability.

Posted 7/27/2026full-time🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in defining and implementing enterprise observability strategies, leveraging tools like Dynatrace SaaS and OpenTelemetry to enhance operational excellence. Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and mentor teams in adopting modern observability practices.

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Dynatrace SaaS ImplementationOpenTelemetry StandardsAIOps CapabilitiesObservability Solutions DesignService Health Models

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Hard Skills

ObservabilityMonitoringSite Reliability EngineeringPlatform EngineeringInfrastructure EngineeringTelemetry InstrumentationCloud-Native InfrastructureDistributed SystemsEvent CorrelationOperational Intelligence

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCollaborationMentoringInfluencing StakeholdersProblem Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s Degree in Information SystemsMaster’s Degree in Engineering

Industry Keywords

Enterprise ObservabilityTelemetry ArchitectureCloud EnvironmentsMicroservicesAdaptive Monitoring

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsKubernetesMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and evolve our enterprise observability vision, standards, principles, and roadmap, using strategic thinking and sound judgment to align technical direction with business needs.
Lead the implementation, optimization, and adoption of Dynatrace SaaS and its latest platform capabilities across the enterprise.
Establish scalable telemetry architecture and OpenTelemetry standards that improve consistency, interoperability, and long-term flexibility.
Design observability solutions for Kubernetes, containers, microservices, distributed applications, and public cloud environments.
Apply AIOps and agentic operations capabilities to strengthen detection, event correlation, diagnosis, automation, operational response, and continuous improvement.
Develop and maintain service health models, SLOs, dashboards, alerting strategies, telemetry governance, and observability best practices that support operational excellence and service reliability.
Collaborate across engineering, site reliability, platform, security, infrastructure, operations, and architecture functions to expand observability adoption and maturity.
Guide the transition from legacy monitoring practices to modern, adaptive, and outcome-focused observability models, including initiatives involving production systems and enterprise platform transformation.
Mentor engineers, influence technical direction, solve complex problems, and help shape enterprise architecture and engineering standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
8+ years of experience in observability, monitoring, site reliability engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related technical disciplines.
Deep hands-on experience with Dynatrace SaaS and recent Dynatrace platform capabilities and innovations.
Strong experience with OpenTelemetry and telemetry instrumentation, collection, and architecture practices.
Experience designing and implementing observability solutions for cloud-native infrastructure, distributed systems, and modern application environments.
Hands-on experience implementing AIOps and/or agentic operations capabilities.
Strong understanding of metrics, logs, traces, event correlation, service health, alerting models, and operational intelligence.
Demonstrated ability to apply lessons from traditional monitoring approaches to modern observability strategy and technical design.
Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, influence architectural decisions, and drive adoption across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions and influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Define and evolve our enterprise observability vision, standards, principles, and roadmap, using strategic thinking and sound judgment to align technical direction with business needs.
Lead the implementation, optimization, and adoption of Dynatrace SaaS and its latest platform capabilities across the enterprise.
Establish scalable telemetry architecture and OpenTelemetry standards that improve consistency, interoperability, and long-term flexibility.
Design observability solutions for Kubernetes, containers, microservices, distributed applications, and public cloud environments.
Apply AIOps and agentic operations capabilities to strengthen detection, event correlation, diagnosis, automation, operational response, and continuous improvement.
Develop and maintain service health models, SLOs, dashboards, alerting strategies, telemetry governance, and observability best practices that support operational excellence and service reliability.
Collaborate across engineering, site reliability, platform, security, infrastructure, operations, and architecture functions to expand observability adoption and maturity.
Guide the transition from legacy monitoring practices to modern, adaptive, and outcome-focused observability models, including initiatives involving production systems and enterprise platform transformation.
Mentor engineers, influence technical direction, solve complex problems, and help shape enterprise architecture and engineering standards. 🎯 Requirements
Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
8+ years of experience in observability, monitoring, site reliability engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related technical disciplines.
Deep hands-on experience with Dynatrace SaaS and recent Dynatrace platform capabilities and innovations.
Strong experience with OpenTelemetry and telemetry instrumentation, collection, and architecture practices.
Experience designing and implementing observability solutions for cloud-native infrastructure, distributed systems, and modern application environments.
Hands-on experience implementing AIOps and/or agentic operations capabilities.
Strong understanding of metrics, logs, traces, event correlation, service health, alerting models, and operational intelligence.
Demonstrated ability to apply lessons from traditional monitoring approaches to modern observability strategy and technical design.
Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, influence architectural decisions, and drive adoption across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions and influence technical and non-technical stakeholders. Apply Now 📊 Check your resume score for this job Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply. Check Resume Score Similar Jobs Principal Engineer, Autonomy 🔥 23 minutes ago AeroVect 11 - 50 📦 Logistics 💼 Consulting 🚀 Aerospace Website LinkedIn All Job Openings Principal Engineer leading autonomy systems development and design at AeroVect. Overseeing perception, prediction, and planning stacks with significant cross-stack influence. 🏢🏡 South San Francisco – Hybrid 💵 $350k - $500k / year 💰 Seed Round on 2022-07 ⏰ Full Time 🔴 Lead 🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer Python Staff Full Stack Engineer 🔥 2 hours ago Knit 51 - 200 🤖 Artificial Intelligence ☁️ SaaS 🤝 B2B Website LinkedIn All Job Openings Staff Full Stack Engineer at Knit, developing AI-native systems and features. Collaborating with product, AI, design, and engineering to drive impactful solutions in research technology. 🏢🏡 New York City – Hybrid 💵 $250k - $300k / year 🔥 Funding within the last year 💰 $16.1M Series A on 2025-08 ⏰ Full Time 🔴 Lead 🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer JavaScript Next.js Prometheus React Principal Software Engineer 🔥 2 hours ago Hi Marley 51 - 200 🛡️ Insurance ☁️ SaaS 🤝 B2B Website LinkedIn All Job Openings Principal Software Engineer at Hi Marley developing AI-powered software for the P&C industry. Enhancing communication during challenging moments through efficient and empathetic solutions. 🏢🏡 Boston – Hybrid 💵 $114.2k - $267.8k / year 💰 $25M Series B - Hi Marley on 2021-03 ⏰ Full Time 🔴 Lead 🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer AWS JavaScript Node.js React TypeScript Principal Engineer, Relay 🔥 3 hours ago McCall-Thomas Engineering Company, Inc. 51 - 200 📡 Telecommunications ⚡ Energy 🏗️ Construction Website LinkedIn All Job Openings Principal Engineer, PE (Relay) providing engineering and technical expertise for electrical substations at McCall-Thomas Engineering. Involved in project design, management, and client interactions. 🏢🏡 Orangeburg – Hybrid 💵 $140k - $170k / year ⏰ Full Time 🔴 Lead 🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer Principal Software Engineer 🕒 Yesterday PeerIslands 11 - 50 💼 Consulting 🏥 Healthcare 🤖 Artificial Intelligence Website LinkedIn All Job Openings Principal Software Engineer designing and implementing cloud-native microservices for payment systems modernization. Collaborating across teams and architecting fault-tolerant solutions using scalable technologies. 🏢🏡 Southlake – Hybrid ⏰ Full Time 🔴 Lead 🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer Airflow Apache Azure BigQuery Cloud Google Cloud Platform Java Kafka Kubernetes Microservices MongoDB Postgres Python Scala Spark Spring Spring Boot SpringBoot View More Full-stack Engineer Jobs 🌐 Worldwide Built by Lior Neu-ner. I'd love to hear your feedback — Get in touch via DM or support@remoterocketship.com Search Search Jobs by country Search jobs by city Search jobs by job title Search entry-level jobs Search junior-level jobs Search senior-level jobs Search jobs by tech stack Search jobs by contract type Search remote internships Search remote part-time jobs Remote jobs Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Sales People Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Software Engineers Anywhere in the World Resources Advice Tips for finding remote jobs Interview questions and answers Resume examples Cover letter examples Post a job Affiliates Is Remote Rocketship legit? Privacy policy Terms of service Job board SEO course OpenClaw job finder Find jobs using your resume Jobs by Country Remote jobs anywhere in the world (Worldwide remote jobs) Remote jobs United States Remote jobs Australia Remote jobs Brazil Remote jobs Canada Remote jobs France Remote jobs Ireland Remote jobs Germany Remote jobs Netherlands Remote jobs Spain Remote jobs UK Popular Jobs Remote data analyst jobs Remote customer support jobs Remote executive assistant jobs Remote marketing jobs Remote product designer jobs Remote product manager jobs Remote project manager jobs Remote recruiter jobs Remote sales jobs Remote software engineer jobs Jobs by Type Remote full-time jobs Remote part-time jobs Remote contract jobs Remote internship jobs Remote entry-level jobs Remote jobs with no experience required Remote junior jobs (1-3 years of experience) Digital nomad jobs Remote jobs with no degree required Freelance remote jobs Temporary remote jobs Remote jobs hiring now Stay at home mom jobs