Grafana Labs

Observability Architect

Grafana Labs

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $182,000 - $217,000 per year

About the role

  • Serve as the primary technical point of contact for a portfolio of Grafana customers.
  • Design the observability maturity journey of customers and assist them on that path.
  • Provide expert-level troubleshooting and guidance to drive adoption.
  • Conduct regular technical reviews and health checks to ensure client success. Assist in RCA to understand issues that affect customer satisfaction, retention, and overall product experience.
  • Advise clients on best practices and strategies for leveraging our technology to achieve their business goals.
  • Collaborate with clients to develop and execute technical roadmaps.
  • Identify opportunities for clients to optimize their cost, expand their use of our solutions and drive adoption of new products and features.
  • Develop and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key stakeholders.
  • With the support of our Engagement Managers and Onboarding Solutions Architects, own customer lifecycle.
  • Drive the adoption and effective use of our product suite within your customer portfolio to maximize their value from our platform and ensure a strong return on investment.
  • Act as the voice of the customer within the company, advocating for their needs, priorities and feature requests.
  • Conduct training sessions and workshops to educate clients on our technology.
  • Develop and deliver technical documentation, guides, and tutorials.
  • Work alongside account teams to participate in and/or conduct regular reviews with customers to identify areas for improvement, calculate ROI, assess their satisfaction, and discuss upcoming needs and projects.
  • Prepare and present reports on client metrics, achievements, and areas of focus.

Requirements

  • Located in a PST Timezone
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Math or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Experience deploying and operating Kubernetes.
  • 5+ years of experience in a technical support, technical account management, consulting, SE or Professional Services role within the technology industry.
  • Strong understanding of observability solutions. Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki a plus.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple clients and projects simultaneously.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience with relevant tools and technologies, e.g., CRM software, ticketing systems, specific programming languages.
  • Ability to travel as needed to meet with clients (up to 25%).
  • Identify and provide timely workarounds and solutions to meet a customer’s business needs.
  • You have some observability expertise, preferably architect level
  • First class written and oral communication skills to collaborate with our remote-first internal teams and with our worldwide customers. Ability to articulate our value proposition and the technical advantages of our products
  • You will love solving technical challenges and thrive on bringing creative solutions to our customers
Benefits
  • 100% Remote, Global Culture - As a remote-only company, we bring together talent from around the world, united by a culture of collaboration and shared purpose.
  • Scaling Organization – Tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment.
  • Transparent Communication – Expect open decision-making and regular company-wide updates.
  • Innovation-Driven – Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things.
  • Open Source Roots – Built on community-driven values that shape how we work.
  • Empowered Teams – High trust, low ego culture that values outcomes over optics.
  • Career Growth Pathways – Defined opportunities to grow and develop your career.
  • Approachable Leadership – Transparent execs who are involved, visible, and human.
  • Passionate People – Join a team of smart, supportive folks who care deeply about what they do.
  • In-Person onboarding - We want you to thrive from day 1 with your fellow new ‘Grafanistas’ to learn all about what we do and how we do it.
  • Balance is Key - We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum. 3 days of your annual leave entitlement are reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to really disconnect.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Kubernetesobservability solutionsGrafanaPrometheusLokitechnical documentationtroubleshootinganalytical skillsproblem-solvingtechnical account management
Soft Skills
communication skillsinterpersonal skillsrelationship managementproblem-solvinganalytical skillscollaborationcustomer advocacytraining and educationproject managementcreativity
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Information TechnologyBachelor’s degree in Math