
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
Tech Stack
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