Sr. Observability/ DevOps Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Observability / DevOps Engineer to work for our client. The ideal candidate aligns with the responsibilities and qualifications outlined below.

Our client is seeking a Senior Observability / DevOps Engineer to enhance monitoring, automation, and reliability across a modern, distributed environment. This hybrid role in Columbus, OH offers the opportunity to build observability frameworks, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and improve systems performance for mission-critical applications. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on expertise across observability tooling and cloud-native DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

Build, enhance, and maintain observability capabilities using tools such as Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace, or comparable platforms.

Develop dashboards, alerts, telemetry, and performance insights to improve visibility across applications and infrastructure.

Design, support, and optimize CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).

Implement automation for deployment, monitoring, and reliability tasks.

Ensure systems are instrumented for metrics, logs, tracing, uptime, and scalability.

Collaborate with application teams, Site Reliability Engineering, and architecture to drive operational excellence.

Troubleshoot production issues using observability data and recommend long-term improvements.

Contribute to cloud, container, and infrastructure automation initiatives (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, etc.).

Write technical documentation and promote best practices across teams. Qualifications

5+ years of engineering experience in DevOps, Observability, SRE, or related technical fields.

Hands-on experience with Splunk, Dynatrace, or Datadog (any mix is acceptable).

Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins preferred).

Familiarity with infrastructure and application telemetry (metrics, logs, traces).

Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container technologies.

Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, and problem-solving skills.

Ability to collaborate in a hybrid environment with engineering and operations teams. What Our Client Offers

A hybrid schedule with strong engineering collaboration based in Columbus, OH.

The chance to shape and modernize observability and DevOps practices across a high-impact engineering environment.

A supportive culture that values innovation, automation, and uptime.

Competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.