Senior Observability (Spunk) Engineer

Senior Observability Engineer Location: Holmdel, NJ or Bethlehem, PA (Hybrid: 2–3 days onsite weekly) Local candidates only — no remote or relocation. Current location must appear on resume. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. Contract-to-hire role. We are seeking a Senior Observability Engineer with strong expertise in AppDynamics, Splunk, OpenTelemetry, AWS, and DevOps practices. This role will focus on building, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise observability platforms to provide full-stack visibility across cloud-native and infrastructure environments. Key Responsibilities: • Administer and optimize AppDynamics, Splunk, and OpenTelemetry platforms • Implement MELT-based observability solutions across AWS services (EKS, ECS, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, SNS/SQS) • Build dashboards, alerts, and reporting for actionable monitoring insights • Integrate observability into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Jenkins, and ArgoCD • Automate operational tasks using Python, Bash, or JavaScript • Support incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis • Maintain documentation, onboarding guides, and operational standards Required Qualifications: • 5–7+ years in Observability, SRE, Monitoring, or Platform Engineering • Hands-on experience with AppDynamics, Splunk, and OpenTelemetry • Strong AWS and Kubernetes observability experience • Experience with CI/CD, GitOps, and automation scripting • Strong troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills