Observability Engineer/Architect

Overview

Senior Consultant | Key Accounts Contract Team - SAP, Oracle & IT Contracts Recruitment at Whitehall at Whitehall Resources

Observability Engineer/Architect

Whitehall Resources are currently looking for a Observability Engineer/Architect role.

You will be required to use an FCSA Accredited Umbrella Company for this role.

Must not have been outside of the UK for more than 6 Months in the last 5 years.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct current-state assessments of observability architecture across applications, infrastructure, and services.
• Define target-state architecture for observability, ensuring alignment with enterprise principles and technology standards.
• Identify monitoring gaps and prioritise remediation based on technical risk and business-critical outcomes.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Service Owners, and the Observability Centre of Excellence to shape observability strategy and backlog.
• Design and implement Dynatrace-based observability solutions with architectural considerations for scalability, resilience, and integration.
• Develop reference architectures and patterns for observability, embedding them into CI/CD pipelines and strategic tooling.
• Optimise data ingestion and technical architecture for Dynatrace deployments, ensuring compliance with vendor best practices and enterprise governance.
• Provide architectural oversight during incident analysis and troubleshooting to reduce MTTR and improve system reliability.
• Act as a technical authority for Dynatrace SaaS deployments, guiding engineering teams on architectural decisions.
• Drive adoption of observability standards, frameworks, and architectural principles across teams.
• Contribute to the enterprise observability roadmap, ensuring alignment with broader IT strategy and digital transformation goals.
• Mentor and upskill teams on architectural thinking, Dynatrace capabilities, and observability best practices.
• Participate in architecture review boards and provide input on cross-domain integration and interoperability.

Key Experience

• Proven experience with Dynatrace SaaS and observability architecture, including dashboarding, alerting, and DQL.
• Strong understanding of observability principles (metrics, logs, traces) and their role in enterprise architecture.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), container technologies (Kubernetes), and architectural frameworks.
• Experience designing solutions for enterprise systems (WebLogic, Apache, Oracle, SQL) and infrastructure (Windows, Linux, Unix).
• Ability to produce architectural artefacts (diagrams, standards, patterns) and communicate complex designs effectively.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.
• Dynatrace Associate Certification.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

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