Kforce Inc
Senior Full Stack Observability Engineer/Architect
Kforce Inc, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Senior Full Stack Observability Engineer/Architect
Location: Los Angeles, CA – 1 day ago. Be among the first 25 applicants.
Base pay range $80.00/hr – $85.00/hr
Responsibilities Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of full‑stack observability solutions across a large‑scale enterprise environment. Drive architecture and automation for network, application, and infrastructure monitoring, leveraging platforms such as Catalyst Center, ThousandEyes, Grafana, and custom automation frameworks.
Own end‑to‑end observability architecture: design and implement integrated monitoring solutions for network, application, and infrastructure domains, ensuring visibility, reliability, and actionable insights.
Lead Catalyst Center‑driven automation: develop templates, workflows, and closed‑loop operations for network assurance, leveraging Catalyst Center APIs and automation tools.
ThousandEyes deployment and analytics: architect and operationalize ThousandEyes for synthetic and real‑user monitoring, path visualization, and outage detection across distributed environments.
Grafana dashboarding and analytics: build and maintain Grafana dashboards for real‑time and historical performance analytics, integrating diverse data sources (SNMP, API, logs, metrics).
Automation and integration: develop and maintain automation scripts and frameworks (Python, Ansible, Terraform) for observability, alerting, and remediation workflows.
Requirements
10+ years experience in enterprise networking, systems, or cloud engineering, including 3–5+ years leading observability and automation initiatives at scale.
Proven, exceptional hands‑on skills with Catalyst Center, ThousandEyes, and Grafana for monitoring, analytics, and automation.
Deep expertise in network and application performance monitoring, synthetic and real‑user analytics, and incident response.
Strong experience with automation frameworks (Python, Ansible, Terraform) and API integrations.
Demonstrated success leading complex, multi‑phase deployments and mentoring senior engineers.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications in observability, automation, or cloud platforms (e.g., Cisco Certified Specialist – Observability, AWS/Azure monitoring).
Experience with cloud networking, hybrid connectivity, and integration of DNS/DHCP/IPAM data sources.
Familiarity with Zero‑Trust, NAC posture, and security monitoring.
Experience with data center and campus interconnect monitoring (ACI concepts beneficial but not required).
Work Style & Travel
Must be able to work onsite at client locations as required.
Off‑hours change windows may be needed for critical migrations and incident response.
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. It may be modified in the future. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
By clicking “Apply Today” you agree to receive calls, AI‑generated calls, text messages or emails from Kforce and its affiliates, and service providers. Note that if you choose to communicate with Kforce via text messaging the frequency may vary, and message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You will always have the right to cease communicating via text by using key words such as STOP.
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Base pay range $80.00/hr – $85.00/hr
Responsibilities Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of full‑stack observability solutions across a large‑scale enterprise environment. Drive architecture and automation for network, application, and infrastructure monitoring, leveraging platforms such as Catalyst Center, ThousandEyes, Grafana, and custom automation frameworks.
Own end‑to‑end observability architecture: design and implement integrated monitoring solutions for network, application, and infrastructure domains, ensuring visibility, reliability, and actionable insights.
Lead Catalyst Center‑driven automation: develop templates, workflows, and closed‑loop operations for network assurance, leveraging Catalyst Center APIs and automation tools.
ThousandEyes deployment and analytics: architect and operationalize ThousandEyes for synthetic and real‑user monitoring, path visualization, and outage detection across distributed environments.
Grafana dashboarding and analytics: build and maintain Grafana dashboards for real‑time and historical performance analytics, integrating diverse data sources (SNMP, API, logs, metrics).
Automation and integration: develop and maintain automation scripts and frameworks (Python, Ansible, Terraform) for observability, alerting, and remediation workflows.
Requirements
10+ years experience in enterprise networking, systems, or cloud engineering, including 3–5+ years leading observability and automation initiatives at scale.
Proven, exceptional hands‑on skills with Catalyst Center, ThousandEyes, and Grafana for monitoring, analytics, and automation.
Deep expertise in network and application performance monitoring, synthetic and real‑user analytics, and incident response.
Strong experience with automation frameworks (Python, Ansible, Terraform) and API integrations.
Demonstrated success leading complex, multi‑phase deployments and mentoring senior engineers.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications in observability, automation, or cloud platforms (e.g., Cisco Certified Specialist – Observability, AWS/Azure monitoring).
Experience with cloud networking, hybrid connectivity, and integration of DNS/DHCP/IPAM data sources.
Familiarity with Zero‑Trust, NAC posture, and security monitoring.
Experience with data center and campus interconnect monitoring (ACI concepts beneficial but not required).
Work Style & Travel
Must be able to work onsite at client locations as required.
Off‑hours change windows may be needed for critical migrations and incident response.
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. It may be modified in the future. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
By clicking “Apply Today” you agree to receive calls, AI‑generated calls, text messages or emails from Kforce and its affiliates, and service providers. Note that if you choose to communicate with Kforce via text messaging the frequency may vary, and message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You will always have the right to cease communicating via text by using key words such as STOP.
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