Focused Energy (focused-energy.co)

Focused Energy (focused-energy.co)

Staff SRE - Observability

Chicago, Illinois, United States · Staff+

No sponsorship$160k-$200kDetected 29 days ago
PythonJavaGoBashPowerShellNode.jsDistributed SystemsGitVector DatabasesAWSGCPAzureDockerKubernetesTerraformCI/CDGitHub ActionsJenkinsDevOpsSite Reliability EngineeringPlatform EngineeringMachine LearningLLMsRAG

About the role

  • We work with a variety of clients from different industries, collaborating as we get new products to market, modernizing legacy systems, or helping teams learn the skills they need to be successful.
  • We take pride in delivering value, in communicating progress, and guiding our clients to success.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement end-to-end OpenTelemetry solutions across diverse technology stacks
  • Optimize collector configurations for performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, etc.
  • Architect and manage Kubernetes clusters with comprehensive monitoring and logging
  • Build CI/CD pipelines with embedded observability and automated testing
  • Establish and maintain Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Objectives (SLOs), and Agreements (SLAs)
  • Implement error budgets, toil reduction strategies, and capacity planning
  • Support incident response procedures and post-mortem processes
  • Deploy and manage observability infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure

Requirements

  • 3-7 years of experience in observability, monitoring, and distributed systems
  • Deep hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry ecosystem, including SDKs, APIs, and specifications
  • Proficiency with OpenTelemetry Collector configuration, processors, exporters, and receivers
  • Strong understanding of telemetry data models, semantic conventions, and instrumentation best practices
  • 5+ years of Platform Engineering or DevOps experience with focus on site reliability, observability, and incident response
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, CDK)
  • Strong experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD)
  • Hands-on experience with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their observability services
  • Experience with container technologies (Docker, Podman) and container registries
  • Knowledge of networking, security, load balancing, and distributed systems concepts

Nice to have

  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages preferred (Go, Python, Java, Node.js, Rust)
  • (Exceptional Candidates)

Compensation

  • This role will require being in the Chicago office three days per week and up to 20% travel within the United States.
  • Focused is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of the employment Visa process at this time.
  • The Chicago base salary range for this role is $160,000 - $200,000.

Company info

  • At Focused, we move quickly to deliver quality software that achieves client outcomes and meets their customer's needs. We strategically partner with our clients to leverage our expertise in design and software, while our clients bring their own domain expertise. We work with a variety of clients from different industries, collaborating as we get new products to market, modernizing legacy systems, or helping teams learn the skills they need to be successful.
  • Our values:
  • Listen first
  • We are experts in product practices but life long learners in the domain of our customers. We research, collaborate, and understand.
  • Learn why
  • We ask questions and talk to users to understand problem spaces, objectives, and goals, which allows us to deeply invest and drive towards the outcomes of our clients.
  • Love your craft
  • We love diving into a variety of domains and solving problems. We take pride in delivering value, in communicating progress, and guiding our clients to success.
  • At Focused, we move quickly to deliver quality software that achieves client outcomes and meets their customer's needs.
  • We strategically partner with our clients to leverage our expertise in design and software, while our clients bring their own domain expertise.
  • Listen first • We are experts in product practices but life long learners in the domain of our customers. We research, collaborate, and understand.
  • Learn why • We ask questions and talk to users to understand problem spaces, objectives, and goals, which allows us to deeply invest and drive towards the outcomes of our clients.
  • Love your craft • We love diving into a variety of domains and solving problems. We take pride in delivering value, in communicating progress, and guiding our clients to success.
  • We are seeking an experienced Staff Observability Consultant with deep expertise in OpenTelemetry and strong Platform Engineering capabilities to help organizations implement, optimize, and scale their observability infrastructure.
  • This role requires a seasoned consultant who can design comprehensive telemetry strategies, implement distributed tracing solutions, establish robust monitoring practices, and interface closely with clients on the observability journey.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Focused is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of the employment Visa process at this time.
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