Sr Observability Engineer
Stifel Financial Corp10 months ago
St. Louis, MO, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the enterprise observability strategy.
- Architect, maintain, and optimize observability frameworks for cloud and on-premises environments.
- Integrate and automate monitoring tools including AWS CloudWatch, Halo ITSM, Apex AIOps, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and Splunk.
- Provide senior-level engineering support for observability platforms and enabling tools.
- Define and track business-aligned KPIs and communicate value to stakeholders.
- Enable self-service observability for engineering teams.
- Own and prioritize the product backlog for observability initiatives.
- Collaborate with IT, Security, Application, and business teams.
- Ensure compliance with data governance and privacy standards.
- Continuously improve observability practices based on feedback and outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in IT Operations, SRE, or similar roles.
- Strong background in observability practices including metrics, tracing, and logging.
- Experience with cloud monitoring and ITOM platforms.
- Understanding of DevOps and automation.
- Experience with product ownership and stakeholder engagement.
- Administration experience with AWS and Azure environments.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, data pipelines, complex networks, security, compliance, event management, visualization, KPI frameworks, and CMDB integrations.
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CKA, ITIL, or relevant vendor certifications are preferred but not required.
- No licenses or credentials are required.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision care.
- 401(k), wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
About Stifel Financial Corp
Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) provides full-service wealth management, brokerage, investment banking, research, and sales and trading to individuals, institutions, and municipalities. Operating through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company and affiliated banks and broker-dealers, it has more than 400 U.S. locations and subsidiaries in Europe and Canada. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, it generates fees and commissions from advisory, underwriting, and trading activities.