Observability & APM Architect

Our Client is seeking an Observability & APM Architect that will lead client engagements focused on designing, assessing, and optimizing observability strategies across applications, infrastructure, and operations. This contractor will help customers rationalize their monitoring toolsets, select the right platforms, run proofs of concept, and build actionable observability roadmaps that align with business outcomes. This role requires a strong understanding of the observability ecosystem including APM, infrastructure monitoring, event correlation, and modern monitoring architectures as well as the ability to translate that knowledge into practical recommendations for enterprise clients.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end observability engagements, from discovery through recommendations and implementation planning.
• Assess a client's current monitoring landscape and identify gaps, redundancies, and opportunities for consolidation.
• Define observability best practices across metrics, logs, traces, events, and synthetic monitoring.
• Guide customers in building scalable, modern observability architectures, cloud, data, and security capabilities.
• Evaluate and compare observability tools across APM, infrastructure monitoring, and AIOps.
• Provide expert guidance on platforms such as:
  • New Relic APM
  • Logic Monitor Infrastructure Monitoring
  • Big Panda AIOps / Event Correlation
• Conduct tool rationalization exercises (e.g., reducing a 30-tool footprint down to a streamlined, cost-efficient stack).
• Recommend the right tool(s) based on customer environment, maturity, and business goals.
• Design and run proofs of concept (POCs) to validate tool capabilities and fit.
• Help clients evaluate and select event management and incident response platforms that improve operational efficiency.
• Advise on integrating monitoring data with AIOps platforms for noise reduction, correlation, and automated workflows.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of observability concepts: metrics, logs, traces, events, SLOs, distributed tracing, and telemetry pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with APM and monitoring tools (New Relic, Dynatrace, App Dynamics, Logic Monitor, Datadog, etc.).
• Familiarity with AIOps/event correlation platforms (Big Panda, Moogsoft, Service Now Event Management).
• Experience running POCs, tool evaluations, or vendor comparisons.
• Ability to translate technical findings into business-aligned recommendations.
• Strong communication skills and comfort leading customer-facing conversations.

To be considered, email resumes in the MS Word format with all-inclusive W2 hourly contract rate to work remote on contract. Selected candidate must be willing to submit to a pre-employment, post-offer background check and drug test.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Greensboro, NC.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $62.46 - $82.57/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Final date to receive applications
This position is anticipated to close on Mar 18, 2026.
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