Vantor · 18 hours ago
Observability Engineer
McLean, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$137K/yr - $228K/yr
5+ years expVantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. They are seeking an Observability Engineer to support the design, implementation, and operation of monitoring, telemetry, and cost-optimization capabilities for mission-critical cloud systems. The role focuses on establishing system visibility, performance baselines, and actionable metrics across applications, infrastructure, and data pipelines.
Software
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design and implement observability and monitoring solutions for cloud-based systems, applications, and data pipelines
Build and maintain CloudWatch dashboards, metrics, alarms, and KPIs to support operational visibility and decision-making
Establish baseline performance metrics for systems, applications, and workflows to support trend analysis and optimization
Analyze cloud usage and spending to identify cost optimization opportunities, including right-sizing, storage tiering, and architectural recommendations
Support resiliency and scaling strategies, including evaluation and use of spot instances and dynamic scaling options
Evaluate multi-cloud cost considerations, recommending architecture patterns that balance performance, resiliency, and cost
Partner with development teams to design and implement application telemetry, including metrics, logging, and synthetic monitoring
Track telemetry outputs to identify KPIs and provide actionable recommendations for performance, reliability, and user experience improvements
Conduct network stress testing, application load testing, and system performance testing to identify bottlenecks and degradation risks
Analyze test results to diagnose issues such as slow page loads, throughput constraints, and scaling limitations
Document findings, dashboards, baselines, and recommendations to support ongoing operational maturity
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizen
Active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with required polygraph
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of experience supporting cloud-based systems with a focus on observability, performance, or reliability
Strong, hands-on experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions in AWS, including CloudWatch
Experience building and maintaining dashboards, metrics, alerts, and KPIs for production systems
Experience analyzing cloud costs and making practical, actionable cost optimization recommendations
Hands-on experience with system, network, or application load and stress testing
Experience collaborating directly with development teams to instrument applications and interpret telemetry data
Willingness to work onsite full time
Preferred
Demonstrated experience supporting multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments
Hands-on experience implementing synthetic monitoring or automated testing solutions (e.g., Selenium, Puppeteer, or similar)
Demonstrated experience designing systems for high availability, resiliency, and horizontal scaling
Hands-on experience leveraging spot instances, autoscaling groups, or other dynamic infrastructure strategies
Experience supporting mission-critical or high-visibility production systems
Demonstrated experience establishing performance baselines, SLIs, and SLOs
Hands-on experience using Infrastructure-as-Code or automation tools to support observability or operational workflows
Benefits
A robust 401(k) with company match
Mental health resources
Student loan repayment assistance
Adoption reimbursement
Pet insurance
Company
Vantor
A spatial intelligence firm.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2026-02-05
Business Standard India
2025-12-27
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