
Observability Engineer
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Job overview
The Observability Engineer will join the Cloud team to support modernization and standardization initiatives. The role partners with engineering teams to implement observability patterns, helps teams adopt OpenTelemetry instrumentation, and designs and maintains integrations with observability systems. It also contributes to shared frameworks and enables engineers through workshops, pairing sessions, and reference implementations. Local Colorado candidates are preferred, and an in-person interview is required.
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Full job description
**** No 3rd parties or corp-to-corp candidates for this role**
**** Local Colorado candidates preferred. In-person interview required.**
Our client, a leading technology organization specializing in cloud infrastructure and observability solutions, is seeking an Observability Engineer to join their team.
You will be part of the Cloud team supporting modernization and standardization initiatives.
The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and a collaborative mindset which will align successfully in the organization.
Job Title: Observability Engineer
Location: Denver, Colorado
Pay Range: $65/hour, based on experience
What's the Job?
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Partner with engineering teams to implement standardized observability patterns aligned to the company's framework
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Advise and assist teams in adopting OpenTelemetry-based instrumentation for metrics, logs, and traces
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Design and maintain application integrations in observability systems such as Prometheus, VictoriaLogs, Jaeger, and Grafana
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Contribute to framework development by creating and improving dashboard templates, libraries, and documentation
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Educate and enable engineers through workshops, pairing sessions, and reference implementations
What's Needed?
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BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
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2-3 years of experience with software development, proficient in multiple programming languages
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3-4 years of experience in large-scale infrastructure development/deployment, especially with Kubernetes and cloud platforms
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Deep understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
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Experience with observability tools like OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and tracing systems
What's in it for me?
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Opportunity to lead and influence observability practices across cloud environments
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Work with cutting-edge tools and technologies in a collaborative environment
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Engage in professional growth through mentorship and cross-team collaboration
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Be part of a forward-thinking organization committed to innovation and excellence
Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:
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Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
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Dental Plan
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Vision Plan
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Health Savings Account
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Health Flexible Spending Account
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Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
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Supplemental Life Insurance
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Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
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Business Travel Insurance
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401(k), Plus Match
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Weekly Pay
If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!
About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,302 open Cloud Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$65/hr
- US median$58–72/hr184 hourly ranges
This rate, $65/hr, is close to the US median midpoint ($65/hr) — in the middle half of Cloud Engineer hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 178 open Cloud Engineer jobs in Colorado and 4,302 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Colorado
- Oracle13 open
- General Dynamics Mis12 open
- Booz Allen Hamilton11 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Cloud Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,711 postings).
- Education
- 1,910 of the 4,302 open Cloud Engineer jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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