SC Cleared Observability Consultant: Dynatrace, Splunk, Cloud, ITSM, Clearance Full Time NEW

SC Cleared Observability Consultant: Dynatrace, Splunk, Cloud, ITSM, Clearance – (RL8136) Our Global Enterprise client is looking for an SC Cleared Enterprise Observability Consultant with an in-depth understanding of Observability platforms and technologies ranging between Vendor Specific products eg Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, Cribl etc. & Open-Source Observability projects eg Open Telemetry, Prometheus, Grafana OSS etc. You will be responsible for providing Observability platform delivery expertise to deliver advisory, design & implementation services that meets our customers business requirements within their overall observability strategy. The role will also involve staying at the forefront of new technologies and new vendors, working within the Enterprise Observability Practice.Start Date: 5th May 2026 Duration: 115 days (initially) Pay Rate: £347 p/d (PLEASE NOTE: Employer NI is paid for by the client) Total Daily Earnings: £425 p/d (includes rolled up holiday) IR35 Status: Inside Location: Hybrid (some travelling involved)Clearance: SC Clearance is highly desirable Responsibilities: Observability Strategy & AdvisoryLead discovery workshops to assess observability maturity and define tailored roadmaps aligned to business and IT objectivesAssess current monitoring and observability maturity for Enterprise Organisations & recommend tooling strategies, often leveraging platforms like Dynatrace for full-stack visibilityTranslate business and technical requirements into actionable observability use cases to support change management and enablement initiativesAdvise on tools, platforms, and best practices (eg, OpenTelemetry, SIEM vs Observability, Telemetry Management, SRE principles)Architecture & Solution DesignDesign end-to-end observability architectures, including Logs, metrics, traces, profiles etc., Distributed tracing frameworks/APM tooling, Infrastructure & cloud monitoring, Synthetic and real user monitoringCreate telemetry data pipelines and instrumentation strategiesEnsure scalable, secure, and cost-efficient observability patternsTooling ImplementationDeploy and configure observability platforms such as Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana Cloud, Cribl, ElasticImplement OpenTelemetry collectors, agents, and SDK instrumentation strategiesBuild dashboards, alerts, and automation workflowsIntegrate Observability platforms with ITSM, AIOps, Event Management platformsTroubleshooting & Performance EngineeringAnalyse application, infrastructure, and network performance issues.Lead root cause analysis and performance optimisation initiatives.Enable proactive detection through anomaly detection and alert tuning. Technical Skills: 10+ years in consulting, enterprise design, and implementation rolesExpertise in observability frameworks, telemetry pipelines, and service mesh integrations.Deep understanding of observability pillars: metrics, logs, traces, and user experience.Expert Level Familiarity with Products such as Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana Cloud, Cribl (experience with at least two product sets)Strong understanding of Observability platform architecture, including Telemetry Storage, OpenTelemetry support, and cloud integrations.Experience with Dynatrace/Splunk/Grafana APIs, tagging strategies, and problem detection workflows.Proficiency in Scripting (Python, Bash) and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible).Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Desirable: Professional Level Certifications in Observability products/OpenTelemetry Associate Certification/Prometheus Associate CertificationFamiliarity with DevOps and Platform engineering ways of working with associated tools (CI/CD, git, automation etc.)Working level understanding of Cloud/Cloud Native Observability technologies (AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, eBPF, Prometheus etc.)Good understanding of networking principles related to Observability protocols (Syslog, SNMP, OTLP etc.)Experience integrating Observability platforms with ITSM and alerting platformsCloud/CNCF certificationsTo apply for this SC Cleared Observability Consultant contract job, please click the button below and submit your latest CV.Curo Services endeavours to respond to all applications, however this may not always be possible during periods of high volume. Thank you for your patience.Curo Services is a trading name of Curo Resourcing Ltd and acts as an Employment Business for contract and temporary recruitment as well as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.