Observability Engineer
Experience: 6+ years
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
Job Summary
We are seeking an Observability Engineer with hands-on experience in monitoring, application performance management, and observability platforms. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Dynatrace, Splunk or OpenSearch/ELK, distributed tracing, cloud platforms, and modern DevOps practices.
Required Skills
· Dynatrace Administration & Monitoring
· Splunk OR OpenSearch/Elasticsearch (ELK)
· Monitoring & Observability Concepts
· Distributed Tracing & APM
· Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure)
· CI/CD & DevOps Practices
· Kubernetes / Containers
Responsibilities
· Manage and optimize the Dynatrace platform, including OneAgent, ActiveGate, alerting, anomaly detection, management zones, and dashboards.
· Implement and support observability solutions using Dynatrace, OpenSearch/ELK, and Splunk for application, infrastructure, and log monitoring.
· Perform incident analysis and troubleshooting, conduct root cause analysis (RCA), tune alerts, and resolve monitoring gaps to improve system reliability.
· Build dashboards, reports, and telemetry pipelines to provide operational visibility and performance insights across cloud and on-premises environments.
· Automate monitoring and integrate observability tools with CI/CD pipelines, ServiceNow, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), and OpenTelemetry frameworks.
Applications will be accepted until 9/11/2026
The annual salary for this position is between $49,000- $106,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and is subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
· Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
· Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
· 401(k) plan and contribution
· Long-term/Short-term Disability
· Paid Parental Leave
· Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
Additional employment information
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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