Sr Cloud Engineer

McLean, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Sr Cloud Engineer

Location: McLean VA or Richmond VA Hybrid

Duration: 4 months

Interview: 2 rounds of interviews - 1 hour tech panel and a 30 minute job fit

Must have Capital One experience active contractors will be prioritized

Must sit onsite in McLean VA Richmond VA: hybrid three days per week

Job Description: Observability Engineer

SRE background required AWS Python/Java Expertise in observability tools like Splunk New Relic Observe (Must have)

Working on journey mapping on DFS intent

Focus: Full-Stack Observability System Traceability & Executive Health Scoring

Role Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Observability Specialist to accelerate the adoption of our Observe based platform. The ideal candidate possesses an SRE mindset-the ability to explore how complex systems interact and identify the exact data sets needed to provide a 360-degree view of the environment. You will bridge the gap between disparate Lines of Business (LOBs) to build E2E traceability and unified Health Indices that reduce mean-time-to-detect (MTTD) from hours to Skill Requirements

1. Core Observability & Tooling

Platform Expertise: Deep experience with modern observability platforms. While we use Observe proficiency in New Relic Splunk or Databricks is required for rapid ramp-up.
Query & Data Fluency: Expert-level ability to write complex queries (SQL-based or proprietary like NRQL/SPL) to aggregate API success rates latency and crash-free session data.
Dashboard Architecture: Proven track record of building Drill-Down architectures-moving from high-level user journeys (e.g. Login) directly into microservice-level logs and traces.

2. The Modern Tech Stack

Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with AWS (ECS/Fargate/Lambda) and Docker.
Languages: Ability to navigate and instrument code in Python or Java.
Integrations: Familiarity with GraphQL for data fetching and Jenkins for CI/CD pipeline monitoring.
Instrumentation: Hands-on experience with OTel and familiarity with NewRelic APM or Datadog APM

3. SRE & Systems Architecture Mindset

Cross-Domain Traceability: Experience monitoring digital customer engagement across disparate system boundaries (e.g. Comms Phone and Backend APIs) to expose silent failures.
Telemetry Mapping: Ability to map technical metrics to business outcomes specifically creating Unified Health Indices for Senior Leadership (SLT)Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Skill in configuring alerts and correlations that enable instant pinpointing of failures within complex user flows.

Sr Cloud Engineer Location: McLean VA or Richmond VA Hybrid Duration: 4 months Interview: 2 rounds of interviews - 1 hour tech panel and a 30 minute job fit Must have Capital One experience active contractors will be prioritized Must sit onsite in McLean VA Richmond VA: hybrid three days per...