<p>Kforce has a client that is seeking a long-term contract-possible hire Senior Network Observability Engineer SME in Pleasanton, CA. This role is Hybrid or Remote.</p> <p>Summary: This individual will play a key role in building and maintaining robust observability dashboards, streamlining processes, and enabling broader visibility across teams. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of cloud-native monitoring tools, network infrastructure, and enterprise observability platforms.</p> <p>Key Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Design, build, adjust, and maintain enterprise Grafana dashboards (non-open source) </li><li>Establish processes and frameworks to support dashboard requests from cross-functional teams </li><li>Collaborate with stakeholders to enable and extend observability and monitoring capabilities </li><li>Integrate data from Azure, GCP, OCI, and Microsoft/Oracle native tooling into dashboards </li><li>Maintain the performance and reliability of observability tools and workflows </li><li>Act as a subject matter expert for Grafana and cloud monitoring tools </li><li>Support network visibility by applying expertise in network metrics, traffic flow, and cloud infrastructure* Proven experience as a Grafana SME working with the enterprise version (not open source) </li><li>Experience with network monitoring, metrics analysis, and performance tuning </li><li>Strong background in cloud observability and monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, GCP Operations Suite, OCI Observability tools, etc.) </li><li>Deep knowledge of cloud environments: Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) </li><li>Strong scripting and automation skills for dashboard/data integration (e.g., Python, Bash, Terraform, etc.) are a plus </li><li>Excellent communication and collaboration skills </li><li>Ability to create dashboards that provide actionable insights and real-time monitoring </li></ul>