Observability Architect - Remote

Overview

Are you passionate about orchestrating an industry-leading customer experience? Grafana is evolving to create an elite team that will redefine post sales technical partnership in the industry: the Observability Architect. In this role, you’ll pioneer this new function. It’s an exciting opportunity to help drive a transformation of our Customer Experience organization. 

Position Overview: 

Observability Architects will plot the path to observability maturity and walk it with the customer. They will work hand in glove with our Engagement Managers, who manage service engagements and serve as a customer lifecycle Centre of Excellence. As an Observability Architect, you will be at the vanguard of evolving our practice to meet the unique demands of our customers. 

You will own the long term adoption, expansion and overall experience of Grafana's customers. The OA is responsible for managing technical relationships, providing strategic consulting, and ensuring the successful implementation and optimization of our products. This role requires a deep understanding of our technology, the ecosystem around it, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. In short, you will drive Grafana Labs’s worldwide growth by educating existing customers to ensure they are happy, successful and realizing genuine value. 

The OA will also be our customers’ primary technical contact as well as their voice to the Product Management and Engineering teams. 

You’ll be elite, drive customer results and be the envy of the observability space.

In Short

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for a portfolio of clients.
• Design the observability maturity journey of customers and assist them on that path. 
• Provide expert-level troubleshooting and guidance to drive adoption.
• Assist clients with implementation, configuration, and optimization.
• Conduct regular technical reviews and health checks to ensure client success. Assist in RCA.
• Participate in onboarding and customer activation.
• Advise clients on best practices and strategies for leveraging our technology to achieve their business goals.
• Participate in services delivery rotation to keep skills current.
• Collaborate with clients to develop and execute technical roadmaps.
• Identify opportunities for clients to optimize their cost, expand their use of our solutions and drive adoption of new features.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Math or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience deploying and operating Kubernetes.
• 5+ years of experience in a technical support, technical account management, consulting, SE or Professional Services role within the technology industry. 
• Strong understanding of observability solutions. Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki a plus.
• Proven ability to manage multiple clients and projects simultaneously.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with relevant tools and technologies, e.g., CRM software, ticketing systems, specific programming languages.
• Ability to travel as needed to meet with clients (up to 25%).

Benefits

• In the United Kingdom, the OTE compensation range for this role is  £105,000 - £130,000.  Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed in the interview process.
• Benefits include equity, bonus (if applicable), and other benefits listed on our careers page.