Observability Lead (SC Cleared)

Observability Lead (SC Cleared)
Rate: £DOE (Inside IR35)
Contract Length: 6 months
Start: January 2026
Clearance: Active SC required
Location: Remote with travel to London 1 day per month (not expensed)

We are seeking an experienced Observability Lead to define and embed a clear, practical approach to monitoring across a modern microservices platform.

This role is responsible for setting standards, shaping tooling and ensuring teams have the visibility they need to identify and resolve issues early.

Key Responsibilities

• Define standards for logs, metrics, traces, dashboards and alerts
• Help select and configure core observability and monitoring tools
• Create templates so new services are observable from day one
• Ensure alerts are meaningful, actionable and routed correctly
• Ensure sensitive data is handled appropriately within logs and metrics
• Support teams in adopting and improving observability practices

Essential Experience

• Strong experience leading observability or monitoring initiatives
• Hands-on knowledge of modern observability platforms
• Experience setting pragmatic standards in complex environments
• Ability to work closely with engineers and operations teams
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Active SC clearance

Key technologies may include: Grafana, Prometheus, Alertmanager, Thanos, Splunk, Vector.