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Site Reliability Engineer Observability Platform

Jabil

Job Location:

Lexington, KY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 29 May 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 26 August 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL) we are proud to be a trusted partner for the worlds top brands offering comprehensive engineering supply chain and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Based onsite in Lexington KY

The Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) supports the development and operation of the organizations Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Platform. This role focuses on expanding the Grafana Tempo distributed tracing system into a comprehensive platform that delivers visibility into application performance service dependencies and overall system reliability.

This position operates within the Cloud and Platform Engineering team and partners closely with application engineers to improve instrumentation monitoring and reliability practices across services.

Key Responsibilities

Observability Platform Development

Support the deployment configuration and scaling of Grafana Tempo for distributed tracing
Integrate application services with OpenTelemetry instrumentation
Build and maintain Grafana dashboards and visualizations to surface performance insights
Assist in the design and evolution of the APM and observability platform architecture

Reliability & Performance Monitoring

Develop dashboards and telemetry pipelines to monitor service health and performance
Analyze distributed traces to identify latency bottlenecks and reliability risks
Support the definition and monitoring of Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
Contribute to operational reviews and continuous reliability improvement initiatives

Platform Engineering

Support infrastructure deployment and automation for observability and monitoring systems
Operate observability components in Kubernetes-based environments
Manage telemetry pipelines for metrics traces and logs

Collaboration

Partner with application teams to instrument services using distributed tracing
Support incident investigations through telemetry analysis
Document monitoring strategies dashboards and observability architecture
Contribute to shared reliability practices across engineering teams

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field required
3 years of experience with a Masters degree or 5 years of experience with a Bachelors degree in:
- Backend software development
- Application performance monitoring (APM)
- Site reliability engineering or production systems support
Proficiency working in Linux environments and using command-line tools
Programming or scripting experience (e.g. Go Python Bash)
Foundational understanding of networking and distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments
Familiarity with observability tools such as Grafana Prometheus or similar platforms
Exposure to OpenTelemetry or distributed tracing systems
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure or Google Cloud)

Benefits Package with Jabil

Along with growth stability and the opportunity to be challenged Jabil offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

Competitive Base Salary
Annual Bonus
Medical Dental Prescription Drug and Vision Insurance with HRA and HSA options
401K Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Paid Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement
Life AD&D and Disability Insurance
Commuter Benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Pet Insurance
Adoption Assistance
Annual Merit Increases
Community Volunteer Opportunities

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