Rest
Financial Services
ObservabilityLead
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“Observability Lead at Rest. Skills: Observability strategy, Incident management, Platform ownership. Own observability strategy. Maintain observability strategy”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's or master's degree, Proven experience in observability, Proven experience in monitoring, Proven experience in SRE, Knowledge of incident management processes, Hands-on expertise with Datadog, Hands-on expertise with similar platforms
Nice to Have
Background in cloud-native environments, Experience with automation, Experience with IaC for observability, Knowledge of DevOps practices, Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Analytical skills, Experience defining observability standards, Experience implementing observability standards, Experience defining observability frameworks, Experience implementing observability frameworks, Experience defining observability maturity models, Experience implementing observability maturity models, Familiarity with compliance frameworks, Familiarity with regulatory reporting
What You'll Do.
Own observability strategy
Maintain observability strategy
Own observability roadmap
Maintain observability roadmap
Own observability maturity model
Maintain observability maturity model
Oversee incident detection
Oversee alerting processes
Lead Post-Incident Reviews
Contribute to Post-Incident Reviews
Offer observability insights
Identify monitoring gaps
Identify alerting gaps
Support incident triage
Support incident investigation
Accelerate root cause analysis
Define observability standards
Maintain observability standards
Define observability frameworks
Maintain observability frameworks
Define observability maturity models
Maintain observability maturity models
Establish Observability Community
Run Observability Community
Foster knowledge sharing
Embed observability into governance
Ensure regulatory obligations met
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Observability Community of Practice
Communication Scope
Knowledge sharing
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders Closing date: 12th June 2026 Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds. We support more than two million members, with around $100 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome. Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do. The Observability Lead is responsible for leading Rest’s observability strategy, ensuring operational excellence, and driving continuous improvement in monitoring, alerting, and incident response. This role combines hands-on operational support with strategic governance and tooling ownership and leading initially one observability engineer. The Observability Lead will triage and investigate alerts, define observability standards, and manage enterprise observability platforms (primarily Datadog) to ensure system reliability, compliance, and scalability, focusing on end-to-end user journey. Key Responsibilities * Own and maintain the Enterprise Observability Strategy, roadmap, and maturity model. * Oversee incident detection and alerting processes to ensure timely response. * Lead and contribute to Post-Incident Reviews (PIRs), offering observability insights and identifying monitoring/alerting gaps. * Support incident triage and investigation using logs, metrics, and traces to accelerate root cause analysis. * Define and maintain observability standards, frameworks, and maturity m
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