[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Stifel Financial jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/stifel-financial/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Stifel Financial · Saint Louis, Missouri # Sr Observability Engineer Saint Louis, Missouri Full-time Senior individual contributor Operations Listed on Stifel Financial’s official careers site. Posted January 8, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Stifel Financial’s careers site →](https://careers-stifel.icims.com/jobs/8624/login) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Stifel Financial](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/stifel-financial/) / Sr Observability Engineer ## Job description ### What You'll Be Doing The Sr Observability Engineer will support the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise observability solutions. This role will drive the product vision, roadmap, and adoption of monitoring platforms, ensuring alignment with business goals and IT strategy. They will champion observability best practices and foster a data-driven culture across teams. Additionally, this role must be able to provide senior level engineering support for the platform(s) and tools enabling integration and usage. ### What We're Looking For Develop and execute the enterprise observability strategy. Architect and maintain observability frameworks for cloud and on-premises environments. Integrate and automate monitoring tools (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, Halo ITSM, Apex AIOps, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk). Define and track business-aligned KPIs; communicate value to stakeholders. Enable self-service observability for engineering teams. Own and prioritize the product backlog for observability initiatives. Collaborate with IT, Security, Application, and business teams. Ensure compliance with data governance and privacy standards. Continuously improve observability practices based on feedback and outcomes. ### What You'll Bring Strong background in observability tools and practices (metrics, tracing, logging). Experience with cloud monitoring and ITOM platforms. Solid understanding of DevOps and automation. Proven product ownership and stakeholder engagement skills. Excellent communication and leadership abilities. Administration experience with AWS and Azure environments. Experience with Infrastructure as Code. ### Education & Experience Minimum Required: Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field, or equivalent experience. ### Minimum Required 5+ years' of experience in IT Operations, SRE, or similar roles. ### Licenses & Credentials Minimum Required None. Systems & Technology Demonstrated experience with observability platforms, cloud, infrastructure, complex network, automation and infrastructure as code, data pipelines, security and compliance, event management and visualization. Familiarity with KPI frameworks and CMDB integrations. AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CKA, ITIL, or relevant vendor certifications (preferred, not required). #LI-LL1 About Stifel Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success. While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success. At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off. Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Jan 8, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Jul 12, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 283 days - Location: Saint Louis, Missouri - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Stifel Financial’s careers site →](https://careers-stifel.icims.com/jobs/8624/login) ## More jobs at Stifel Financial ### [Deposit Operations Business Systems Analyst](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/stifel-financial/jobs/184cbab5c2f9d1a98a14/) Saint Louis, Missouri ### [Operations Associate - IRA and Qualified Plans](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/stifel-financial/jobs/5e27ff216ce70e93c29c/) Saint Louis, Missouri ### [Operations Associate - Mutual Funds Trade Support](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/stifel-financial/jobs/de504aaf59ff62c1b466/) Saint Louis, Missouri ### [Operations Associate II - Corporate Action Services](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/stifel-financial/jobs/682dd314a00ff87af2ea/) Saint Louis, Missouri ### [Operations Associate-Digital Support](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/stifel-financial/jobs/1997e6d312c7ff0386b7/) Saint Louis, Missouri ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Observability & Evaluation Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ntt/jobs/7cf78fd8a87812aa79a0/) NTT · Charlotte, NC, US, United States ### [Lead Security Engineer - Unix/Linux/Observability](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/9b12a02f56fbb8fe06fc/) JPMorganChase · OH, United States ### [Software Engineer II - Observability Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/00e7978d9d24db21cc74/) JPMorganChase · Columbus, OH, United States ### [Principal Software Engineer - CoreAI (Foundry Observability)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/5bb71416b2ef5139f80c/) Microsoft · United States, Washington, Redmond OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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