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Job Description Observability/Monitoring & Telemetry ConsultantLocation: Bristol (Hybrid - 3 days in office)Employer: Specialist Data & Observability ConsultancyThis consultancy helps organisations turn high-volume, noisy telemetry and log data into clear, decision-ready insight - feeding SIEM platforms, observability stacks, and data lakes. You'll sit at the intersection of discovery, design, delivery, and operational excellence, helping clients solve real problems around data quality, detection efficacy, and operational resilience.?? What You'll Do Lead Discovery & Client EngagementYou'll be the front-facing consultant responsible for understanding what clients actually need. This includes running structured discovery workshops to map:Data sources (platforms, agents, syslog, APIs, cloud-native feeds).Event volumes, constraints, ownership, governance, and data lineage.The real business question - e.g. reducing SIEM cost, improving detection, stabilising pipelines, or enhancing observability.You then turn this into:A clear view of current state & target stateA roadmap of recommended changesA sprint backlog with a clear definition of doneDecision-grade outputs clients can act on immediately Translate Strategy into Technical DesignsYou act as the bridge between leadership objectives and engineering realities. This includes mapping:Cost vs detection fidelityOperational overhead vs automation opportunitiesLog/metric/tracing design choicesRisk, resilience & failure modes in data flows Design Full Telemetry PipelinesYou'll build end-to-end designs for telemetry pipelines across the stages:Collection: agents, collectors, syslog, cloud-native logs, APIsRouting: multi-destination delivery, buffering, retries, backpressure handlingTransformation: parsing, enrichment, filtering, PII masking/redactionStandardisation: OpenTelemetry conventions; OCSF mapping where relevantQuality: sampling, validation, acceptance criteria, rollback plansThis is a blend of observability engineering, security telemetry design, data engineering, and consultancy. Support Delivery & DeploymentYou'll work closely with engineers who deploy the pipelines you design - ensuring what you create is practical, scalable, and resilient.You help shape:Reusable design patternsDeployment artefacts (config packs, templates, patterns)Standardised service definitions that the team can use across clients Contribute to the Managed ServiceThe consultancy operates an 'Operate' service - you help shape:Onboarding patternsRunbooks, health checks, platform boundariesMinimum viable operate checklistsUpgrade/patch and maintenance approachesThis is ideal for someone who likes production-grade operational thinking as well as design.?? What You Need Choose Your Primary Lens (you only need one)?? A) Security / SIEM LensYou may have experience with:SIEM concepts and event pipelinesTelemetry-to-use-case mapping for security detectionsThreat modelling and detection lifecycle managementNormalisation approaches including OCSFUnderstanding how log quality impacts threat severity and efficacyThis role is great for:Security engineersDetection engineersSIEM consultantsCyber defence specialists?? B) Observability / ITOps LensYou might bring experience in:Service decomposition and architecture thinkingMetrics, logs, tracing and correlationSLIs/SLOs and reliability engineering principlesIncident/problem root-cause thinkingOpenTelemetry-first design approachesModern observability tools (APM, tracing, log pipelines, dashboards)This is ideal for:Observability engineersSREs / Reliability engineersPlatform or ITOps engineersAdditional general skillsAbility to run workshops confidently and extract the right informationStrong documentation & communication skillsAn interest in data quality, data flow design, and outcomes over technologyAbility to collaborate with engineers, architects, and leadership? Why Candidates Love This RoleProper consulting: You lead real discovery, not just implement tickets.Variety: Work across multiple platforms, environments, and client types.High impact: Your designs directly reduce cost, risk, and operational headaches.Modern tech: Heavy focus on OpenTelemetry, SIEM modernisation, cloud-native logs, and structured pipelines.Intellectual challenge: This role blends strategy, design, engineering, and operational thinking - perfect for people who enjoy solving complex problems.Career development: Exposure to both observability and security telemetry gives you long-term career flexibility.Please reach out if you'd like to know more!Reasonable Adjustments:Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.JBRP1_UKTJ