Project Manager- Observability and Monitoring

Project Manager- Observability and Monitoring

Eliassen's client in the Financial Services Industry is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a critical enterprise-wide observability and monitoring initiative. This role is pivotal in coordinating the onboarding applications into Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security platforms over a 6-7 month engagement period. The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing complex, cross-functional technical projects in regulated environments, with a particular focus on monitoring, observability, and data onboarding workflows. This position is essential to ensuring the client achieves minimum observability coverage across its enterprise infrastructure by the target deadline of July 1, 2026.

Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a W2 basis. For our W2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. Rate : $65 - $70 / hr. W2

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive roadmap for onboarding applications into Splunk over 6-7 months.
• Prioritize application onboarding based on business criticality, dependencies, and resource availability; break down top-heavy prioritization into manageable phases
• Coordinate cross-functional requirements gathering sessions with application teams, security teams, and monitoring teams to identify data sources, logging needs, and compliance requirements
• Track project progress against timeline, identify risks and bottlenecks, and develop mitigation strategies to ensure deadline is met
• Manage project team of 4 Business Analysts and 4 Splunk Admins; ensure clear task allocation, daily standups, and status reporting
• Serve as primary communication bridge between Eliassen delivery team, client's Infrastructure Manager, and enterprise stakeholders
• Develop and document standardized onboarding procedures, best practices, and lessons learned
• Track resource utilization, dependencies, and schedule adjustments; escalate issues proactively as needed
• Assist in post-project activities, including documentation of standards, tagging conventions, and onboarding frameworks for future maintenance and scaling

Experience Requirements

Senior (7-10+ years project management experience; 3+ years in monitoring / observability domain required)

Project & Program Management

Monitoring & Observability Knowledge

Cross-Functional Coordination

Desired Technical Skills

Splunk Platform Experience

Additional Monitoring Tools

Banking & Regulated Environment Experience

Education Requirements

Required Certifications & Education