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The Data Engineer is responsible for supporting in the designing, building, and maintaining of the systems and infrastructure that enable organizations to collect, store, process, and analyze large volumes of data. This role involves collaborating closely with data scientists, analysts, QA engineers, business process / functional SMEs, and other stakeholders to ensure that data is accessible, reliable, and secure. They are responsible for tasks such as data ingestion, data transformation, data integration, and data pipeline development. Data Engineers also play a crucial part in data governance, ensuring that data is compliant with regulations and policies. This role also includes all aspects of software development and deployment of IT Operations to shorten delivery and time to market for data products and data pipelines and data warehousing. Overall, the incumbent helps organizations leverage their data to gain meaningful insights and make informed decisions.
At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:
Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being
Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution
Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities
It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible
At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/. Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.
Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.
Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.
As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin-Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.
Please be aware, Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.
- Collaborate with a team of data engineers, seeking and providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support
- Act as a technical point of contact for clients and stakeholders, providing updates and addressing any data related technical inquiries or concerns
- Design, develop, and maintain efficient and robust data pipelines, ETL processes, and data workflows
- Develop and maintain data models and schema designs to support data storage and retrieval needs
- Optimize data storage, processing, and retrieval mechanisms for performance and scalability
- Assist in providing technical leadership and guidance in the selection and implementation of data engineering tools and technologies
- Identify and implement best practices and standards for data engineering processes and tools
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends in data engineering, evaluating their potential impact on our data infrastructure
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data sources and enable seamless data flow across systems and with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to understand data requirements and develop scalable data solutions
- Support in the implementation and maintenance of data governance and security measures to protect sensitive information and to ensure data quality and integrity by implementing effective data validation and cleansing techniques
This position is not hybrid/remote and will be located at our Cleveland Headquarters office.
Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.
Must be eighteen years or older
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology or in lieu of a degree, at least 3 years of experience in data engineering.
- 2+ years of data engineering experience.
- 2+ years of experience with SQL including, but not limited to: PostgreSQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL, SNOWSQL
- 1+ years of experience with building applications, system integrations, and web services
- 1+ years of experience with server-side scripting and programming in a Linux environment (primarily bash shell)
- Experience with common database (Oracle, Snowflake) technologies including performance, tuning, and optimization.
- Data manipulation skills and experience with on-prem and cloud-based data warehouse ETL tools and processes
- Version control tools
- Data modeling
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future.
Preferred
- 2+ years of hands-on experience building monitoring, alerting, or observability for data or application pipelines. Experience with any of Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, or ELK qualifies. We value the concepts over the specific tool.
- Experience with data quality or data observability frameworks (for example, freshness, volume, and schema-drift checks).
- Experience with log aggregation and parsing, metrics collection, and dashboard design.
The Data Engineer is responsible for supporting in the designing, building, and maintaining of the systems and infrastructure that enable organizations to collect, store, process, and analyze large volumes of data. This role involves collaborating closely with data scientists, analysts, QA engineers, business process / functional SMEs, and other stakeholders to ensure that data is accessible, reliable, and secure. They are responsible for tasks such as data ingestion, data transformation, data integration, and data pipeline development. Data Engineers also play a crucial part in data governance, ensuring that data is compliant with regulations and policies. This role also includes all aspects of software development and deployment of IT Operations to shorten delivery and time to market for data products and data pipelines and data warehousing. Overall, the incumbent helps organizations leverage their data to gain meaningful insights and make informed decisions.
At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:
Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being
Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution
Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities
It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible
At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/. Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.
Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.
Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.
As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin-Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.
Please be aware, Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.
- Collaborate with a team of data engineers, seeking and providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support
- Act as a technical point of contact for clients and stakeholders, providing updates and addressing any data related technical inquiries or concerns
- Design, develop, and maintain efficient and robust data pipelines, ETL processes, and data workflows
- Develop and maintain data models and schema designs to support data storage and retrieval needs
- Optimize data storage, processing, and retrieval mechanisms for performance and scalability
- Assist in providing technical leadership and guidance in the selection and implementation of data engineering tools and technologies
- Identify and implement best practices and standards for data engineering processes and tools
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends in data engineering, evaluating their potential impact on our data infrastructure
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data sources and enable seamless data flow across systems and with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to understand data requirements and develop scalable data solutions
- Support in the implementation and maintenance of data governance and security measures to protect sensitive information and to ensure data quality and integrity by implementing effective data validation and cleansing techniques
This position is not hybrid/remote and will be located at our Cleveland Headquarters office.
Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.
Must be eighteen years or older
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology or in lieu of a degree, at least 3 years of experience in data engineering.
- 2+ years of data engineering experience.
- 2+ years of experience with SQL including, but not limited to: PostgreSQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL, SNOWSQL
- 1+ years of experience with building applications, system integrations, and web services
- 1+ years of experience with server-side scripting and programming in a Linux environment (primarily bash shell)
- Experience with common database (Oracle, Snowflake) technologies including performance, tuning, and optimization.
- Data manipulation skills and experience with on-prem and cloud-based data warehouse ETL tools and processes
- Version control tools
- Data modeling
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future.
Preferred
- 2+ years of hands-on experience building monitoring, alerting, or observability for data or application pipelines. Experience with any of Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, or ELK qualifies. We value the concepts over the specific tool.
- Experience with data quality or data observability frameworks (for example, freshness, volume, and schema-drift checks).
- Experience with log aggregation and parsing, metrics collection, and dashboard design.
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Who's Hiring
- CVS Health49
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in observability engineer jobs.
- Hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and distributed tracing tools
- Proficiency in at least one observability platform such as Datadog, Grafana, or Honeycomb
- Strong working knowledge of Kubernetes, containerized environments, and cloud providers
- Ability to write and maintain instrumentation code in Python, Go, or Java
- Experience designing log aggregation and metrics pipelines at production scale
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Observability Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to the stack
Hiring managers scan for specific tooling, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Datadog, or Jaeger. List the exact tools you've used and the scale at which you've used them, such as the number of services instrumented or data volumes handled.
Demonstrate incident reduction outcomes
Observability roles are judged on impact. Quantify how your instrumentation work shortened mean time to detection or resolution on past teams. Concrete before-and-after scenarios in your resume beat vague descriptions of dashboards you built.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists observability engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by deployment model
Filter openings by whether the team runs on Kubernetes, bare metal, or serverless. Your resume framing should shift accordingly, SRE-adjacent teams want reliability language, while platform engineering teams prioritize developer experience and self-service telemetry.
Prepare a system design answer for telemetry architecture
Most observability engineer interviews include a whiteboard or take-home exercise around designing a tracing or logging pipeline. Practice walking through cardinality trade-offs, sampling strategies, and storage cost management before your first technical screen.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
Observability roles vary widely in ownership. Before accepting an offer, clarify whether you're building the platform from scratch, maintaining an existing stack, or embedded in a product team. That scope gap affects career trajectory as much as the offer itself.
Observability Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most observability engineers?
CVS Health, Apple, and Humana are hiring the most observability engineers right now, with openings concentrated in California, Washington, and Massachusetts, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is highest at companies running large-scale microservices architectures where instrumentation coverage directly affects reliability.
How many observability engineer jobs are remote?
About 88% of observability engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong demand for distributed platform work that does not require on-site presence. Roles focused on SRE tooling, telemetry pipeline development, and internal developer platforms tend to have the highest share of fully remote positions.
How do you become an observability engineer?
Start by building a foundation in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, then get hands-on with OpenTelemetry and at least one commercial observability platform. Contribute instrumentation to open-source projects or instrument a personal project end-to-end. Move into an SRE, platform engineering, or DevOps role that exposes you to production telemetry problems, then specialize from there.
How do you get hired as an observability engineer with little experience?
Focus on building a demonstrable portfolio: instrument a multi-service application you've built yourself, set up a full tracing and alerting stack, and document the design decisions you made. Many teams hire engineers from adjacent SRE or backend roles who can show deep familiarity with debugging production systems using telemetry data, even without a dedicated observability title on their resume.
What does the observability engineer interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial screen on infrastructure and distributed systems fundamentals, followed by a technical round covering telemetry architecture design, instrumentation code review, or a debugging exercise using real or simulated observability data. A final round typically involves a system design discussion with platform or SRE leadership, focusing on trade-offs around cardinality, sampling, and data retention at scale.
Where can I find and apply to observability engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to observability engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your stack and experience level, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background and goals.
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