Implementation Consultant - Solutions Architect

New Relic New Relic · Enterprise · IL · Customer Solutions Hub

Solutions Architect role focused on the technical design, deployment, and adoption of the New Relic Observability platform for strategic customers. The role involves architecting solutions that leverage Platform Engineering best practices, integrating New Relic into CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks to drive observability. Success is measured by technical value and strategic adoption.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the technical design and architecture of comprehensive New Relic solutions, focusing on large-scale deployment, data correlation strategies, and best practices for instrumenting microservices, serverless, and complex distributed systems.
  2. Design and implement automated deployment and configuration solutions for New Relic using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and scripting (e.g., Python, Go, Shell). Deeply integrate Observability into customer's Platform Engineering and CI/CD workflows (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions).
  3. Serve as the subject matter expert on Observability concepts, APM, Infrastructure Monitoring, and Log Management. Lead technical workshops and design sessions with customer architects, engineers, and leadership to define the implementation roadmap.
  4. Provide advanced technical guidance during initial deployments and optimization phases, addressing complex data ingestion, performance, and platform configuration challenges.
  5. Create and deliver technical documentation, blueprints, and training to enable customer Platform teams and internal Professional Services/Partner resources to confidently manage and extend the implemented solution.

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in a technical consulting, solutions architecture, or senior engineering role, specifically focused on cloud and application performance technologies.
  • Proven, extensive experience with core Platform Engineering concepts, including building and maintaining automated, self-service infrastructure and delivery pipelines.
  • Deep expertise in Automation, Scripting (e.g., Python), and CI/CD practices and tools.
  • Exceptional knowledge and practical experience with Observability concepts and products.
  • Hands-on experience designing and deploying solutions on major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence senior technical stakeholders and drive consensus on complex technical architectures.

Nice to have

  • Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is highly valued.

What the JD emphasized

  • Observability concepts (The Three Pillars) and products (New Relic, Datadog, Dynatrace, etc.) is extremely important