Senior Observability Engineer

About the job Senior Observability Engineer

Our client is an international tech consulting company with +25 years of experience offering solutions to support companies’ businesses and digital transformation.

Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and manage observability solutions to monitor system and application performance.
Create dashboards, alerts, and reports for actionable insights.
Utilize tools like Datadog and OpenTelemetry to develop observability platforms.
Troubleshoot and resolve monitoring and observability issues.
Maintain infrastructure as code (Terraform) across multi-cloud environments.
Document observability solutions, including best practices and standards.
Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate observability into CI/CD pipelines.
Promote best practices and ensure consistent adoption across teams.
Evaluate and implement new observability tools to enhance monitoring and alerting.
Mentor junior engineers on observability tools and practices.

Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s or Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Experience: 4+ years in observability, focusing on cloud technologies and automation.
Technical Skills:
Design and implementation of observability solutions using open standards.
Proficiency in Datadog and OpenTelemetry.
Container orchestration (Kubernetes).
Infrastructure as code (Terraform).
Cloud platforms: Azure and GCP.
Software development background (preferred).
Other monitoring/observability tools and additional cloud services.
Familiarity with DevOps tools and security best practices in observability.
Soft Skills:
Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Adaptability to new technologies and methodologies.