Job Description

IT consulting firm is seeking a highly qualified and experienced Observability Engineer to join their platform engineering team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, performance and scalability of our systems by introducing and implementing specialised monitoring and alerting practices.

Responsibilities: 

• Design, implement, and manage observability solutions to monitor the health and performance of our systems and applications.
• Create and manage dashboards, alerts, and reports to provide actionable insights into system behavior and performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to observability and monitoring.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code.
• Develop and maintain documentation for observability solutions, including best practices and standards.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration of observability practices into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Engage with internal teams to promote observability best practices and ensure consistent adoption across the organization.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers on observability best practices and tools.

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of 4 years in modern observability, with a focus on cloud technologies and automation tools.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing observability solutions using open standards.
• Proficiency in administration of observability platforms such as Datadog and OpenTelemetry.
• Experience with container orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Expertise in infrastructure as code, particularly with Terraform.
• Solid understanding of cloud hypervisors, specifically Azure and GCP.
• Previous experience in software development is highly valued.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new technologies and methodologies.
• Knowledge of additional cloud platforms and services.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.
• Understanding of security best practices and how they apply to observability.
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.