Observability Engineer

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Role-Observability Engineer

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Responsibilities

• Building data pipelines:

  Design, build, and maintain observability data pipelines to ingest metrics, logs, and traces, ideally using the OpenTelemetry (OTEL) standard

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• Scripting & Automation:

  Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools to streamline core SRE tasks, such as managing customer accounts, provisioning new data sources, and deploying updates. You'll use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform to ensure consistent and reproducible delivery.

• Instrumenting applications:

  Work with development teams to instrument applications using OpenTelemetry, ensuring the collection of necessary data for effective monitoring and troubleshooting

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• Observability Migration and Standardization:

  The migration of existing dashboards, alerts, and monitoring configurations to our new observability platform. Standardize these practices by identifying patterns and creating reusable code and templates using

  IaC

  tools.

• Data validation:

  Ensuring the migrated data is accurate, complete, and formatted correctly for the new platform. This involves running validation tests and comparing data between the old and new systems

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• Documentation:

  Create comprehensive documentation and guidelines to streamline the onboarding of new teams and applications.

Skills & Experience

• Observability:

  Proven experience with a range of observability platforms such as New Relic, Datadog, Splunk, and Grafana

• OpenTelemetry:

  Hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry for collecting and exporting telemetry data (metrics, logs, and traces).

• Coding and Scripting:

  Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language like Python, Go, or Java. Shell scripting (e.g., Bash) is also desired for system administration tasks. Experience with coding assistants like Co-Pilot

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

  Solid understanding and practical experience with Terraform, Ansible, or other Configuration Management tools for managing infrastructure and deployments.

• Cloud Platforms:

  Solid expertise with a major cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is expected. Knowledge of their native monitoring and logging tools is a plus.

• Containerization and Orchestration:

  Experience in managing containerized applications is a plus. This includes hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and orchestration tools like Amazon ECS or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Interested candidate can share updated resume at axum@vishusa.com