Observability Engineer

Overview

On Site
USD 82500-110000
Full Time

Skills

Operational Excellence
Instrumentation
Management
Ansible
Microsoft Azure
DevOps
Computer Science
Information Technology
Elasticsearch
Log Analysis
Performance Tuning
Orchestration
Docker
Kubernetes

Job Details

Observability Engineer

Salary: $82,500-$110,000

About the Role

Join a forward-thinking engineering team focused on elevating observability standards across the enterprise. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on building scalable systems, driving consistency in telemetry, and enabling operational excellence through automation and modern tooling.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the adoption of unified observability practices across teams, leveraging OpenTelemetry (OTel) for consistent data instrumentation.
  • Design, deploy, and maintain containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Develop and manage automation pipelines to enhance reliability and reduce manual overhead (e.g., Ansible, Azure DevOps).
  • Promote GitOps methodologies to improve infrastructure delivery and operational resilience.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
  • 3+ years of experience with ElasticSearch or HashiCorp Vault, including installation, configuration, log analysis, and performance tuning.
  • 2+ years working with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code tools.
  • Familiarity with AIOps concepts or tooling is a plus.

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