Sr. Network Observability Engineer

  • Pleasanton, CA
  • Posted 21 days ago | Updated 21 days ago

Overview

Hybrid
$150,000 - $200,000
Full Time
No Travel Required

Skills

Grafana
Azure
GCP
Network Monitoring
Network Performance
Terraform
Python
Azure Monitor
Observability
Dashboard
Prometheus
OpenTelemetry
network performance metrics
Firewall
BGP
Kubernetes
Azure AZ-120

Job Details

You must be local to: Pleasanton, CA / Phoenix, AZ or Plano, TX Only - Do not apply if you are not in these 3 locations.

W2 and C2C Accepted

Sr. Network Observability Engineer SME ( Azure/Google Cloud Platform/OCI, Grafana, MSFT/Google Cloud Platform/OCI tooling)

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and deploy scalable network observability frameworks for multi/hybrid-cloud environments (Azure, Google Cloud Platform, OCI) using Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and cloud-native tools.
  • Implement custom dashboards, alerts, and log analytics for network performance metrics (latency, packet drops, BGP routing health, throughput) and security telemetry (firewall logs, flow logs, IDS/IPS).
  • Integrate observability tools with cloud networking services:
    • Azure: Monitor ExpressRoute/VNet Gateway metrics, NSG Flow Logs, Traffic Analytics.
    • Google Cloud Platform: Stackdriver/Operations Suite for VPC flow logs, Firewall Insights, Network Intelligence Center.
    • OCI: VCN Flow Logs, Network Visualizer, Service Connector Hub.
  • Automate observability pipelines using Terraform, Python, or PowerShell to ingest, correlate, and visualize telemetry data.
  • Troubleshoot network anomalies by analyzing packet captures (PCAP), NetFlow/sFlow, and distributed tracing data.
  • Collaborate with SRE and DevOps teams to reduce MTTR via AI/ML-driven anomaly detection (e.g., Azure Sentinel, Google Cloud Platform Chronicle, OCI AI Anomaly Detection).
  • Optimize costs by right-sizing monitoring tools and eliminating redundant telemetry data.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • 8+ years in network observability, monitoring, or cloud operations, with expertise in Azure/Google Cloud Platform/OCI.
  • Hands-on experience with:
    • Grafana (dashboarding, Loki for logs, Mimir for metrics).
    • Cloud-native tools: Azure Monitor, Google Cloud Platform Cloud Logging/Monitoring, OCI Observability & Management.
    • Telemetry protocols: SNMP, gNMI, NetFlow/IPFIX, eBPF.
  • Network diagnostics: Wireshark, tcpdump, traceroute, BGP route analytics.
  • Automation/scripting: Python, Terraform, or equivalent IaC tools.
  • Certifications (Preferred):
    • Azure: AZ-120 (Monitoring), AZ-700 (Networking).
    • Google Cloud Platform: Professional Cloud Network Engineer.
    • OCI: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certified Architect.
    • Grafana: Grafana Certified Associate (or higher).

Nice-to-Have:

  • Experience with AIOps platforms (Dynatrace, New Relic, Splunk ITSI).
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes networking observability (Calico, Cilium, Istio).
  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST CSF) for audit logging.

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