Senior DevOps Engineer – Observability Platform
Core
Building and maintaining scalable, reliable infrastructure and deployment pipelines with a strong emphasis on observability (metrics, logs, traces) across systems running on Kubernetes and AWS.
Role type
Senior DevOps Engineer (Observability Platform)
Builds
Standardized, self-service observability platform serving internal engineering teams and external, customer-facing services.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure & Observability
Required skills
Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, OpenTelemetry, Python, Bash, Go, Infrastructure as Code, SLO/SLI definition, Incident Response
Preferred skills
Security-focused software development background
Technologies
AWS, CloudWatch, X-Ray, Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus, Amazon Managed Grafana, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, Alertmanager, Thanos, Mimir, Cortex
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles; Develop automation scripts and tools to streamline operations; Manage containerization strategies and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes; Design, build, and operate a standardized observability platform; Partner with engineering teams to instrument applications and infrastructure; Define and maintain SLIs/SLOs and error budgets; Use observability data to analyze and optimize system performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency; Provide second-tier engineering escalation during business hours and lead post-mortem analysis for observability-platform incidents.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC