Cloud Observability Engineer (Automation)

Xyant Services - San Jose, CA

Full-time

San Jose, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Cloud Observability Engineer (Automation) role focuses on architecting and implementing large-scale observability platforms for distributed applications in cloud environments. The position requires collaboration with diverse teams to ensure operational excellence and high-quality service delivery to customers. The engineer will be responsible for developing and maintaining observability systems, enhancing performance, and driving strategic initiatives within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement large-scale observability platforms for distributed applications.
• Develop, deploy, and run distributed applications on cloud platforms.
• Ensure high levels of uptime and Quality of Service (QoS) for customers.
• Define service level objectives (SLOs) and service level indicators (SLIs) to measure service quality.
• Collaborate with SRE and Engineering/Product teams on critical initiatives.
• Solve performance and stability issues using various tools.
• Communicate effectively across teams to drive projects to completion.
• Contribute to technical direction and strategic decisions within the organization.

Requirements

• 4-5+ years of production-level experience with distributed applications in public and/or private cloud.
• B.S. degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Programming experience with languages like Go, Python, and Java.
• Experience with UI technologies such as Javascript, React, and Backstage.
• Experience with observability and tooling systems like Splunk, Prometheus, GitHub, Jenkins, and Artifactory.
• Experience with container platforms like Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of cloud environments and their operational characteristics.
• Experience designing systems for fault tolerance, scalability, and stability.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with observability tools like Grafana, Cortex, Tempo, and Jaeger.
• Familiarity with Open-Source products/community like OpenTelemetry.
• Knowledge of cloud security and automation concepts and practices.
• Experience promoting the DevOps/SRE approach.