Seior Observability Specialist

**Responsibilities**:

- Design and implement comprehensive observability strategies and architectures for AWS cloud environments, including metrics, logs, and distributed tracing.
- Develop custom dashboards and alerts to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and overall system health.
- Automate the deployment and management of observability infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
- Work closely with development, operations, and engineering teams to understand their observability needs and provide effective solutions.
- Participate in incident resolution, providing observability data and analysis to identify root causes and facilitate recovery.
- Implement and manage observability solutions specifically for containerized environments and orchestration with Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
- Evaluate and recommend new observability tools and technologies to enhance our capabilities.
- Document observability configurations, processes, and best practices.
- Train and support other teams in the use of observability tools and techniques.
- Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and best practices in observability and cloud technologies.

**Requirements**:

- Cloud Knowledge and Experience (AWS):

- Proven experience minimum 5 years working with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform.
- In-depth knowledge of AWS services relevant to observability, such as CloudWatch (Logs, Metrics, Alarms), X-Ray, and potentially others like AWS Observability Service.
- **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)**:

- Practical experience in deploying and managing infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, or similar.
- Ability to write, maintain, and improve IaC code to automate the creation and configuration of observability infrastructure.
- Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS):

- Deep understanding of Kubernetes concepts and its interaction with AWS.
- Hands-on experience configuring observability tools specifically for Kubernetes environments, such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Jaeger, etc., within EKS.
- General Observability Experience:

- Solid understanding of observability principles and best practices (metrics, logs, distributed tracing).
- Experience with various observability and monitoring tools.
- Ability to develop effective dashboards and alerts based on observability data.
- Capacity to analyze observability data to identify performance and availability issues.

**Additional Technical Skills**:

- Ability to develop scripts and automate tasks using languages such as Python, Bash, etc.
- Knowledge of Linux operating systems.
- Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies.
- Interpersonal Skills:

- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex data.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

**Nice to have**
- Relevant AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional).
- Experience with other container orchestration platforms (e.g., vanilla Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
- Experience in implementing Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs).