Azure Observability Engineer – Production Support

HCLTech - Australia and New Zealand; Melbourne; Vor Ort; AUD 90.000 - 135.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

HCLTech is seeking an Application Support Engineer / Production Support Analyst in Melbourne. You will monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize critical applications, focusing on Azure monitoring and observability to ensure reliability and rapid incident resolution.

Ideal candidates have 3–7 years in similar roles, strong RCA and log analysis skills, and experience with Sentry, FullStory, and ITIL-aligned processes in an Agile/DevOps setting.

Qualifikationen

• Experience with enterprise-level application support and production monitoring.
• Strong knowledge of ITIL processes and incident management.
• Hands-on with Azure monitoring tools, log analysis, and RCA.
• Familiarity with DevOps/Agile environments and automation opportunities.

Aufgaben

• Monitor, support, and improve production applications and services.
• Handle incident lifecycle from detection to resolution and closure.
• Perform RCA and implement preventive measures to reduce recurrence.
• Design Azure dashboards/workbooks and configure alerts for proactive monitoring.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and stakeholders to prioritize fixes.

Kenntnisse

Application Support

Production Monitoring

Troubleshooting

Root Cause Analysis

Log Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Automation

Technical Documentation

Cross-functional Collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Sentry

FullStory

ServiceNow

Postman

Jira

Confluence

Azure Monitor

Azure Application Insights

AKS

Regex

Imperva

Jobbeschreibung

We are HCLTech, one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world and home to 219,000+ people across 54 countries, supercharging progress through industry-leading capabilities centered around Digital, Engineering and Cloud. The driving force behind that work, our people, are diverse, creative, and passionate, raising the bar for excellence on a regular basis. We, in turn, work hard to bring out the best in them as we strive to help them find their spark and become the best version of themselves thatthey can be.

Location: Melbourne

Contract Duration: 12 Months Fixed Term Contract (FTC)

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Application Support Engineer / Production Support Analyst to monitor, support, and enhance business-critical applications. The ideal candidate will be responsible for production monitoring, incident management, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and ensuring application availability through proactive monitoring and observability practices. The role requires expertise in Azure monitoring tools, log analysis, database validation, and collaboration with engineering teams to maintain application stability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Application Monitoring & Observability

• Monitor application performance, availability, and overall system health using Azure Application Insights and Azure Monitor.
• Perform real-time telemetry analysis and KPI tracking to ensure application reliability and service continuity.
• Design, develop, and maintain Azure Dashboards and Workbooks to provide comprehensive operational visibility and facilitate informed decision-making.
• Configure, manage, and optimize Azure Alerts based on application behavior and predefined thresholds for proactive issue detection.
• Manage the complete incident lifecycle including incident identification, categorization, prioritization, escalation, resolution, and closure.
• Conduct thorough Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for production incidents and implement preventive measures to minimize recurrence.
• Ensure timely communication and updates to stakeholders during incident resolution activities.
• Collaborate with development and engineering teams to prioritize defect resolution and improve application stability.
• KQL - write and query using KQL in Azure (Expert level)
• Monitor Kubernetes and clusters - query AKS
• Regex Skills
• Monitoring Firewall - Imperva or equivalent
• Review code (basic level)
• Investigate application errors, performance bottlenecks, usage patterns, dependencies, and distributed traces to identify root causes.
• Utilize observability tools such as Sentry and FullStory to investigate exceptions, crash reports, release impacts, and user experience issues.

Process Improvement & Documentation

• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, support procedures, and knowledge base articles.
• Identify opportunities for automation, monitoring optimization, and process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
• Contribute to continuous service improvement initiatives and reliability engineering practices.

Required Technical Skills

Monitoring & Observability Tools

• Sentry
• FullStory
• ServiceNow
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

API Testing & Validation

• Postman
• Jira
• Confluence

Core Competencies

• Application Support & Production Support
• Production Monitoring & Observability
• Troubleshooting & Problem Solving
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Log Analysis & Performance Monitoring
• Stakeholder Management
• Process Improvement & Automation
• Technical Documentation
• Cross-functional Collaboration

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience supporting enterprise-level applications in a production environment.
• Understanding of ITIL processes and Service Management best practices.
• Exposure to cloud-native monitoring and observability solutions.

Experience Required

• 3-7 years of experience in Application Support, Production Support, Site Reliability, or Application Monitoring roles.
• Hands-on experience with Azure monitoring ecosystem, log analysis, incident management, and production troubleshooting.
• Experience working in Agile and DevOps-driven environments is preferred.

Why Us

We are one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world, with offices in 50+ countries across the globe and 219,000 employes. Our company is extremely diverse with 165 nationalities represented.

We offer the opportunity to work with colleagues across the globe. We offer a virtualfirst work environment, promoting a good work-life integration and real flexibility. We offer comprehensive benefits for all employees. We are a certified great place to work and a top employer in 17 countries, offering a positive work environment that values employee

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