Senior Grafana Observability Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer focused on observability using the Grafana stack. You will manage and improve our observability platform across Kubernetes, ensuring robust monitoring, logging, tracing, and profiling for services and deployments.

You will implement OpenTelemetry, build actionable dashboards, and automate infrastructure using Terraform and Helm while collaborating with cross-functional teams and guiding junior members. Hybrid work options apply.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in platform engineering or cloud infrastructure management.
• Experience with Grafana/Grafana Loki/Tempo/Mimir stack and OpenTelemetry.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes and containerized environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and manage observability stack (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Mimir, Tempo) in Kubernetes.
• Instrument applications with OpenTelemetry and manage telemetry pipelines.
• Ensure monitoring, logging, and tracing coverage for microservices and clusters.
• Build dashboards, alerts, and automated incident response workflows with development teams.
• Automate observability infra with Terraform, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Integrate observability tooling across cloud environments (AWS, GCP) and on-premise as needed.
• Maintain security/compliance and enable team enablement for instrumentation best practices.

Skills

Grafana Stack

Kubernetes

OpenTelemetry

Terraform

Helm

Docker

Go

Python

Node.js

Shell scripting

CI/CD tooling

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Cloud certifications (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Tools

Docker

Helm

Terraform

Jenkins / GitLab CI

Job description

Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer focused on observability using the Grafana stack. You will manage and improve our observability platform across Kubernetes, ensuring robust monitoring, logging, tracing, and profiling for services and deployments.

You will implement OpenTelemetry, build actionable dashboards, and automate infrastructure using Terraform and Helm while collaborating with cross-functional teams and guiding junior members. Hybrid work options apply.