Observability Engineer

Third Republic; Esher; Remote; GBP 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consultancy is seeking an Observability Engineer to enhance system reliability and performance through monitoring tools. Responsibilities include building observability tooling, guiding users in best practices, and developing best practices within the community. Ideal candidates should have experience with tools like Datadog and knowledge of Azure or AWS. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £85k and is fully remote within the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools.
• Understanding of system behavior and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with DevOps concepts.

Responsibilities

• Build observability tooling into the developer platform.
• Guide platform users in adopting observability tools.
• Act as a subject matter expert on observability.
• Develop best practices within the platform community.

Skills

Experience with Datadog, Honeycomb, Prometheus

Knowledge of Microsoft Azure

Familiarity with DevOps concepts

Tools

Datadog

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

Title : Observability Engineer

Location : Remote in UK

Salary : Up to £85k

Enhance system reliability and performance by designing and implementing monitoring and observability tools. Leverage metrics, logs, and traces to gain deep insights into system behavior, improve developer experiences, and enable teams to troubleshoot and optimize applications effectively.

Responsibilities

• Build observability tooling into the developer platform to support rapid software development.
• Guide platform users in adopting observability tools and best practices.
• Act as a subject matter expert on observability for colleagues.
• Develop and integrate observability best practices within the platform community.

Requirements

• Experience with tools like Datadog (preferred), Honeycomb, or Prometheus / Grafana.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure and / or Amazon Web Services.
• Familiarity with DevOps concepts and practices.

Bonus Skills

• Proficiency in a DevOps-friendly programming language, preferably Go.
• SRE experience.

Technologies We Use

• AWS & Azure platforms
• Kubernetes (including AKS / EKS) and Docker
• Terraform
• Datadog
• GitHub / Azure DevOps

Bring your authentic self to work! Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we’d love to hear from you and explore if we’re a great fit.