Observability Architect

ABB; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB in Bengaluru, India, is seeking a Principal Architect for the Observability Platform to define architecture, standards, and a strategic roadmap for cloud-native and edge solutions. You will collaborate with Product Management, Platform Engineering, DevOps/SRE, Security, and Customer Operations to deliver scalable, secure observability capabilities and drive modernization across ABB's digital portfolio.

The role reports to the Industrial Automation Digital Industry Analytics / Research &

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, and enterprise architecture, with proven expertise in designing large-scale cloud-native and distributed systems.
• Strong experience architecting enterprise observability platforms using Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, New Relic, Dynatrace, Datadog, Splunk, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes (preferably AKS), microservices, distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and hybrid cloud-edge deployment models.
• Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), operational excellence, reliability engineering, telemetry, centralized logging, distributed tracing, and monitoring best practices.
• Proven ability to establish architecture governance, technical standards, platform roadmaps, and engineering best practices while leading cross-functional teams in enterprise environments.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and mentoring skills with the ability to influence technical strategy and drive innovation across global engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the architectural vision, technology roadmap, and engineering standards for ABB's enterprise observability platform, enabling scalable, secure, and highly available cloud and edge solutions.
• Lead architecture governance by establishing reusable reference architectures, best practices, and technical standards while guiding engineering teams through complex architectural decisions and technology adoption.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Platform Engineering, DevOps/SRE, Security, and Customer Operations teams to deliver reliable, cloud-native observability capabilities that enhance platform resilience, operational excellence, and customer experience.
• Champion innovation, reliability engineering, and technical excellence by mentoring engineering teams, driving architectural modernization, and promoting observability and operational best practices across the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Enterprise architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical strategy

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

New Relic

Dynatrace

Datadog

Splunk

Azure Monitor

Application Insights

Kubernetes (AKS)

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You'll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This Position reports to: Digital Solution Engineering Manager

What We Believe In

ABB's Process Automation business area enables customers to operate some of the world's largest and most complex industrial infrastructures, helping them outrun - leaner and cleaner.

We offer a broad range of automation, electrification, and digital solutions for process, hybrid, and maritime industries, including industry-specific integrated control systems, software, measurement, analytics, and lifecycle services. Our digital portfolio enables customers to improve operational excellence, reliability, cybersecurity, and sustainability across industrial operations.

Your Role And Responsibilities

In this role, you will join ABB's Industrial Automation - Digital Industry Analytics / Research & Development organization as a Principal Architect - Observability Platform. You will provide technical leadership for defining the architecture, engineering standards, and strategic roadmap for ABB's enterprise observability platform supporting industrial cloud and edge environments. Working closely with Product Management, Platform Engineering, DevOps/SRE, Security, and Customer Operations teams, you will drive scalable, secure, and resilient platform capabilities that enable operational excellence across ABB's digital portfolio.

This role is contributing to the Industrial Automation - Digital Industry Analytics / Research & Development organization in Bangalore, India.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Define and drive the architectural vision, technology roadmap, and engineering standards for ABB's enterprise observability platform, enabling scalable, secure, and highly available cloud and edge solutions.
• Lead architecture governance by establishing reusable reference architectures, best practices, and technical standards while guiding engineering teams through complex architectural decisions and technology adoption.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Platform Engineering, DevOps/SRE, Security, and Customer Operations teams to deliver reliable, cloud-native observability capabilities that enhance platform resilience, operational excellence, and customer experience.
• Champion innovation, reliability engineering, and technical excellence by mentoring engineering teams, driving architectural modernization, and promoting observability and operational best practices across the organization.

Qualifications For The Role

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, and enterprise architecture, with proven expertise in designing large-scale cloud-native and distributed systems.
• Strong experience architecting enterprise observability platforms using technologies such as Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, New Relic, Dynatrace, Datadog, Splunk, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes (preferably Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)), microservices, distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and hybrid cloud-edge deployment models.
• Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), operational excellence, reliability engineering, telemetry, centralized logging, distributed tracing, and monitoring best practices.
• Proven ability to establish architecture governance, technical standards, platform roadmaps, and engineering best practices while leading cross-functional teams in enterprise environments.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and mentoring skills with the ability to influence technical strategy and drive innovation across global engineering organizations.

More About Us

ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation, helping industries become more productive, efficient, and sustainable. The Process Automation business automates, electrifies, and digitalizes some of the world's most complex industrial infrastructures, serving customers across energy, process, hybrid, marine, mining, chemicals, water, and manufacturing industries.

The Digital Industry Analytics organization plays a critical role in delivering scalable, secure, and intelligent software platforms that power ABB's next generation of industrial digital solutions. By combining deep domain expertise with cloud-native technologies, AI, analytics, and observability, ABB enables customers to improve operational reliability, optimize performance, and accelerate their digital transformation. At ABB, we foster an inclusive culture where collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning empower our people to create sustainable solutions for industries worldwide.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.