Observability Engineer: OpenTelemetry on Kubernetes

Michael Bailey Associates; Randstad; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Freelancers welcome

Job summary

Michael Bailey Associates is seeking a DevOps Engineer for a banking client with strong OpenTelemetry experience to design and scale a next-generation observability platform in a cloud-native environment. You will design telemetry pipelines, standardize metrics, logs, and traces, and integrate OpenTelemetry into Kubernetes platforms to improve reliability.

This role sits at the intersection of DevOps, platform engineering, security, and observability, offering influence on monitoring strategy

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry and modern observability practices.
• Solid DevOps background with Kubernetes and one or more cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Experience with monitoring and visualization tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• A proactive mindset with excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement telemetry pipelines, standardize metrics, logs, and traces, and enable full-stack observability across a cloud-native environment.
• Integrate OpenTelemetry into Kubernetes-based platforms to improve reliability and empower engineering teams with insights into performance and incidents.
• Shape the organization's monitoring strategy and technical direction, collaborating with Platform, Security, and Engineering teams.

Skills

Proactive mindset

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

GCP

Prometheus

Grafana

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Job description

Michael Bailey Associates is seeking a DevOps Engineer for a banking client with strong OpenTelemetry experience to design and scale a next-generation observability platform in a cloud-native environment. You will design telemetry pipelines, standardize metrics, logs, and traces, and integrate OpenTelemetry into Kubernetes platforms to improve reliability.

This role sits at the intersection of DevOps, platform engineering, security, and observability, offering influence on monitoring strategy