Elasticsearch & Observability Engineer (Junior Or Senior)

Kwan; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Visa sponsorship

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

KWAN in Lisbon is seeking an Elastic Stack Observability Engineer (Junior or Senior) to design, build and operate observability across mainframe, open systems and containers in a hybrid model (2x per week in the office).

You will collaborate with development, architecture and operations teams to embed observability, define standards, and lead production troubleshooting, incidents and releases while keeping up with Elastic releases.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Hands-on experience with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats, Elastic Agents) and OpenTelemetry.
• Strong observability knowledge: logs, metrics, traces, dashboards, alerts.
• Experience with CI/CD tools: Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Ansible.
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and REST APIs.
• Linux and Windows fundamentals; Mainframe knowledge a plus.
• Experience in Agile environments and incident/release management.
• Professional English (C1); French or Dutch a plus.
• Availability for on-call support.
• Nice to have Elasticsearch certification, Microsoft Azure, and regulated industries experience.

Responsibilities

• Build, evolve and support an Elastic Stack platform powering observability across environments.
• Design observability solutions for various applications with performance and data lifecycle focus.
• Partner with development, architecture and operations to embed observability into delivery lifecycles.
• Define best practices for monitoring and help teams adopt observability solutions.
• Lead production troubleshooting, root cause analysis, incidents and releases.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to estimate features, shape the roadmap, report progress.
• Keep up with Elastic releases and market trends to evolve the platform.

Skills

Observability concepts

CI/CD practices

Incident & release management

English proficiency (C1)

On-call readiness

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Elastic Stack

OpenTelemetry

Git

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

Job description

We are looking for an Elasticsearch & Observability Engineer (Junior or Senior) to work in Lisbon, in a hybrid model (2x per week in the office), who's eager to embark on an exciting new opportunity!

About KWAN

We connect IT professionals with projects that match their skills, professional experience, and goals, then we offer a career progression program, delivered by in-house specialists - our People Experience Partners - to guide them through our journey with us.

What is this challenge about

• Build, evolve and support an Elastic Stack platform that powers observability across Mainframe, Open Systems and container environments.
• Design observability solutions for a wide range of applications, ensuring performance, efficient indexing, data lifecycle management and secure access.
• Partner with development, architecture and operations teams to embed observability into the delivery lifecycle.
• Define best practices and standards for application monitoring, and help other teams adopt new observability solutions.
• Take the lead on production troubleshooting, root cause analysis, critical incident handling and releases.
• Work with stakeholders to estimate new features, shape the roadmap and report progress to Product Owners and management.
• Keep up with new Elastic releases and market trends to keep the platform evolving.

What we are looking for

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field
• Hands-on experience with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats, Elastic Agents) and OpenTelemetry
• Solid grasp of observability concepts: logs, metrics, traces, dashboards and alerting
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins and Ansible
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes and REST APIs
• Linux and Windows fundamentals (Mainframe knowledge is a plus)
• Experience in Agile environments and with incident and release management
• Professional English (C1) is mandatory; French or Dutch is a plus
• Availability for on-call support when required
• Nice to have: Elasticsearch certification, Microsoft Azure and experience in regulated industries such as Financial Services
• Must be based in Lisbon and hold a valid EU work permit or nationality

What we offer

• A project that matches your skills and ambitions, as well as your preferences for working policies and culture.
• A competitive salary with awesome benefits and opportunities to leverage your knowledge and network to earn additional income.
• An empowering and respectful work culture enriched with social and learning events.
• A People Experience Partner specially assigned to you - your go-to career guide, responsible for supporting your growth, facilitating training, and ensuring your work-life balance at KWAN.
• A relocation package and visa sponsorship for all our international hires.

Some Words From Our Colleagues

"At KWAN, they make sure that I feel comfortable with the client I'm working for and that what I'm doing aligns with my career aspirations."
- Luis Caldeira, DevOps @ KWAN