Observability / SRE Engineer (ELK & Kafka)

ARGYLL SCOTT CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ARGYLL SCOTT CONSULTING PTE. LTD. is seeking an experienced Elastic Stack / DevOps Engineer to manage and automate a large-scale production platform.

The role emphasizes platform engineering, automation, coding, and production support across Linux environments and Kafka integrations. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Elastic Stack, Kafka, scripting (Python/Bash), and Ansible, and will work across both virtual and physical infrastructure to ensure reliability and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of total professional experience in DevOps/platform engineering.
• 4–5 years of hands-on experience managing and supporting large Elastic Stack environments.
• Strong production experience with platform stability and operational support.
• Autonomous work style with ownership of technical deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support Elastic Stack environments (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, ingestion, monitoring, analytics).
• Design, develop and implement automation to improve reliability, efficiency and scalability.
• Provide hands-on Linux administration across RHEL and Ubuntu.
• Manage Kafka environments and integrations.
• Develop scripts in Python and/or Bash; build automation workflows with Ansible.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Perform production support, root cause analysis and issue resolution across complex infra.
• Work across virtual and physical infrastructure; identify opportunities to automate and improve processes.

Skills

Elastic Stack

Kafka

Linux Administration

Programming / Scripting

Automation and DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Production support

Tools

Ansible

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for an experiencedElastic Stack / DevOps Engineerto manage, maintain, automate, and support a large-scale production platform environment.

This is a highly hands-on technical role requiring strong experience in theElastic Stack, Kafka, Linux administration, scripting, and automation. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, scalability, and operational stability of the platform.

This role isnot suitable for SOC Analysts or monitoring-focused professionals, as the primary focus is on platform engineering, automation, coding, and production support.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support production-grade Elastic Stack environments, including ingestion, indexing, monitoring, analytics, and platform maintenance.
• Design, develop, and implement automation solutions to improve platform reliability, operational efficiency, and scalability.
• Provide hands-on administration and troubleshooting support across Linux environments, including RHEL and Ubuntu.
• Manage and support Kafka environments and associated integrations.
• Develop and maintain scripts and automation solutions using Python and/or Bash.
• Build and maintain automation and orchestration workflows using Ansible or equivalent tools.
• Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Perform production support, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and issue resolution across complex infrastructure environments.
• Work across both virtual and physical infrastructure environments.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation, platform stability, monitoring capabilities, and operational processes.
• Take ownership of technical issues and work independently to manage priorities and deliver solutions.

Required Technical Skills

Candidates must have strong production experience across the following technologies:

• Elastic Stack - Mandatory
• Elasticsearch
• Logstash / data ingestion
• Kibana
• Indexing and analytics
• Monitoring and production support
• Kafka - Strong hands-on experience
• Linux Administration
• RHEL
• Ubuntu
• Programming / Scripting
• Python and/or Bash
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on scripting or programming experience
• Automation and DevOps
• Ansible or equivalent automation/orchestration tools
• CI/CD pipelines
• Infrastructure and platform automation
• Proven experience supporting and troubleshootingproduction environments, including both virtual and physical infrastructure.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum7 years of total professional experience.
• At least4-5 years of hands-on experiencemanaging, designing, deploying, and supporting large-scale Elastic Stack environments.
• Strong experience working in production environments with responsibility for platform stability and operational support.
• Candidates should be comfortable working autonomously and taking ownership of technical deliverables.

Preferred Skills

• Experience within thebanking or financial services sectorwould be advantageous but is not mandatory.
• Experience working within large-scale enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Exposure to complex, highly available, and business-critical platforms.