Monitoring and Observability Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable observability platforms that deliver metrics, logs, traces, and alerts for cloud-native, distributed systems.

• Construct and oversee Observability pipelines and dashboards (metrics, logs, traces).

• Establish and monitor SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs; generate actionable alerts.

• Instrument applications and infrastructure using OpenTelemetry and vendor SDKs.

• Integrate and manage tools such as Splunk, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/EFK, Datadog, and New Relic.

• Automate deployment processes utilizing CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).

• Collaborate with development, SRE, and platform teams; create runbooks and post-incident reports.

⛳️ Requirements

• Hands-on experience with Splunk and at least two monitoring tools (Splunk, Prometheus & Grafana, ELK/EFK, Datadog, New Relic).

• Proficient in scripting/programming languages such as Python, Go, or Bash.

• Extensive knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, microservices, and distributed systems.

• Proven experience in defining SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs.

• Familiarity with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code; experience working on AWS.

• Preferred experience with OpenTelemetry and distributed tracing.

• Knowledge of service mesh telemetry (Istio/Linkerd).

• Experience in regulated environments (e.g., FDA) along with expertise in telemetry cost and retention optimization.

• Strong soft skills as a clear communicator, collaborative team player, proactive, and effective mentor.

🏝️ Benefits

• Diversity Inclusion: At Exavalu, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce.

• We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, irrespective of race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.

• We cultivate a culture that values all individuals and encourages diverse perspectives, allowing you to make an impact and advance your career.

• Exavalu also promotes flexibility to accommodate the needs of employees, customers, and the business.

• Additionally, we offer a welcome back program to assist individuals in reintegrating into the workforce after a prolonged absence due to health or family reasons.