At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and implement scalable telemetry pipelines for distributed systems.
- Company: Join a leading tech firm focused on observability and reliability.
- Benefits: Attractive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with a focus on innovation and automation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by enhancing system reliability and observability.
- Qualifications: Experience in observability, cloud-native environments, and programming skills required.
The predicted salary is between 103400 - 113300 £ per year.
Salary: £103,400 - 113,300 per year
Requirements
- Proven experience in observability, SRE, or platform engineering roles within complex distributed environments
- Strong hands‑on experience with OpenTelemetry, including building and managing telemetry pipelines
- Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Elastic/Splunk, Loki/Jaeger or similar
- Strong experience with Terraform or other infrastructure‑as‑code tools
- Solid understanding of cloud‑native environments (Kubernetes, microservices, distributed systems)
- Experience working within or alongside network engineering or infrastructure operations teams
- Programming experience in at least one language such as Python, Go, or Java
- Strong understanding of SLOs, SLIs, and modern reliability engineering practices
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a focus on automation and system reliability
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable pipelines for metrics, logs, traces, and event data across distributed systems
- Build and enhance observability tooling, including dashboards, monitoring systems, alerting frameworks, and reliability standards
- Develop and maintain telemetry solutions using OpenTelemetry and related open‑source technologies
- Automate observability infrastructure using Terraform and infrastructure‑as‑code practices
- Integrate monitoring and observability into CI/CD pipelines and SDLC processes
- Define and support SLIs, SLOs, and alerting strategies in collaboration with engineering teams
- Promote best practices in instrumentation, monitoring, and incident response
- Work with network and platform teams to improve visibility across infrastructure and services
Technologies
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- Grafana
- Java
- Kubernetes
- Network
- OpenTelemetry
- Prometheus
- Python
- Splunk
- Terraform
- microservices
- AI
- DevOps
Telemetry and Observability Engineer employer: Sivara GmbH
As a leading employer in the tech industry, we offer a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is reflected in our comprehensive training programmes and opportunities for advancement, particularly in the exciting field of telemetry and observability. Located in a vibrant tech hub, we provide competitive salaries and a culture that values work-life balance, making us an ideal choice for professionals seeking meaningful and rewarding careers.
We think you need these skills to ace Telemetry and Observability Engineer
Observability
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
Platform Engineering
OpenTelemetry
Telemetry Pipelines
Grafana
Prometheus
