SREELK Stack Engineer Azure

Customer currently uses ELK stack and the goal is to standardize and modernize logs metrics and traces using OpenTelemetry while improving visibility reliability and operational intelligence.

Observability Architecture & Modernization

       Assess the existing ELK-based observability setup and define a modern observability architecture

       Design and implement standardized logging metrics and distributed tracing using OpenTelemetry

       Define observability best practices for cloud-native and Azure-based applications

       Ensure consistent telemetry collection across microservices APIs and infrastructure

Logging Metrics & Tracing

       Instrument applications using OpenTelemetry SDKs ( Python Javascript as applicable)

       Support Kubernetes and container-based workloads (if applicable)

       Configure and optimize log pipelines trace exporters and metric collectors

       Integrate OpenTelemetry with ELK / OpenSearch / Azure Monitor / other backends

       Define SLIs SLOs and alerting strategies

       Knowldege in integrating the GitHub and Jira metrics as DORA metrics to observability.

Operational Excellence

       Improve observability performance cost efficiency and data retention strategies

       Create dashboards runbooks and documentation 

AI-based Anomaly Detection & Triage (Good to Have )

       Design or integrate AI/ML-based anomaly detection for logs metrics and traces

       Worked on AIOps capabilities for automated incident triage and insights

Required Technical Skills

Core Observability

       Strong hands-on experience with ELK Stack (Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana)

       Deep understanding of logs metrics traces and distributed systems

       Practical experience with OpenTelemetry (Collectors SDKs exporters receivers)

Cloud & Platforms

       Strong experience with Microsoft Azure to integrate with Observability platform.

       Experience with Kubernetes / AKS to integrate with Observability platform.

       Knowledge of Azure monitoring tools (Azure Monitor Log Analytics Application Insights)

       Experience with Kubernetes / AKS is a strong plus.

Soft Skills;

       Strong architecture and problem-solving skills

       Clear communication and documentation skills

       Hands-on mindset with an architect-level view

Good to Have / Preferred Skills

       Experience with AIOps / anomaly detection platforms

       Exposure to tools like Prometheus Grafana Jaeger OpenSearch Datadog Dynatrace New Relic (any)

       Experience with incident management SRE practices and reliability engineering

Qualifications :

Soft Skills;

       Strong architecture and problem-solving skills

       Clear communication and documentation skills

       Hands-on mindset with an architect-level view

Good to Have / Preferred Skills

       Experience with AIOps / anomaly detection platforms

       Exposure to tools like Prometheus Grafana Jaeger OpenSearch Datadog Dynatrace New Relic (any)

       Experience with incident management SRE practices and reliability engineering

Additional Information :

Experience Level: 5-8 Years 

Location: Chennai 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time