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Senior DevOps Engineer – Observability Platform
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Senior DevOps Engineer – Observability Platform
Qualcomm
Role Description As a Senior DevOps Engineer – Observability Platform, you will be responsible for building and maintaining scalable, reliable infrastructure and deployment pipelines with a strong emphasis on observability — metrics, logs, and traces — across systems running on Kubernetes and AWS. You will work closely with development teams to improve development velocity while ensuring system reliability, security, and performance. This role is critical in providing a standardized, observability platform that gives both internal engineering teams and external, customer-facing services deep, reliable visibility into system health, performance, and reliability. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. - OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience. - OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. - 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. Requirements - 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Observability, or similar roles, including hands-on production experience operating Kubernetes based stack. - Advantage - Strong background in software development with security focus. - Extensive hands-on experience with AWS, including its observability services (CloudWatch, X-Ray, Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus, Amazon Managed Grafana). - Proficiency with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar IaC tools. - Advanced knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes ecosystem. - Hands-on experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo or Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, and Alertmanager; experience scaling metrics storage with Thanos, Mimir, or Cortex. - Strong coding skills in Python, Bash, or Go. - Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills. - Strong verbal and written communication skills. - Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams. - Proven leadership skills and the ability to mentor junior engineers. - Comfortable working in a fully distributed, offshore setup and collaborating effectively with development teams across multiple locations. Company Description
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