OpenTelemetry & Collector Engineer

OpenTelemetry & Collector Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking an OpenTelemetry & Collector Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise observability solutions. This role focuses on telemetry collection architecture, collector deployments, enrichment strategies, and performance optimization across hybrid environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design and maintain OpenTelemetry architectures and standards.

Deploy and manage Windows and Linux collectors.

Configure telemetry pipelines, parsing, enrichment, and labeling.

Implement dual-export and multi-destination telemetry strategies.

Optimize collector performance, scalability, and reliability.

Support tracing, metrics, and logging initiatives.

Establish observability best practices and governance.

Required Skills

Strong knowledge of OpenTelemetry architecture and collectors.

Experience with Windows and Linux administration.

Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, Datadog, Splunk, or similar platforms.

Understanding of distributed tracing and telemetry pipelines.

Experience with log parsing, enrichment, and transformation.

Scripting experience using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in large-scale observability deployments.

Kubernetes and cloud-native monitoring experience.

Performance engineering expertise.

What Makes Someone Successful

Deep troubleshooting skills.

Strong attention to telemetry quality and accuracy.

Operational excellence mindset.

Ability to balance observability and performance requirements.