Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Observability & Azure Infrastructure

Key Responsibilities

 • Observability Platform Implementation:

• Design and maintain distributed tracing, metrics, and logging using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Loki, and Tempo.
• Ensure complete instrumentation of .NET Core applications for end-to-end visibility. o Implement telemetry pipelines for application logs, performance metrics, and traces.
• Monitoring & Alerting:
• Develop and manage SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets.
• Create actionable, noise-free alerts using Prometheus Alertmanager and Azure Monitor. o Monitor key infrastructure components, applications, and databases with a focus on reliability and performance. • Azure & Infrastructure Integration:
• Integrate Azure services (App Services, VMs, Storage, etc.) with the observability stack. o Configure monitoring for MSSQL databases, including performance tuning metrics and health indicators. o Use Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and custom exporters where necessary.
• Automation & DevOps:
• Automate observability configurations using Terraform, PowerShell, or other IaC tools.
• Integrate telemetry validation and health checks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain observability as code for repeatable deployments and easy scaling.
• Resilience & Reliability Engineering:
• Conduct capacity planning to anticipate scaling needs based on usage patterns and growth.
• Define and implement disaster recovery strategies for critical Azure-hosted services and databases.
• Perform load and stress testing to identify performance bottlenecks and validate infrastructure limits.
• Support release engineering by integrating observability checks and rollback strategies in CI/CD pipelines.
• Apply chaos engineering practices in lower environments to uncover potential reliability risks proactively. • Collaboration & Documentation:
• Partner with engineering teams to promote observability best practices in .NET Core development. o Create dashboards (Grafana preferred) and runbooks for system insights and incident response. o Document monitoring standards, troubleshooting guides, and onboarding materials.

Required Skills and Experience

• 4+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure-focused roles.
• Deep experience with .NET Core application observability using OpenTelemetry.
• Proficiency with Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, and related observability tools.
• Strong background in Azure infrastructure monitoring, including App Services and VMs.
• Hands-on experience monitoring MSSQL databases (deadlocks, query performance, etc.). • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep) and scripting (PowerShell, Bash).
• Experience building and tuning alerts, dashboards, and metrics for production systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-104, AZ-400).
• Experience with Grafana, Azure Monitor, and Log Analytics integration.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and microservice architectures.
• Prior experience in high-availability, regulated, or customer-facing environments.