Observability Engineer - Grafana Dashboarding

Observability Engineer - Grafana Dashboarding

Posted 1 week ago by Levy Global

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Negotiable
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London Area, United Kingdom
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Application Programming Interface (API) Automation Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Dashboard Data Centers Data Integration Generic Programming Go (Programming Language) golang Grafana Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Python (Programming Language) Query Languages RESTful API Software Development Templating Terraform Workflows

Summary: The Observability Engineer role focuses on delivering observability solutions for a large-scale infrastructure environment, primarily through the development of automated Grafana dashboards. The position requires strong data integration skills and the ability to create actionable telemetry outputs. Collaboration with technical teams is essential to shape observability outputs effectively. The role demands proficiency in various programming and query languages, particularly in the context of observability tools and practices.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop insightful and automated Grafana dashboards for observability solutions.
  • Integrate and interpret RESTful API data into observability pipelines and dashboards.
  • Collaborate with technical teams to shape observability outputs.
  • Optimize Grafana dashboard performance and templating.
  • Utilize IaC outputs and tooling, such as Terraform, as data sources for observability.
  • Implement automation and integration using programming languages like Golang or Python.
  • Work within Linux-based environments to support observability efforts.

Key Skills:

  • Excellent communication skills for collaboration with technical teams.
  • Deep experience with Grafana dashboard creation and performance optimization.
  • Strong understanding of PromQL, VictoriaMetrics, or VictoriaLogs query languages.
  • Ability to interpret RESTful API data for observability.
  • Familiarity with IaC tools like Terraform.
  • Solid programming skills in Golang (preferred) or Python.
  • Experience in Linux-based environments.
  • Bonus: Experience deploying Grafana instances via code.
  • Familiarity with OpenTelemetry and telemetry pipelines.
  • Background in data center environments or SRE practices.
  • Exposure to CI/CD workflows and cloud-native systems.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London Area

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

We’re seeking an experienced contractor to support the delivery of observability solutions for a new, large-scale infrastructure environment. This role focuses on developing insightful and automated Grafana dashboards, with a strong emphasis on data integration and actionable telemetry.

Required Skills

  • Excellent, concise communication skills - essential for collaborating with technical teams to shape observability outputs.
  • Deep experience with Grafana dashboard creation, templating, and performance optimization.
  • Strong understanding of PromQL, VictoriaMetrics, or VictoriaLogs query languages.
  • Ability to interpret and map RESTful API data into observability pipelines and dashboards.
  • Familiarity with IaC outputs and tooling (e.g., Terraform) as data sources for observability.
  • Solid programming ability in Golang (preferred) or Python for automation and integration.
  • Strong collaboration skills to work with cross-functional engineering teams.
  • Experience working in Linux-based environments.

Bonus / Nice-to-Have Skills:

  • Experience deploying Grafana instances via code (provisioning dashboards, datasources).
  • Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, metric instrumentation, and telemetry pipelines.
  • Background in data center environments, infrastructure monitoring, or SRE practices.
  • Exposure to CI/CD workflows, containers (Podman/Docker), and cloud-native systems.
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