Observability Specialist – Grafana / Golang
Posted 1 day ago by Alexander Ash Consulting
£145,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Observability Specialist role focuses on implementing observability within a financial markets firm's infrastructure, emphasizing the creation of high-quality dashboards and visualizations using Grafana. The position requires collaboration with engineers to shape API data and infrastructure as code into actionable insights. Candidates should possess extensive experience in observability and tool development, particularly in Golang or Python. A strong educational background and excellent communication skills are also essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build high-quality dashboards and visualizations using Grafana.
- Shape API data and infrastructure as code pipelines into key metrics and actionable insights.
- Collaborate with engineers to gather requirements and produce iterative designs.
- Develop supporting tools and scripts in Golang or Python.
- Utilize infrastructure as code outputs and tools, such as Terraform.
- Work within a Linux-based environment.
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of observability experience in automated infrastructure environments.
- Strong query experience in PomQL, VictoriaMetrics, or VictoriaLogs.
- Tool development experience in Golang or Python.
- Understanding of infrastructure as code outputs and tools (Terraform).
- Experience in a Linux-based environment.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Degree educated or higher from a leading academic institution.
Salary (Rate): £600/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Observability Specialist – Grafana / Golang
A financial markets firm are implementing observability across their infrastructure estate and have an opportunity for a Grafana specialist to play a key role in building high quality dashboards and visualisations. You will have a solid understanding of how to shape API data and infrastructure as code pipelines into key metrics and actionable insights. This will involve working with engineers on requirements, producing design iteratively, developing supporting.
- 5+ years observability experience in automated infrastructure environments
- Strong query experience in PomQL, VictoriaMetrics or VicotriaLogs
- Tool development experience in Golang or Python
- Understanding of infrastructure as code outputs and tools (Terraform)
- Linux-based environment experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Degree educated or higher from a leading academic institution
This is a £600-650/day role, based London. Hybrid working.