SRE/ELK Stack Engineer - Azure

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in

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Job Description

Customer currently uses ELK stack, and the goal is to standardize and modernize logs, metrics, and traces using OpenTelemetry, while improving visibility, reliability, and operational intelligence.

Observability Architecture & Modernization

· Assess the existing ELK-based observability setup and define a modern observability architecture

· Design and implement standardized logging, metrics, and distributed tracing using OpenTelemetry

· Define observability best practices for cloud-native and Azure-based applications

· Ensure consistent telemetry collection across microservices, APIs, and infrastructure

Logging, Metrics & Tracing

· Instrument applications using OpenTelemetry SDKs (SpringBoot, .NET, Python, Javascript – as applicable)

· Support Kubernetes and container-based workloads (if applicable)

· Configure and optimize log pipelines, trace exporters, and metric collectors

· Integrate OpenTelemetry with ELK / OpenSearch / Azure Monitor / other backends

· Define SLIs, SLOs, and alerting strategies

· Knowldege in integrating the GitHub and Jira metrics as DORA metrics to observability.

Operational Excellence

· Improve observability performance, cost efficiency, and data retention strategies

· Create dashboards, runbooks, and documentation 

AI-based Anomaly Detection & Triage (Good to Have )

· Design or integrate AI/ML-based anomaly detection for logs, metrics, and traces

· Worked on AIOps capabilities for automated incident triage and insights

Required Technical Skills

Core Observability

· Strong hands-on experience with ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

· Deep understanding of logs, metrics, traces, and distributed systems

· Practical experience with OpenTelemetry (Collectors, SDKs, exporters, receivers)

Cloud & Platforms

· Strong experience with Microsoft Azure to integrate with Observability platform.

· Experience with Kubernetes / AKS to integrate with Observability platform.

· Knowledge of Azure monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights)

· Experience with Kubernetes / AKS is a strong plus.

Soft Skills;'

· Strong architecture and problem-solving skills

· Clear communication and documentation skills

· Hands-on mindset with an architect-level view

Good to Have / Preferred Skills

· Experience with AIOps / anomaly detection platforms

· Exposure to tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, OpenSearch, Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic (any)

· Experience with incident management, SRE practices, and reliability engineering

Qualifications

Soft Skills;'

· Strong architecture and problem-solving skills

· Clear communication and documentation skills

· Hands-on mindset with an architect-level view

Good to Have / Preferred Skills

· Experience with AIOps / anomaly detection platforms

· Exposure to tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, OpenSearch, Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic (any)

· Experience with incident management, SRE practices, and reliability engineering

Additional Information

Experience Level: 5-8 Years 

Location: Chennai