Geotab
IoT and connected transportation
SREObservabilityArchitect
“SRE Observability Architect at Geotab. Skills: Observability Architecture, OpenTelemetry, Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes. Define foundational observability architecture. Lead design of next-generation observability platforms”
What You'll Achieve.
Enable scalable, cost-efficient, and highly reliable insight into distributed systems; Reduce tool sprawl; Optimize total cost of ownership; Ingest and query petabyte-scale telemetry data; Declarative observability infrastructure provisioning; Accelerate diagnosis and resolution during critical incidents
Industry & Context.
Analytical and systems thinker; Navigate complex, ambiguous technical challenges; Accelerate diagnosis and resolution
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5-8 years of experience in Observability Architecture, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Platform/Infrastructure Engineering, Post-secondary Diploma/Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, Mastery of the OpenTelemetry ecosystem, Expert-level knowledge of Prometheus-compatible metrics systems, Advanced experience with tracing systems, Advanced experience with log aggregation platforms, Expert-level proficiency in cloud infrastructure, Expert-level proficiency in Kubernetes architecture, Software engineering skills in Go, Python, or similar languages for building cloud-native tooling, Excellent communication skills
Nice to Have
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
What You'll Do.
Define foundational observability architecture
Lead design of next-generation observability platforms
Define and own enterprise-wide observability architecture
Establish technical standards
reference architectures
and standardize observability tooling
Design scalable data pipelines and storage strategies
Design Terraform modules and Helm charts
Establish and enforce instrumentation standards
Define and champion SLO/SLI/error-budget frameworks
Serve as senior escalation point during critical incidents
Provide architectural mentorship and technical guidance
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with SRE, platform engineering, and application development teams; Align with security and compliance stakeholders; Influence and drive technical direction across multiple teams and organizational boundaries; Provide architectural guidance to service-level objective implementation; Provide architectural mentorship and technical guidance to Observability Engineers and SRE team members
Communication Scope
Articulate technical architecture to executive audiences; Excellent communication skills; Ability to influence technical direction across organizational boundaries
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