Platform/Observability Engineer

Title: Platform/Observability EngineerLocation: - Dover, DE 19904 (Hybrid- 1-2 times/Month)Hire Type: Contract Important: The client requires all shortlisted candidates to attend an in-person interview. Please apply only if you can attend the interview onsite.Job Summary:Seeking for a highly skilled Platform/Observability Engineer to design, implement, and support enterprise-scale telemetry and automation solutions. This role focuses on building and maintaining OpenTelemetry (OTel) pipelines, developing CI/CD workflows, and enabling infrastructure automation in hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.The ideal candidate combines strong engineering and operational expertise, with experience in modern DevOps, observability, and GitOps practices. You will work closely with Platform Engineering, Security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, self-service solutions and ensure the reliability and performance of enterprise systems.Key responsibilities and required experience include:Architecting and implementing OpenTelemetry (OTel) pipelinesInfrastructure automation using Ansible as CodeCI/CD pipeline development and operational supportGitHub Actions and GitOps workflowsLog aggregation and telemetry pipeline troubleshootingEnterprise platform engineering and operational supportExperience working in hybrid cloud/on-prem enterprise environmentsStrong documentation and collaboration skillsExperience with building self-service workflowsPreferred technologies/platform exposure:Grafana Cloud / Grafana EnterpriseOpenTelemetry CollectorAnsible Automation PlatformGitHub EnterpriseTerraformZscalerLinux administrationAzure and/or AWS exposureGrafana dashboard development and observability engineeringExperience supporting Zscaler-related engineering and integrationsAdditional Notes:This resource will work closely with Platform Engineering, Security, and Infrastructure teams.The role requires both engineering and operational support capabilities.Strong troubleshooting and architectural design skills are important.Public sector or large enterprise experience is preferred.Required Skills:Architecting Open Telemetry (OTel) pipelinesAnsible CodingTerraformCI/CD pipeline development and operational supportExperience with building self-service workflowsPreferred Skills:State\Federal Exp.Azure and/or AWS exposureZscaler