Senior Technical Consultant, Observability at AHEAD

Gurugram, Haryana, India

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
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TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Minimum 6+ years of hands-on experience with Application Performance Management tools such as Datadog, New Relic, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Splunk ITSI, Honeycomb, Chronosphere, Riverbed Aternity/Alluvio, ExtraHop, & Logic Monitor
  • Hands-on experience with cloud-native, open-source solutions like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack/Elastic.io, OpenTelemetry (OTEL)
  • Experience with public cloud solutions like AWS CloudWatch, Azure App Insights, etc
  • Strong understanding of network & system management solutions, distributed systems, networking, and database technologies
  • Operational background and familiarity with ITIL, ITSM, SRE, or DevOps best practices and principles
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, organizational, project management, and communication skills
  • Eagerness to collaborate, contribute to team success, and a continuous learning mindset
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
  • Broad background in software engineering with, at a minimum, generalist-level expertise in programming languages such as Python, Java, Go, .NET, NodeJS, Ruby, and PHP
  • Familiarity with microservices architecture, service mesh technologies, and end-user technologies (iOS, Android, JavaScript, HTML5)
  • Knowledge of configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible

Responsibilities

  • Implement and maintain cutting-edge Observability solutions utilizing tools like New Relic, Datadog, AppDynamics, or Dynatrace for our large-scale enterprise customers
  • Develop and maintain systems for effective monitoring, logging, and tracing, ensuring scalability and reliability
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, product managers, and data scientists, to build resilient systems
  • Integrate observability practices into different engineering workflows and lead the adoption, optimization, and integration of products within the customer’s business infrastructure
  • Create custom dashboards, set up alerts, and develop AIOps rules, ensuring effective tracking against goals/KPIs
  • Provide technical support in post-sales processes, including installation, deployment, training, technical check-ups, and escalation management
  • Identify performance bottlenecks and anomalous system behavior and resolve root causes of service issues
  • Stay updated with the latest trends in observability, logging, monitoring, and cloud technologies and introduce innovative solutions and best practices
  • Participate in strategic technology planning, focusing on scalability, cost-effectiveness, and risk management in observability infrastructure
  • Document observability systems and processes comprehensively and prepare reports for management on system performance and reliability
  • Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles for efficient infrastructure provisioning and management

Skills

New Relic
Datadog
AppDynamics
Dynatrace
Monitoring
Logging
Tracing
AIOps
Dashboards
Alerts
Infrastructure as Code

AHEAD

Digital transformation and cloud consulting services

About AHEAD

AHEAD specializes in digital transformation services, focusing on helping medium to large enterprises modernize their IT infrastructure. The company offers a range of services including cloud migration, automation, and infrastructure optimization, primarily using Microsoft Azure. AHEAD's products work by providing tailored consulting and managed services that guide clients through the complexities of digital transformation. What sets AHEAD apart from its competitors is its deep expertise in cloud solutions and a strong client-centric approach, which has been validated by achieving Gold Cloud Platform Competency with Azure. The company's goal is to empower organizations to take control of their digital transformation journeys and achieve sustainable success.

Chicago, IllinoisHeadquarters
2007Year Founded
BUYOUTCompany Stage
Consulting, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave

Risks

Emerging cloud service providers offer similar services at lower costs.
Rapid technological advancements may outpace AHEAD's solution updates.
Economic downturns could reduce spending on digital transformation projects.

Differentiation

AHEAD specializes in digital transformation with a focus on cloud solutions.
The company achieved Gold Cloud Platform Competency with Microsoft Azure.
AHEAD offers tailored solutions for cloud migration and infrastructure optimization.

Upsides

Increased demand for hybrid cloud solutions aligns with AHEAD's expertise.
Growing interest in AI-driven IT operations presents new opportunities for AHEAD.
The rise of edge computing offers AHEAD opportunities in edge-to-cloud solutions.

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