Observability Specialist at Deel

About the Role

Join a globally distributed, high-growth SaaS company transforming the future of work. As an Observability Specialist, you will play a critical role in designing and maintaining scalable monitoring systems across cloud-native environments. You’ll work closely with DevOps, SRE, and Engineering teams to ensure system reliability, performance, and cost efficiency at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage observability solutions for cloud-native infrastructure
• Own monitoring across AWS and Kubernetes (EKS) environments
• Operate and maintain self-hosted monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Mimir, Loki, and Tempo
• Manage and optimize Datadog (metrics, logs, APM, alerts, and cost monitoring)
• Improve observability architecture for high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance
• Implement cost optimization strategies (log/trace sampling, retention policies, storage optimization)
• Automate observability infrastructure using Terraform, Helm, and scripting tools
• Integrate monitoring and alerting into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions)
• Support performance tuning and capacity planning initiatives
• Collaborate cross-functionally to embed best practices and drive continuous improvement

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in observability or monitoring engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS and Kubernetes
• Deep understanding of metrics, logs, traces, SLIs, SLOs, and alerting systems
• Proven experience managing self-hosted monitoring stacks (Prometheus ecosystem preferred)
• Experience designing observability architectures at scale
• Hands-on experience with Datadog
• Strong knowledge of high-availability and fault-tolerant systems
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
• Experience with performance optimization and capacity planning

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to take ownership of complex systems independently
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement

Why Join Deel?

• Be part of one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally
• Work in a fully remote, flexible environment
• Access competitive compensation, stock options, and benefits
• Contribute to building infrastructure that powers global work

Application Deadline: May 13, 2026

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