Senior Observability Software Engineer
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About the Role
UMATR is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Observability) to own the observability layer behind a global identity platform in Abu Dhabi. The role involves building and running the telemetry backbone across cloud, on-prem, and air-gapped Kubernetes environments, ensuring every service is observable from day one.
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Responsibilities
- Build and run the telemetry backbone (metrics, logs, traces) across cloud, on prem, and air gapped Kubernetes environments
- Ensure every service is observable from day one with solid instrumentation, correlation, and alerting
- Set standards and defaults that make observability a built in part of the platform
- Define SLIs/SLOs, work backwards from SLAs, and design actionable alerting and error budgets
- Build shared observability frameworks or instrumentation libraries used across multiple teams
Requirements
- 8+ years of JVM based production engineering experience (Java 17/21, Spring Boot)
- Strong hands on experience with OpenTelemetry in Java, including SDK/agent instrumentation, Collector pipelines, OTLP, and distributed context propagation
- Experience building or operating vendor neutral observability systems across cloud, on prem, and air gapped environments
- Strong understanding of observability as a product: defining SLIs/SLOs, working backwards from SLAs, and designing actionable alerting and error budgets
- Experience with New Relic (or similar tools), including instrumentation, dashboards, alerting, and OTEL based integrations
- Proven track record building shared observability frameworks or instrumentation libraries used across multiple teams
- Strong Kubernetes expertise with portable observability across AWS, GCP, Azure, and bare metal
- End to end ownership of systems including production support and on call responsibility
- Ability to turn telemetry insights into engineering standards, defaults, and reusable platform components
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Role Overview
- Join a fast growing cybersecurity scale up in Abu Dhabi as a Senior Software Engineer (Observability) and own the observability layer behind a global identity platform.
- You'll build and run the telemetry backbone (metrics, logs, traces) across cloud, on prem, and air gapped Kubernetes environments.
- The goal is a consistent, vendor neutral setup that works everywhere without per environment tweaks.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and run the telemetry backbone (metrics, logs, traces) across cloud, on prem, and air gapped Kubernetes environments.
- Ensure every service is observable from day one, with solid instrumentation, correlation, and alerting.
- Set the standards and defaults that make observability a built in part of the platform, not an afterthought.
Required Experience
- 8+ years of JVM based production engineering experience (Java 17/21, Spring Boot)
- Strong hands on experience with OpenTelemetry in Java, including SDK/agent instrumentation, Collector pipelines, OTLP, and distributed context propagation
- Experience building or operating vendor neutral observability systems across cloud, on prem, and air gapped environments
- Strong understanding of observability as a product: defining SLIs/SLOs, working backwards from SLAs, and designing actionable alerting and error budgets
- Experience with New Relic (or similar tools), including instrumentation, dashboards, alerting, and OTEL based integrations
- Proven track record building shared observability frameworks or instrumentation libraries used across multiple teams
- Strong Kubernetes expertise with portable observability across AWS, GCP, Azure, and bare metal
- End to end ownership of systems including production support and on call responsibility
- Ability to turn telemetry insights into engineering standards, defaults, and reusable platform components
What's in it for you?
- Ownership of key platform decisions, driving the growth and scale of critical products
- Opportunity to shape complex application and infrastructure at scale
- High autonomy within a technically strong, collaborative engineering culture
- Benefits include Visa & health insurance (for you and your family), and annual flight ticket
- Relocation package: flights and one month accommodation on arrival (for you and your family)
Why Relocate to the UAE?
- Abu Dhabi offers an exceptional lifestyle with tax free income, year round sun, and a high standard of living.
- Ranked as the second safest country in the world, making it an ideal location for individuals and families seeking long term stability.
- The UAE has become a major hub for innovation, driven by significant investment attracting some of the most innovative start ups and scale ups from across the globe.
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