Observability Lead Architect

Company Description Smart IT Frame LLC is a leading NMSDC-certified IT Solutions and Servicing company, founded in 2012 in Somerset, New Jersey. We are dedicated to promoting Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) values. Our expertise lies in providing innovative IT solutions, including AI, ML, cloud-based solutions, RPA, cybersecurity, and more, to support client initiatives. Our services span across various industries, including banking, finance, healthcare, retail, telecommunications, and manufacturing. Partnering with Smart IT Frame means receiving top-notch services and continuous support from a team committed to driving your success. Role: Observability Lead / Architect, Grafana Location: Warren, NJ Type: Contract to Hire Job description: We have detailed the skill expectations as below. We would need an Observability Lead / Architect who has very strong experience in Observability, Grafana and Automation experience (Python Scripting/Shell), Kubernetes, AWS Must have: 1. Grafana stack experience - metrics, traces, logs, Alloy agent experience, OTelCollector experience, exporters for different open source components, application metrics exporting 1. Troubleshooting in a Linux environment. 1. Programming - Python or equivalent language 1. Automation scripting - Shell scripts 1. AWS Cloud experience 1. Working with Kubernetes applications (mid-level experience), Helm charts Good to have: 1. Other Observability platforms experience (Splunk etc.) 1. DevOps - Infra 1. Cloud Operations 1. Terraform 1. CICD with Jenkins Expertise: • Architecture & Solutioning • AWS and Google Cloud infrastructure Services. • Grafana and Observability as a Service. • Platform Services and Web Applications monitoring. • DevOps Expert Level. • Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins and Kubernetes Services. Roles and Responsibilities: • Spearhead and align technical and business discussions concerning future architectural direction across the product portfolio or product line. • Define the solution architecture for Application Design and Integration design, incorporating security, performance, and scalability. • Analyze the current state and design a roadmap and implementation plan for the future state, maintaining a cohesive architectural perspective. • Design major aspects of the application architecture, including middleware and infrastructure components. • Collect and analyze data to develop architectural requirements at the project level. • Conceptualize technical solutions and select technology options based on solution requirements. • Produce design documentation such as HLD, LLD, TAD, TDD, etc., as needed. • Complete architectural deliverables for backlog items to prepare them for engineering. • Participate in the enterprise architecture domain governance model. • Contribute to the development of software and data delivery platforms with reusable and orchestra table components. • Research and assess emerging technology, industry, and market trends to support project development and operational activities. • Serve as the Architectural SME for the scrum team and review technical design. • Promote the reuse of ideas, components, and proven patterns.