VMC Soft Technologies, Inc

OpenTelemetry Engineer

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This role is for an "OpenTelemetry Engineer" in Austin, TX, with a contract length of unspecified duration. Requires strong Java skills, OpenTelemetry expertise, and experience with Grafana and Datadog. Pay rate is unspecified; work is onsite 5x/week.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
February 13, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
On-site
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Austin, TX
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Grafana #Datadog #Data Enrichment #Documentation #Libraries #Observability #Java #Metadata
Role description
• • • • • CONTRACT ROLE • • • • • • • • • • CONTRACT ROLE • • • • • • • • • • CONTRACT ROLE • • • • • Role : OpenTelemetry Engineer Location : Austin, TX (5x/ week onsite) Job Description : OpenTelemetry developer • OpenTelemetry Engineering: Configure and implement Otel processors, filters, and metadata enrichment. Standardize and deploy approved exporters across the pipeline. • Library Development: Build and maintain Otel-based tracing wrappers, metrics helpers, and context propagation utilities. • Metadata Implementation: Execute metadata enrichment standards across the SDK, Collector, and Gateway levels. • Platform Integration: Engineer the integration of OpenTelemetry libraries with both Grafana and Datadog, ensuring zero telemetry loss during data transfer. • Alerts Re-instrumentation: Refactor and migrate legacy Java-based instrumentation into standard OpenTelemetry formats to ensure accurate alerting. • Documentation & Support: Create technical runbooks and document implementation details to facilitate knowledge sharing and team adoption. Qualifications • Java Proficiency: Strong hands-on experience with Java, specifically in refactoring legacy codebases. • OpenTelemetry Expertise: Deep technical understanding of the Otel ecosystem, including configuring Collectors, SDKs, and Exporters. • Observability Platforms: Proven experience integrating telemetry data with Grafana and Datadog. • Note : If you are interested please share me your resumes to Theja@vmcsofttech.com or else reach me at 4804076925.