Open Telemetry Senior Engineer - Analyst

Q1 Technologies, Inc

Austin, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Ecosystems, Instrumentation, Java, Metadata, Metrics, Refactoring, Support Documentation, System Integration (SI), Technical Writing, Telemetry
LOCATION
Austin, TX
POSTED
30+ days ago
Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • 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.

About the Company

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Q1 Technologies, Inc

Q1 consists of experienced and recognized experts providing the capability to respond to market demand in order to provide professional services for our clients including Enterprise software implementations, application integration and technical / functional support.

Q1 has steadily grown into a Quality IT services and solutions organization with the average experience of our team being over 10 years. We have continuously met or exceeded client expectations by delivering professional services and project implementations on time and under budget to help clients truly recognize return on investment.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1990
WEBSITE
http://q1tech.com/