Devops Engineer Lead | Richmond, VA | LGL

Job Title : DevOps Engineer - Lead

Location : Richmond, VA (Hybrid)

Duration : Long term contract

Key Skills & Tools :

Observability Tools : Proficiency in monitoring, logging, and tracing tools, including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Splunk, Datadog, New Relic, and cloud-native solutions like AWS CloudWatch.

Datadog Fundamental, APM and Distributed Tracing Fundamentals & Datadog Demo Certification (Mandatory)

• Programming Languages : Expertise in languages such as Python and Go for scripting and automation.
• Infrastructure & Cloud Platforms : Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration systems like Kubernetes.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Familiarity with Terraform and Ansible for managing infrastructure and configurations.
• CI / CD & Automation : Experience with CI / CD pipelines and automation tools like Jenkins.
• System & Software Engineering : A strong background in both system operations and software development.
• Optimize cloud agent instrumentation, with cloud certifications being a plus.
• Strong understanding of Observability concepts (Logs, Metrics, Tracing)
• Expertise in security & vulnerability management in observability
• Possesses 2 years of experience in cloud-based observability solutions, specializing in monitoring, logging, and tracing across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.

Job Description :