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ICT Observability Engineer (temporary assignment)
Computer and IT - Leuven | Just now
As Observability Engineer, you are responsible for building and optimizing observability pipelines and dashboards using OpenTelemetry and SigNoz, enabling proactive monitoring, incident resolution, and service reliability.
ICT Observability Engineer (temporary assignment)
The assignment
- Implement and maintain observability platforms and telemetry pipelines across hybrid environments (cloud and on-premise).
- Instrument systems and applications using OpenTelemetry to collect logs, metrics, and traces.
- Build and optimize dashboards, alerts, and service maps to monitor performance and reliability.
- Support incident analysis and root cause identification through observability data.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, DevOps, and application teams to improve monitoring, automation, and service visibility.
Required knowledge and skills
- Strong experience with observability tools and frameworks (e.g. OpenTelemetry, SigNoz, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Good understanding of monitoring concepts including logs, metrics, traces, and alerting.
- Experience with hybrid and cloud environments (Kubernetes, containers, distributed systems).
- Scripting or automation knowledge (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell).
- Familiar with ITSM or incident management tools (e.g. ServiceNow) and SLO/SLA/SLI principles.
- Analytical mindset, proactive attitude, and strong communication skills to work across technical teams.
What we offer
We offer you an exciting temporary assignment in which you will be part of a community that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will define the society of tomorrow.
- Duration of the assignment: 6 months
- Desired start date: 05/01/2026
- Work regime: full time
Location
Leuven: Hybrid - partly onsite and partly remote
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*For this temporary position, you can apply as a candidate, the employment is then through an employment agency or other third party. If you are a Freelancer (independent consultant) we also welcome your application.