Observability Engineer Atlas Technologies, Inc. United States, South Carolina, North Charleston 5416 Rivers Avenue (Show on map) Sep 03, 2026 Looking for a career where hard work is valued, and your ideas and feedback are part of the way we operate daily? Want to bring your skills to a company that encourages teamwork and champions continued education and process improvement? Atlas Tech, a veteran-owned IT company serving multiple DoD customers in support of America's warfighters, is looking for an Observability Engineer in the Charleston, SC Area to support data engineering efforts for PMW160 Tactical Networks. The engineer will be responsible for designing, building and maintaining the telemetry, logging, and tracing systems. If you are comfortable in intense fast paced environments, can think on your feet, and excel in team-based collaborative efforts, then this may be the right fit for you.

You Will:

Implement monitoring, logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting for data platforms and pipelines

Develop dashboards, alerts, service objectives, and reporting

Integrate data platform telemetry with observability tools such as Grafana, Elastic, Splunk, or Dynatrace

Monitor data platform health, throughput, latency, failures, storage utilization, and service availability

Troubleshoot complex data-flow, application, infrastructure, and network issues across distributed systems

Design, build, test, and maintain reliable batch and real-time data pipelines

Containerize observability services and supporting applications using Docker

Deploy and operate data workloads using Kubernetes

Develop and maintain configuration for ingress, reverse proxy, load balancing, and service routing components

Automate platform deployment, configuration, testing, and operational procedures

Develop data ingestion, transformation, enrichment, routing and delivery workflows

Provide recommendations for observability best practices and process improvements

Participate in architecture reviews, peer reviews, sprint planning, and technical design discussions

Contribute to team objectives and support data engineering initiatives

Prepare technical documentation and present architecture proposals to engineering teams

Partner with other engineering groups to understand their data requirements and with leadership to align technical infrastructure with mission objectives

You Have:

3-5 years' experience with observability technologies

Experience with open-source monitoring and observability architectures such as Grafana LGTM+ Stack or Elastic (ELK) Stack

Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

Experience with Kubernetes application packaging and deployment tools (Helm)

Experience with high-performance, open-source networking infrastructure tools such as Nginx

Working knowledge of Agile methodology and DevOps practices

Strong documentation and communication skills to work effectively across technical teams

Collaborative mindset with ability to work in fast-paced environments

Self-motivated with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously

Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience We'd be Impressed if

You Had:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

5+ years' experience in data engineering roles

Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)

Proficiency with version control systems and collaborative development tools

Experience with configuration management and automation platforms (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform)

Programming/scripting experience (JAVA, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Go)

Experience with api design and documentation tools such as Swagger

Knowledge of microservices architecture and serverless computing Want to hear more? Read on to see what our Team Members say about their experience: "From day 1, I knew Atlas Tech was where I wanted to be. Atlas' culture embraces creativeness, community involvement, and taking care of their employees. If you're looking for a great place to work, come join us!" - Blane "I could not have asked for a better company to transition from Active-Duty military to civilian life. Atlas not only provides opportunities for professional growth, but it's also highly encouraged. The passion and appreciation for what we do that is displayed every day, makes it exciting for me to come to work each day." - Laurence Atlas Tech is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, or protected veteran status. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued and respected. Accessibility & Accommodations Atlas Tech strives to make our website, www.atlas-tech.com, accessible to all users. If you need assistance completing the application process or require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at hr.recruiter@atlas-tech.com. This contact information is designated for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of an application. Atlas Tech is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Atlas Tech offers a competitive salary, generous benefits package, and an opportunity to make a positive impact in your own community.