Perm Position: Senior Platform Optimization & Observability Engineer
Location: Remote (EU)
Duration: 6 months +
Owns platform health design and the observability stack (e.g. ELK). Responsible for optimizing existing infrastructure, expanding the observability platform with APM and security capabilities, and migrating monitoring and security audit assets from Azure-native tooling to the new observability platform. Coordinates with the network engineer on DR optimization and firewall review.
Key Responsibilities
* Optimize existing virtualization platforms (e.g. VMware, Hyper‑V, KVM‑based platforms such as Proxmox) – performance tuning, capacity planning, resource efficiency
* Optimize storage performance, capacity, and cost efficiency in virtualized environments
* Harden platform security – secure configuration, attack surface reduction
* Review and optimize existing DR designs and recovery processes to reduce RTO/RPO
* Review and optimize firewall rules – identify unused or risky rules, align with security best practices
* Expand the observability platform with APM and security capabilities, including Sentinel replacement POC execution
* Migrate queries, dashboards, and security audit reports from Log Analytics to the new observability platform
* Optimize log collection, retention, and analysis – reduce volume, implement cost‑effective logging without losing visibility
* Coordinate with the network engineer on DR automation and firewall review
Required Skills
* Hands‑on experience optimizing virtualization platforms (e.g. VMware, Hyper‑V, KVM‑based platforms such as Proxmox)
* Experience reviewing and optimizing storage performance and capacity, including latency, throughput, and cost efficiency in virtualized environments
* Strong understanding of platform security best practices, system hardening, secure configuration, and reducing attack surface
* Hands‑on operational expertise of leading observability platforms (e.g. ELK stack)
* Experience with ELK APM and security modules including APM agent deployment, SIEM detection rules (e.g. Elastic Security), agent fleet management, and security event correlation
* Experience migrating queries, dashboards, and security audit reports from Log Analytics to the new observability platform including KQL query translation and compliance reporting migration
* Experience with advanced monitoring solutions focused on platform stability, resilience, and early issue detection, including proactive alerting and capacity‑related signals
* Experience with security compliance scanning tools (e.g. CIS benchmark tools)
* Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 1, SOC 2, and C5
* Experience integrating patch management platforms for reporting
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