(Azure Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Platform Monitoring & Observability On W2

The following requirement is open with our client.

Title : Azure Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Platform Monitoring & Observability
Location : Boston, MA
Duration : 6 Months

Relevant Experience (in Yrs.): 10-12+ Years

Looking for only W2

Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Azure SME with deep expertise in cloud platform monitoring, observability, incident management, and operational excellence.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing enterprise monitoring solutions across Azure infrastructure, applications, containers, databases, and middleware platforms.
This role will serve as the technical lead for monitoring strategy, platform health, proactive alerting, and operational insights.
Platform Monitoring & Observability
• Design and implement enterprise-scale monitoring solutions for Azure infrastructure and applications.
• Define monitoring standards, alerting frameworks, health checks, dashboards, and operational KPIs.
• Establish end-to-end observability across cloud services, applications, APIs, databases, and Kubernetes platforms.
• Create monitoring architectures that support proactive incident detection and prevention.
• Drive platform reliability through continuous monitoring improvements.
Azure Monitoring Services
• Administer and optimize:
o Azure Monitor
o Log Analytics Workspace
o Application Insights
o Azure Workbooks
o Azure Alerts
o Service Health
o Azure Advisor
o Network Watcher
• Configure metric-based and log-based alerts.
• Develop custom queries using Kusto Query Language (KQL).
AKS & Container Monitoring
• Implement monitoring for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Monitor:
o Pods
o Nodes
o Containers
o Cluster Health
o Application Availability
• Integrate Prometheus and Grafana for advanced observability.
• Establish SLI, SLA, and SLO reporting frameworks.
Azure Cloud Platform Management:
Design, implement, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure.
Build and maintain Azure Landing Zones, networking, security, and governance frameworks.
Configure and manage:
§ Namespaces Deployments Persistent Volumes
§ Ingress Controllers Stateful sets Network Policies
§ Services Daemon Sets Autoscaling
§ Config Maps HELM Charts PODS
§ Secrets & Services RBAC
Manage Azure Core resources which must include:
§ AKS Azure Storage NSG
§ Virtual Machines Azure Key Vault End Points
§ Virtual Networks (VNet) Azure Security Services Azure Firewall
§ Load Balancers Azure IAM DNS
Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using:
§ Terraform Azure DevOps ARM Templates
§ Bicep GitHub Actions
Scripting: PowerShell, Bash AND Python (Preferred)

Thanks & Regards

Sowmya
Lead Technical Recruiter
ASCII Group, LLC
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