Engineer – Network Observability Platform and Automation
Digital Realty is a company that delivers data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions. The Network Observability & Automation Engineer will support the development of data-driven visibility, monitoring, and analytics platforms across a large-scale service provider network, focusing on automation and operational analytics.
Responsibilities
- Assist in deploying and improving monitoring dashboards using Splunk, ScienceLogic, IP Fabric, Grafana, or internal platforms
- Support Linux‑based systems and virtualized platforms (VMware) that power observability, telemetry collection, and analytics pipelines
- Help build and maintain backend services and internal portals that surface network and system insights
- Integrate telemetry from network devices, APIs, logs, and databases into analytic workflows
- Support multi‑vendor environments by validating monitoring and visibility coverage for Cisco, Juniper, Arista, and Fortinet devices
- Develop automation using scripting and programming languages (Python or similar) to reduce manual operational work
- Create tools that manage and interact with network and system platforms programmatically rather than through manual administration
- Contribute to CI/CD workflows supporting observability platforms, automation tools, and internal applications
- Help design scalable pipelines for data ingestion, normalization, and visualization
- Analyze alerts, logs, and telemetry data to identify anomalies, performance issues, and systemic trends
- Assist in creating datasets and visualizations for post‑incident reviews and operational insights
- Help refine alerting logic, thresholds, and parsing rules to improve signal quality
- Work closely with senior engineers on observability pipelines, automation frameworks, and monitoring architecture
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical learning sessions
- Contribute to internal documentation and knowledge‑sharing resources
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field
- Strong experience working in Linux environments and comfort operating within virtualized infrastructure (VMware)
- Experience with automation or scripting using Python or similar languages
- Foundational networking knowledge (IP addressing, routing basics, VLANs, common protocols); Cisco/Juniper or CCNA/CCNP‑style knowledge preferred
- Basic understanding of databases (SQL and/or NoSQL) and data modeling
- Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows
- Exposure to monitoring or visualization tools such as Grafana, Splunk, Kibana, Tableau, or Jupyter
- Interest in or experience with portal or web development (React, Angular, Vue, Flask, Django, Node.js, or similar frameworks)
- Curiosity about telemetry standards, observability pipelines, automation frameworks, and network analytics
- Automation mindset with a preference for building tools over manual administration
- Systems thinking across Linux, virtualization, networking, and applications
- Analytical skills to interpret data and identify patterns and improvement opportunities
- Strong collaboration and communication skills with technical peers and stakeholders
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life and AD&D insurance
- 401(k) match
- Disability benefits
- Wellness and education benefits
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- More
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