Observability Engineer

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Job Description As an Observability Engineer, you will take on hands-on engineering role with real influence on the evolution of our observability landscape. You design, implement and operate modern observability solutions that ensure transparency, reliability and performance of our IT services across cloud and on-premises environments. This role combines deep technical ownership with exposure to modern observability standards and cloud technologies. You will work closely with experienced platform, architecture and service management teams and collaborate with our ServiceNow team to technically integrate observability signals and alerts into Service Now Event Management (ITOM). While your focus remains hands-on engineering, platform operation, and continuous improvement, you will also actively contribute to strategic topics such as observability strategy, roadmap definition and platform evolution, while remaining strongly rooted in implementation and day-to-day operations. Engineer, operate and continuously improve observability platforms as a service for infrastructure, platform and application teams; Implement and maintain telemetry collection for metrics, logs and traces using open standards such as Prometheus and OpenTelemetry; Design and operate scalable telemetry pipelines, including collection, processing, enrichment and routing of observability data; Build and maintain dashboards, alerts and service level indicators that support both operational teams and service owners; Integrate observability platforms with IT service management solutions, event management, and automation workflows; Support migration from legacy monitoring platforms to modern observability solutions; Troubleshoot complex performance and availability issues across distributed systems; Collaborate closely with application teams, service owners and platform stakeholders, providing consultative guidance and observability best practices to improve observability coverage and signal quality; Contribute to the definition and evolution of observability standards, best practices and guidelines; Contribute input to observability strategy, roadmap planning and technology evaluation; Create and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and onboarding guides. Requirements Proven hands-on experience as an Observability Engineer, Monitoring Engineer or similar technical role ; Practical experience with open standards and ecosystems such as Prometheus, OpenTelemetry and related tooling ; Experience designing and operating telemetry pipelines for metrics, logs, and traces ; Experience with observability in modern distributed systems and cloud native architectures; Experience with LLM observability, including monitoring, tracing, and quality signals for AI or ML based workloads; Experience migrating from existing monitoring platforms to new observability platforms is a strong plus; Experience with cloud platforms, especially Microsoft Azure; Experience with on-premises environments, particularly Microsoft based virtualized infrastructures; Experience with scripting and automation using tools such as PowerShell, Bash, JSON or YAML; Experience deploying Observability solutions / platform as IaC (Terraform); Good understanding of IT service management processes and event driven operations is a plus; Strong problem-solving skills and a structured, analytical mindset; Ability to collaborate effectively across infrastructure, platform, application and architecture teams; Proactive mindset with a strong willingness to learn and continuously improve; Fluent English verbal and written communication skills. German is a plus. What you can expect We provide modern working conditions , including work-from-home options, flexible hours and a home office allowance to ensure staff members have a work environment equipped with the latest technology; A diverse culture founded on mutual respect, teamwork and appreciation awaits you at LGT Capital Partners. We go the extra mile to generate impact; We empower and invest in you : your professional development and personal growth are our priority. We offer various internal and external training opportunities that are aligned with your ambitions and our business needs. If you are interested, you can also enhance your German or English language skills We are proud to be owned by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein and our company is inspired by its entrepreneurial spirit; Commitment to ESG: our approach to business is influenced by the Princely Family’s long-term perspective. Sustainability is key for us and has shaped our actions since 2002; You benefit from favorable terms and conditions if you wish to participate in LGT Capital Partners’ investment programs or to use LGT banking products and services. Contact Information If you are interested in becoming an integral part of a successful alternative investment management team in an international, multicultural working environment we will be pleased to get to know you soon. For further information please contact us. Alexandra Hohermuth Human Resources LGT Capital Partners AG, Pfaeffikon Contact: +41 58 261 86 62