OpenTelemetry Developer

Role Title: OpenTelemetry Developer

Location: Birmingham/Sheffield/Hybrid

End Date: 28/11/2025

We are seeking an experienced OpenTelemetry Developer to lead the design, development, and deployment of observability solutions in on-premises environments. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Go programming, OpenTelemetry instrumentation, and CI/CD automation tailored for enterprise infrastructure.

• Develop and maintain custom Go modules for OpenTelemetry instrumentation.
• Package and deploy OpenTelemetry components for on-premises environments, ensuring compatibility across diverse infrastructure setups.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for automated rollout and updates of Otel agents and collectors.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, DevOps, and application teams to integrate observability into legacy and modern systems.
• Optimize telemetry data collection, processing, and storage for performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to observability pipelines and instrumentation.
• Contribute to internal documentation and best practices for Otel usage in on-prem environments.

• Strong proficiency in Go (Golang), especially for writing modular and reusable code.
• Hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry Collector, agents, and SDKs.
• Proven experience deploying and managing observability tools in on-premises infrastructure.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Experience with Linux systems, networking, and containerization (Docker).
• Understanding of monitoring and tracing tools (e.g., Prometheus, Jaeger, Grafana).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

• Experience contributing to OpenTelemetry or other open-source observability projects.
• Familiarity with enterprise environments (e.g., VMware, bare-metal servers, hybrid cloud).
• Knowledge of security and compliance considerations in on-prem deployments.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python) for automation.

• Mid-Senior level

• Contract

• Other

• IT Services and IT Consulting