Summary: Seeking a Lead Observability Engineer to design, operate, and scale analytical data systems, leading the migration to a ClickHouse-based solution for enhanced visibility and performance. Highlights: 1. Lead observability engineer for a leading electronic agreements platform. 2. Architect and productionize ClickHouse clusters for high-volume observability. 3. Drive automation of platform management leveraging Kubernetes at scale. European Union, LATAM **Work type:** Office/Remote **Technical Level:** Leader **Job Category:****Project:** Leading platform for electronic agreements N\-iX is a global software development company founded in 2002, connecting over 2,400\+ tech professionals across 40\+ countries. We deliver innovative technology solutions in cloud computing, data analytics, AI, embedded software,IoT, and more to global industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies. Join us to create technology that drives real change for businesses and people across the world. About the position We are seeking a Lead Observability Engineer with proven expertise in designing, operating, and scaling analytical data systems, specifically ClickHouse or similar distributed databases. In this role, you will take a hands\-on leadership position in architecting and migrating our existing custom Cosmos telemetry system storage to a robust, high\-performing ClickHouse\-based solution. You’ll be instrumental in building the foundation for alerting, notification, and telemetry workflows that empower visibility into our production systems. Responsibilities Lead the migration of DocuSign’s custom Cosmos telemetry storage solution to a scalable ClickHouse end\-to\-end platform Architect, deploy, and productionize ClickHouse clusters for high\-volume observability, alerting, notifications, and telemetry workloads Own the operations and reliability of ClickHouse environments (self\-managed or cloud), including upgrades, scaling, backup/recovery, and incident response Tune performance, query optimization, and storage strategies (replication, sharding, compactions/merges) Develop robust alerting and monitoring frameworks for the ClickHouse platform and related infrastructure Collaborate with developers and SREs to define requirements and best practices around telemetry, data pipelines, and observability tooling Drive automation of platform management leveraging Kubernetes at scale Requirements Strong hands\-on experience hosting and operating ClickHouse (self\-managed or cloud), or a similar distributed analytical database, in production environments In\-depth understanding of distributed data systems internals, including storage engines, replication, sharding, compactions/merges, and query optimization Proven experience designing, deploying, and scaling ClickHouse for observability or high\-volume telemetry use cases Production experience running analytics infrastructure on Kubernetes at scale Expertise in troubleshooting, performance analysis, and reliability engineering for large\-scale database systems Would be a plus Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, etc.) Development experience with infrastructure\-as\-code and automation tools (Terraform, Helm, etc.) Knowledge of cloud\-native observability solutions and best practices **We offer\*:** Flexible working format \- remote, office\-based or flexible A competitive salary and good compensation package Personalized career growth Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more) Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing Education reimbursement Memorable anniversary presents Corporate events and team buildings Other location\-specific benefits * not applicable for freelancers × Easy apply Name Surname Email Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Costa Rica Ivory Coast Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea\-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, South Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territories Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe East Timor South Sudan Kosovo Country Link to Linkedin account Message I want to attach my CV Click to attach CV I have read and accepted the Terms \& Conditions and Privacy Policy I agree to receive marketing information from N\-iX such as job offers, events, etc. (We promise not to spam you). 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