Graffana ELK Software Development Lead

Category: Software Development/ Engineering

Main location: United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

Position ID:J0626-0635

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description:

CGI is looking for an experienced Graffana ELK Software Development Lead to join our Applications Development and Maintenance team, supporting our client which is a large US Bank, working in an advanced technology environment.
This role will require someone at our client site 5 days a week in Pittsburgh, PA.
Duties and Responsibilities:
. As a Graffana ELK Software development Lead, you will be responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of enterprise observability and monitoring solutions using Grafana, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana (ELK)
. Architect scalable logging, monitoring, alerting, and visualization frameworks to provide end-to-end visibility into application, infrastructure, and business-critical systems.
. Drive the development and optimization of centralized log management platforms using Elasticsearch and Logstash, ensuring high availability, detecting anomalies and data retention compliance.
. Design and develop interactive Grafana dashboards, reports, and real-time monitoring solutions to support operational intelligence, performance analysis, and executive reporting.
. Develop and maintain automated alerting strategies using Grafana, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, and integrated monitoring tools to improve system reliability and reduce mean time to resolution
. Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune Kafka streaming jobs to improve performance, scalability, and operational reliability.
. Collaborate with architects, data engineers, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders to design and implement modern streaming and event-driven data platforms.
. Analyzing user requirements, and defines technical project scope and assumptions for assigned tasks.
. Creating technical designs for new systems, and/or modifications to existing systems.
. Translating detailed requirements into functional system designs.
. Prioritizing work, meeting deadline and also establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with clients, project team members, supervisors, and employees from other departments.
. Partner with business leaders, enterprise architects, and product owners to identify new graph-based use cases, evaluate emerging technologies, and align Neo4j initiatives with digital transformation goals.

Requirements:
At least 8+ years of experience in software development, observability engineering, monitoring platforms, or enterprise logging solutions, with demonstrated leadership experience.
. Strong hands-on experience with Grafana, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana (ELK Stack), and related observability and monitoring technologies. . Experience developing custom Grafana dashboards, visualizations, alerts, and reporting solutions for application, infrastructure, and business monitoring.
. Extensive experience designing and implementing centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding solutions in large-scale enterprise environments.
. Strong knowledge of Elasticsearch, indexing strategies, shard management, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
. Good to have Kafka streaming knowledge along with relational databases
. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills in distributed streaming environments.
. Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively in Agile/Scrum teams.
. Experience working in Agile development environments with strong collaboration, technical leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills.
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Other Information:
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $70,800.00 - $176,300.00.
CGI's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. Competitive compensation
. Comprehensive insurance options
. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
. Paid parental leave
.Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
. Wellness and Well-being programs

Skills:

• Agile
• Apache Kafka
• SQL
• Data Modeling
• Elastic Stack & Elasticsearch