Observability/ Monitoring Engineer - Grafana Dashboarding

We’re seeking an experienced contractor to support the delivery of observability solutions for a new, large-scale infrastructure environment. This role focuses on developing insightful and automated Grafana dashboards, with a strong emphasis on data integration and actionable telemetry. Required Skills Excellent, concise communication skills - essential for collaborating with technical teams to shape observability outputs. Deep experience with Grafana dashboard creation, templating, and performance optimization. Strong understanding of PromQL, VictoriaMetrics, or VictoriaLogs query languages. Ability to interpret and map RESTful API data into observability pipelines and dashboards. Familiarity with IaC outputs and tooling (e.g., Terraform) as data sources for observability. Solid programming ability in Golang (preferred) or Python for automation and integration. Strong collaboration skills to work with cross-functional engineering teams. Experience working in Linux-based environments. Bonus / Nice-to-Have Skills: Experience deploying Grafana instances via code (provisioning dashboards, datasources). Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, metric instrumentation, and telemetry pipelines. Background in data center environments, infrastructure monitoring, or SRE practices. Exposure to CI/CD workflows, containers (Podman/Docker), and cloud-native systems.