Monitoring & Observability Tech Lead

JOB DESCRIPTIONBe part of the solution at Technip Energies and embark on a one-of-a-kind journey. You will be helping to develop cutting-edge solutions to solve real-world energy problems. We are currently seeking a Monitoring & Observability Tech Lead, reporting directly to Head of Cloud & System Design to join our IT team based in Chennai for global role. About us: Technip Energies is a global technology and engineering powerhouse. With leadership positions in LNG, hydrogen, ethylene, sustainable chemistry, and CO2 management, we are contributing to the development of critical markets such as energy, energy derivatives, decarbonization, and circularity. Our complementary business segments, Technology, Products and Services (TPS) and Project Delivery, turn innovation into scalable and industrial reality. Through collaboration and excellence in execution, our 17,000+ employees across 34 countries are fully committed to bridging prosperity with sustainability for a world designed to last. About the mission we offer you: The Monitoring & Observability Tech Lead is responsible for owning, operating, and evolving our monitoring and observability platforms. This internal expert will lead the transition from traditional infrastructure monitoring to a modern, cloud-native observability approach — bridging SolarWinds Orion with our future stack, Grafana and Prometheus. This role includes acting as the technical lead, guiding best practices, defining architecture standards, and mentoring engineers to ensure robust, scalable, and proactive monitoring of our hybrid environment across Azure, OCI, and on-prem systems. Key Responsibilities: Act as the technical lead for monitoring and observability across the organization Maintain, support, and optimize the existing SolarWinds Orion platform. Take operational ownership of the new Grafana + Prometheus stack once delivered via project. Ensure observability platforms are scalable, secure, and well-integrated with cloud-native services (Azure PaaS, OCI PaaS). Define and evolve the monitoring strategy, standards, and roadmaps: APM, AI Ops, Self-Healing... Lead technically the projects aiming at deploying the features in the roadmap. Create and maintain dashboards, alerts, custom exporters, synthetic checks, and health probes. Drive collaboration between cloud, DevOps, infrastructure, and application teams to onboard services and ensure end-to-end visibility. Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis on the observability platform. Mentor team members and promote knowledge sharing across operations and engineering teams. Starting Date: November / December 2025 About you: We love to hear from you and how you match with this position. To be successful in this mission you should consider the following requirements: Strong technical experience with SolarWinds Orion for infrastructure, database, and application monitoring. Strong technical experience with Grafana and Prometheus. Provide Level 3 support, proactively addressing high-level issues Hands-on knowledge of monitoring best practices in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Proven experience leading technical initiatives or playing a lead role in monitoring/observability projects. Strong scripting or automation experience (PowerShell, Python, Bash, Terraform). Deep understanding of metrics, logs, telemetry pipelines, synthetic monitoring, and alerting strategies Familiarity with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, or OCI Monitoring and Logging. Experience with Prometheus exporters and integrating custom metrics. Knowledge of ITSM practices and integration with platforms like ServiceNow. Exposure to AI Ops, anomaly detection, or predictive alerting tools. Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in BSC - IT / MSC - IT / BE / ME /BCA / MCA or any related degree Experience: 9 to 15 yrs Skills: Solarwinds, Grafana, Prometheus, AzureToolbox: Monitoring: SolarWinds Orion, Grafana, Prometheus Cloud: Azure Automation: PowerShell, Bash, Python, Terraform Telemetry: Azure Monitor, App Insights, OCI Logging ITSM: ServiceNow CI/CD: Azure DevOps (nice-to-have for future integrations)Your career with us: Working at Technip Energies is an inspiring journey, filled with groundbreaking projects and dynamic collaborations. Surrounded by diverse and talented individuals, you will feel welcomed, respected, and engaged. Enjoy a safe, caring environment where you can spark new ideas, reimagine the future, and lead change. As your career grows, you will benefit from learning opportunities at T.EN University, such as The Future Ready Program, and from the support of your manager through check-in moments like the Mid-Year Development Review, fostering continuous growth and developmentWhats next? Once receiving your application, our Talent Acquisition professionals will screen and match your profile against the role requirements. We ask for your patience as the team completes the volume of applications with reasonable timeframe. Check your application progress periodically via personal account from created candidate profile during your application. We invite you to get to know more about our company by visiting and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X and YouTube for company updates.