Full-Time
Observability Expert
DSI/FAB
RATP
10,001+ employees
Public transport operator and network maintenance
Compensation Overview
âŹ55k - âŹ68k/yr
Noisy-le-Grand, France
Hybrid
Two to three days of telework per week; on-call rotations are required.
Bachelor's
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- A BAC+5 degree, ideally in the digital field.
- Approximately five years of confirmed experience in supervision, observability, operations, or high-stakes production environments.
- Solid knowledge of metric-monitoring tools such as Centreon, Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana, or Zabbix.
- Knowledge of end-to-end observability tools such as Datadog, Dynatrace, Elastic, the Grafana stack, or APM solutions.
- Ability to implement and maintain relevant alerting mechanisms, including alert quality, noise reduction, and correlation.
- Knowledge of Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools.
- Knowledge of Ansible and automation through APIs.
- Shell or PowerShell scripting and at least one programming language such as Python or Perl.
- Knowledge of GitLab CI or an equivalent continuous integration and continuous delivery tool.
- Knowledge of Linux, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Windows Server.
- Knowledge of VMware or Nutanix virtualization.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, and the associated ecosystem.
- Knowledge of AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms.
- Availability to participate in on-call rotations.
- Provide Level 3 support by analyzing and resolving complex incidents, addressing recurring problems, and driving continuous improvement.
- Perform version upgrades, manage obsolescence, and contribute to security through patching, hardening, and compliance activities.
- Design and execute testing and regression-testing campaigns.
- Ensure the availability, performance, and scalability of the observability platform.
- Extend and maintain observability across virtualization, operating-system, and Kubernetes environments, as well as security and access components such as backup, high availability, bastions, certificates, and APIs.
- Implement and evolve metric-collection, correlation, and alerting mechanisms using monitoring and observability tools such as Centreon, Nagios, ELK, Datadog, and APM solutions.
- Develop and maintain collectors, plugins, probes, and API integrations to industrialize and extend the monitored scope.
- Industrialize deployments and configurations through Infrastructure as Code and automation using Terraform, Ansible, scripts, and APIs.
- Establish reusable standards and components to accelerate onboarding, standardize dashboards and alerts, and reduce manual actions.
- Contribute to documentation, onboarding guides, and improvements to the user experience.
- Analytical mindset and the ability to prioritize and arbitrate.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Collaboration skills and the ability to work across teams.
- Organization, attention to detail, and autonomy.
RATP Group is a global public transport company that runs and maintains urban and suburban transit networks. It operates in 15 countries with 100 subsidiaries and 71,000 employees, serving about 12 million passengers daily. Its work spans design, project management, operation, and engineering of trains, metros, trams, and buses, along with ongoing maintenance to keep services running smoothly. The company uses its expertise to deliver reliable, safe, accessible, and well-informed travel experiences, and it pursues continuous service improvement and sustainability, aiming to expand internationally through major projects while meeting new passenger expectations.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1948
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What believers are saying
- RATP Group plans 6,600 hires in 2026, including 3,500 in Ăle-de-France.
- Caen rail starts July 2027, adding nearly 20% of regional TER traffic.
- RATP's new security powers from March 2026 strengthen fare control and incident response.
What critics are saying
- Paris agents faced 1,303 assaults and 3,129 threats in 2025, worsening retention.
- Asheville riders reported 62% on-time performance, driving complaints, fines, and labor lawsuits.
- Competition is eroding moat: ComfortDelGro and others beat RATP Dev in international tenders.
What makes RATP unique
- RATP controls Paris mobility infrastructure, operations, and security across the Ăle-de-France network.
- RATP Dev wins long-duration tenders, including Caen rail in 2027 and Copenhagen Metro.
- RATP pilots autonomous buses on Paris line 393, gaining regulatory approval for France-wide testing.
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