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Muthukutti Arunachalam

Muthukutti Arunachalam

Observability Engineer
Chennai,TN

Summary

Observability Engineer with hands-on experience in full-stack monitoring using Atatus (APM, RUM, Infra, Logs, Alerts, Synthetic). Skilled in manual testing, troubleshooting, and validating observability agents across multiple platforms. Proficient in Linux, Docker, and OpenTelemetry. Currently expanding DevOps skills in CI/CD, AWS, and Kubernetes with a focus on system reliability and performance analysis.

Overview

4
4

Years of professional experience

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Observability Engineer

NamLabs Technologies Private Limited
01.2021 - Current
  • Manually tested and validated Atatus agents (APM, RUM, Logs, Infra, Alerts, Synthetic) across multiple platforms including Node.js, Python, Java, PHP, Ruby, and Go.
  • Troubleshot bugs in synthetic workflows by analyzing HTTP requests, alert failures, and payload mismatches.
  • Instrumented applications with OpenTelemetry to ensure accurate trace and span reporting.
  • Verified accuracy and responsiveness of dashboards across APM, Logs, Infrastructure, and Kubernetes modules.
  • Collaborated with developers to resolve UI, API, and backend data mapping issues.
  • Created and tested synthetic monitors (ping, HTTP, browser) for uptime and performance tracking.
  • Validated custom alert rules and third-party integrations including Slack, email, and webhooks.
  • Ensured real-time detection, alert accuracy, and visibility into risky user behaviors.

Quality Assurance Engineer

NamLabs Technologies Private Limited
01.2021 - 02.2023
  • Experienced in manual testing to ensure software quality.
  • Skilled in creating test plans, test cases, and executing tests for web and mobile applications.
  • Familiar with bug tracking and test management tools like JIRA.
  • Conduct cross-browser and cross-platform testing to ensure seamless user experience.
  • Excellent skills in identifying, tracking, and resolving defects to improve product quality.
  • Collaborated with development teams and stakeholders to align testing outcomes with business needs.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Dr.Sivanthi Adithanar College of Engineering, Tiruchendur
08.2015 - 04.2019

Accomplishments

  • Achieved faster root-cause analysis by introducing Atatus for full-stack observability and alerting across APM, logs, infrastructure, and user monitoring.

Skills

  • Monitoring & Observability
    Atatus, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Sentry, Dynatrace, AppDynamics
  • Cloud Platforms
    AWS, Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean
  • CI/CD & Version Control
    Git, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
    Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
  • Containerization & Orchestration
    Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
  • Programming & Scripting
    Nodejs, Bash, Python
  • Web Development
    Expressjs, Reactjs
  • Databases
    MongoDB, MySQL, ClickHouse, Redis
  • Message Queuing Systems
    NSQ
  • Debugging & Manual Testing
    Observability agent validation, dashboard metrics verification, synthetic alert troubleshooting, log trace analysis

Timeline

Observability Engineer - NamLabs Technologies Private Limited
01.2021 - Current
Quality Assurance Engineer - NamLabs Technologies Private Limited
01.2021 - 02.2023
Dr.Sivanthi Adithanar College of Engineering - , Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
08.2015 - 04.2019
Muthukutti ArunachalamObservability Engineer