Areej Amer — Platform & Observability Leader
Turning monitoring into insight, and insight into impact. 10+ years leading observability platforms, SLIs/SLOs, and cross-functional reliability at scale.
About
Based in Amman, Jordan. Currently exploring Head of Observability, Platform Engineering Lead, and Principal Observability Engineer roles.
I lead observability and platform reliability with a product lens, shaping strategic roadmaps and operational clarity that empower organizations to scale rapidly without sacrificing stability.
Skills & Capabilities
- Signal Architecture — Catchpoint, Datadog, Grafana, Splunk, Synthetic monitoring, Alerting strategy
- Platform Reliability — Infrastructure as code
- Roadmap Judgment — Enterprise KPIs, Backlog management, Incident response
- Leadership Enablement — Mentorship, Cross-functional leadership, Product mindset
Career
- 2024–2026: Platform and Observability Lead, Expedia Group, Amman, Jordan
- 2023–2024: Platform and Observability Product Engineer, Expedia Group
- 2021–2023: Technical Operations Lead, Expedia Group
- 2019–2021: Senior Technical Operations Analyst, Expedia Group
- 2017–2019: Technical Operations Analyst, Expedia Group
- 2017: Digital Product Planner, MBC Group
- 2015–2017: DevOps Engineer, Electronic Health Solutions
Contact
Email: areej.amer1@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/areejamer
Location: Amman, Jordan