Datadog

Job Description:

Datadog Subject Matter Expert (SME) to lead the design, implementation, optimization, and

ongoing management of monitoring, observability, and alerting solutions across our technology

landscape. The SME will act as a trusted advisor and technical authority, enabling teams to

maximize the value of Datadog for performance monitoring, application observability,

infrastructure health, security insights, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Architecture:

Develop scalable observability strategies using Datadog for applications, infrastructure, cloud

services, and security monitoring.

Architect dashboards, monitors, and alerting frameworks tailored to business and operational

requirements.

Implementation & Integration

Lead deployment and configuration of Datadog agents, integrations, and APIs across

hybrid/multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, on-prem).

Integrate Datadog with CI/CD pipelines, logging systems, and collaboration tools (e.g., Slack,

ServiceNow, Jira).

Optimization & Governance:

Establish best practices for metric collection, log ingestion, tracing, and anomaly detection.

Optimize cost management and usage efficiency of Datadog licenses and features.

Ensure alerting policies reduce noise while providing actionable insights.

Collaboration & Enablement:

Partner with Network, Backup, Storage Cloud, Security, and Application teams to embed

observability into daily operations.

Conduct training, documentation, and workshops to upskill engineering teams in Datadog

usage.

Troubleshooting & Support:

Serve as escalation point for Datadog-related performance or monitoring issues.

Perform root-cause analysis using Datadog dashboards, traces, and logs to identify and resolve

system issues quickly.