CDI Solutions ยท 1 day ago
DevOps Engineer(Datadog) Only W2 and Local
Richmond, VA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expCDI Solutions is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with expertise in DataDog for a hybrid role based in Richmond, VA. The primary responsibility of this role is to create dashboards in DataDog to measure customer impact and severity for Discover applications, alongside implementing and managing full-stack observability.
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Responsibilities
Implement and manage full-stack observability using Datadog, ensuring seamless monitoring across infrastructure, applications, and services
Instrument agents for on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments to enable comprehensive monitoring
Design and deploy key service monitoring, including dashboards, monitor creation, SLA/SLO definitions, and anomaly detection with alert notifications
Configure and integrate Datadog with third-party services such as ServiceNow, SSO enablement, and other ITSM tools
Build and maintain comprehensive observability platforms that provide deep insights into complex systems, incorporating logs, metrics, and traces
Instrument applications, infrastructure, and services to collect telemetry data using frameworks like OpenTelemetry
Develop dashboards, reports, and alerts using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk to visualize system performance and detect issues
Work with development, SRE, and DevOps teams to integrate observability best practices and align monitoring with business and operational goals
Develop scripts and use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Ansible and Terraform to automate monitoring configurations and telemetry collection
Qualification
Required
10+ Years of experience as a DevOps Engineer
Proficiency in monitoring, logging, and tracing tools, including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Splunk, Datadog, New Relic, and cloud-native solutions like AWS CloudWatch
Expertise in programming languages such as Python and Go for scripting and automation
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration systems like Kubernetes
Familiarity with Terraform and Ansible for managing infrastructure and configurations
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools like Jenkins
Strong background in both system operations and software development
Strong understanding of Observability concepts (Logs, Metrics, Tracing)
Expertise in security & vulnerability management in observability
Possesses 2 years of experience in cloud-based observability solutions, specializing in monitoring, logging, and tracing across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments
Datadog Fundamental, APM and Distributed Tracing Fundamentals & Datadog Demo Certification (Mandatory)
Preferred
Optimize cloud agent instrumentation, with cloud certifications being a plus
Company
CDI Solutions
CDI Solutions is an IT company that provides staff augmentation, data integration, application development, and learning services.
51-200 employees
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Funding
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