Datadog Administrator

Capgemini; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini in Kolkata is seeking a senior Datadog Platform Administrator to manage deployment, configurations, and governance of the Datadog platform. You will implement APM solutions, configure tracing, dashboards, and SLOs while integrating multiple monitoring tools for unified observability.

The role requires strong knowledge of Datadog APM, infrastructure monitoring, log management, and distributed tracing with a focus on governance, alert tuning, and collaboration with cloud, application,

Qualifications

• Hands-on Datadog platform administration experience.
• Strong expertise in Datadog APM, Infra Monitoring, Log Management, RUM, Synthetic Monitoring and Observability.
• Knowledge of Broadcom DX APM is a plus.
• Experience with distributed tracing and microservices monitoring.
• Solid understanding of observability concepts (metrics, logs, traces).
• Experience in dashboards, alerts, and monitoring governance.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and manage Datadog platform including agent deployment, integrations, configurations, and governance.
• Implement and optimize APM solutions using Datadog APM and Broadcom DX APM.
• Configure application tracing, service maps, synthetic monitoring, Real User Monitoring (RUM), dashboards, alerts, and SLOs.
• Integrate monitoring tools and correlate metrics, logs, and traces for unified observability.
• Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot performance issues using observability data.
• Collaborate with application, cloud, infrastructure, and platform teams for onboarding and monitoring requirements.
• Improve monitoring coverage, optimize alerting strategies, and reduce alert noise.
• Manage platform upgrades, performance tuning, and monitoring best practices.

Skills

Datadog Admin

Datadog APM

Infra Monitoring

Log Management

RUM

Synthetic Monitoring

Observability

Distributed tracing

Microservices monitoring

Dashboarding

Alerting governance

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Job description

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you'd like, where you'll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you'll be able to reimagine what's possible. Join us and help the world's leading organizations

Your Role

• Administer and manage Datadog platform including agent deployment, integrations, configurations, and governance.
• Implement and optimize Application Performance Monitoring (APM) solutions using Datadog APM and Broadcom DX APM.
• Configure application tracing, service maps, synthetic monitoring, Real User Monitoring (RUM), dashboards, alerts, and Service Level Objectives (SLOs).
• Integrate multiple monitoring tools and enable correlation of metrics, logs, and traces for unified observability.
• Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot performance issues using observability data.
• Collaborate with application, cloud, infrastructure, and platform teams for onboarding and monitoring requirements.
• Improve monitoring coverage, optimize alerting strategies, and reduce alert noise.
• Manage platform upgrades, performance tuning, and monitoring best practices.

Your Profile

• Minimum 4+ years of hands-on experience in Datadog Platform Administration.
• Strong expertise in Datadog APM, Infrastructure Monitoring, Log Management, RUM, Synthetic Monitoring, and Observability.
• Good knowledge of Broadcom DX APM.
• Experience with distributed tracing and microservices monitoring.
• Strong understanding of observability concepts including metrics, logs, and traces.
• Experience in dashboard creation, alert tuning, and monitoring governance.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

What will you love working at Capgemini

• You can shape your career with us.
• You will have the opportunity to learn on one of the industry's largest digital learning platforms, with access to 250,000+ courses and numerous certifications.
• We're committed to ensure that people of all backgrounds feel encouraged and have a sense of belonging at Capgemini. You are valued for who you are, and you can bring your original self to work.