Sr. Datadog Administrator

System One; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading client in health insurance is looking for a Senior Datadog Administrator to manage AWS cloud observability and incident response. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Datadog and AWS, driving operational excellence in a hybrid cloud environment. This role offers remote work options and a contract of over 9 months with potential extensions.

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) plan

Opportunity for contract extensions

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with AWS cloud services required.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Datadog.
• Strong scripting skills in Python or Bash.

Responsibilities

• Oversee deployment and optimization of AWS resources.
• Design observability solutions using Datadog.
• Lead incident response and remediation efforts.

Skills

AWS cloud services

Datadog

Scripting

Automation

Cloud operations

Site reliability engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Datadog

Terraform

AWS

CloudFormation

Job description

Job Title:Sr. Datadog Administrator
Location:Washington, DC

Type:9 + months Contract with good chance of extensions
Contractor Work Model:Remote


Job Description

ALTA IT Services is seeking a Senior Datadog Administrator with strong AWS expertise to support a leading health insurance client. This role requires a hands-on expert in Datadog configuration, monitoring, cloud observability, and incident response automation in AWS environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the deployment, monitoring, and optimization of AWS resources (EC2, RDS, Lambda, EKS/ECS, S3, etc.) following cloud best practices.
• Design and implement comprehensive observability solutions using Datadog dashboards, alerts, custom metrics, logs, and synthetic monitoring.
• Define and enforce monitoring and alerting standards that support high availability and performance.
• Guide cross-functional teams to integrate Datadog into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure provisioning processes.
• Contribute to and enforce Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Lead root cause analysis and remediation efforts for high-severity incidents using monitoring and logging data.
• Provide mentorship on monitoring, automation, and operational excellence in a hybrid cloud environment.
• Drive continuous improvements in observability, including implementation of SLOs/SLIs, anomaly detection, and service performance analysis.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working with AWS cloud services (EC2, Lambda, ECS, RDS, etc.).
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Datadog, including creating dashboards, managing integrations, installation, configuration, and defining custom metrics.
• Must be able to set up Data Dog for on-prem and AWS platform
• Demonstrated experience in cloud operations, site reliability engineering (SRE), or DevOps roles.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, networking, and cloud security.
• Proven experience driving observability initiatives and leading technical teams or projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have)

• Healthcare experience
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer).
• Experience integrating Datadog with ServiceNow, including incident management workflows, event management, and CMDB integration.
• ServiceNow certifications or experience with ServiceNow ITOM modules (Discovery, Event Management, CMDB).

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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