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Senior Datadog Engineer- Remote or Hybrid, Cary | NC

Nice to meet you!  

We’re the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence – and questions into answers.

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here.

About the job

The CIS Observability and Monitoring (O&M) Engineering team is looking for a Datadog Engineer – Remote or Hybrid to develop and deliver enterprise-wide Datadog solutions to meet the current and future needs for all of SAS Institute, Inc.

As a Senior Datadog Engineer, you will:

    Gather requirements from various SAS business units.
    Participate in the planning, design, development, testing, and troubleshooting Datadog features.
    Provide support, including user and operational problems, documentation, customization, and utilization of Datadog features.
    Work closely with technology partners on integrations.
    Define and promote monitoring best practices across the organization.
    Assist with special projects, as assigned, in design, implementation, transition, and operational roles.

Required qualifications

    8+ years Information Technology experience.
    2+ years of Datadog experience.
    Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
    Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
    Proven track record of designing, delivering, and administering Datadog solutions.
    Experience developing and delivering monitoring configurations as code
    Experience instrumenting Datadog in container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
    Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and modern application development practices.
    Willingness to be a member of an on call rotation.
    You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Preferred qualifications

    Datadog certification achievements
    Experience working on an Agile development team.
    Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell).
    Working knowledge of ServiceNow ITOM Event Management and ITIL concepts
    Knowledge of other monitoring tools such as Zabbix, Grafana, ELK stack, New Relic, etc.
    General knowledge of networking and firewalls

World-class benefits  

Highlights include...

    Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
    Medical plan options include…
        PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
        HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
    Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There’s a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
    An industry-leading 401k plan.
    Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
    Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
    Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees

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Additional Information:

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