Jr Datadog Architect

Jr Datadog Architect

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Jr Datadog Architect for an opportunity- 100% Remote

Position Title: Jr Datadog Architect

Location: 100% Remote

Anticipated Start Date: 12/08/2025

Please note this is the target date and it is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 12 months contract with strong possibility of extension

Job Type: [FULL TIME (>%3D40 HRS WEEKLY) [CONTRACT], [REMOTE]

Pay Range: $50/hr. - $52/hr.

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Job Description:

Architecture & Design

• Design end-to-end observability architecture using Datadog across cloud Azure, containers, Kubernetes, and on-prem workloads.
• Define monitoring standards, SLIs/SLOs, dashboards, alerting strategy, and tagging governance.
• Design and Architect end to end solution to integrate Mainframe platforms
• Architect log ingestion pipelines, retention policies, and cost-optimized indexing strategies.
• Build scalable APM instrumentation patterns for microservices, serverless, and distributed environments.

Implementation & Optimization

• Deploy Datadog agents, integrations, and custom checks across large-scale infrastructure.
• Configure APM, RUM, Logs, SIEM, Synthetics, Network Performance Monitoring, and CI/CD Observability.
• Work closely with DevOps, SRE, Cloud, and Application teams to instrument services and ensure visibility.
• Analyze and optimize Datadog costs: usage, retention settings, indexing, and billing insights.
• Governance & Best Practices
• Establish organization-wide tagging standards, dashboards, alerting guardrails, and onboarding processes.
• Create reusable templates, Terraform modules, and automation scripts for Datadog deployment.
• Ensure compliance with security and observability best practices.
• Mentor teams on Datadog usage, training engineers on dashboards, logs, traces, and alerts.

Troubleshooting & Insights

• Lead RCA investigations using Datadog metrics, traces, logs, and correlated events.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve system reliability, resilience, and performance.
• Identify gaps in observability and propose improvements across the stack.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years in Observability, Monitoring, SRE, DevOps, or Cloud Engineering.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience with Datadog.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.
• Expertise with Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/Azure/GCP cloud services.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Strong knowledge of APM, Metrics, Logs, RUM, Synthetics, and Security Monitoring.
• Deep experience with Datadog dashboards, alerting, monitors, service maps, event correlation, and notebooks.
• Proficiency with Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Datadog Certifications (Datadog Fundamentals, APM, Log Management, or Observability).
• Experience with Retail for observability tools.
• CI/CD observability experience (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc).
• Background in Performance Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or Platform Engineering.

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

Keywords:

Datadog, SRE, DevOps

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward' s 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 247697 when responding to this ad.

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