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Jr Datadog Architect
BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Jr Datadog Architect for a 100% remote opportunity.
Position Title:
Jr Datadog Architect Location:
100% Remote Anticipated Start Date:
12/08/2025 (subject to change) Expected Duration:
12 months contract with strong possibility of extension Job Type:
Full Time (>=40 HRS WEEKLY) Contract, Remote Pay Range:
$50/hr - $52/hr (actual compensation may vary within this range)
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 solutions 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.
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/Google Cloud Platform 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 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 major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer‑provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, and 401(k).
EEO Statement
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.
Interested candidates please send a resume in Word format. Please reference job code 247697 when responding to this ad.
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Position Title:
Jr Datadog Architect Location:
100% Remote Anticipated Start Date:
12/08/2025 (subject to change) Expected Duration:
12 months contract with strong possibility of extension Job Type:
Full Time (>=40 HRS WEEKLY) Contract, Remote Pay Range:
$50/hr - $52/hr (actual compensation may vary within this range)
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 solutions 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.
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/Google Cloud Platform 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 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 major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer‑provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, and 401(k).
EEO Statement
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.
Interested candidates please send a resume in Word format. Please reference job code 247697 when responding to this ad.
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