Observability & Automation Consultant Datadog SME

Tools & Integration Automation Datadog SME

Location : Pune / Hyderabad / Bangalore

Experience in years : 12-15 years

We are looking for a seasoned Observability & Infrastructure Automation Consultant Datadog SME with strong implementation and maintenance expertise in enterprise-scale environments. The ideal candidate will specialize in designing, deploying, and sustaining observability platforms and automation frameworks to ensure high availability, performance, and operational efficiency.

Demonstrable experience on managing complex APM project.

Strong communication skills and ability to interact with our business, product, and development teams, skills and ability to articulate business benefit of a technology solution.

Ability to think strategically, as well as tactically, and to exercise sound judgment in problem-solving and priority / goal setting.

Must be proficient in presentation and communication skills.

Experience of APM, infrastructure metrics, distributed tracing, and log aggregation using Datadog. Configure and manage Datadog for infrastructure, application monitoring, APM, and log management.

Implements dashboards, alerts, and monitors to provide comprehensive visibility into system performance, availability, and reliability.

Integrate Datadog with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-premises infrastructure.

Define and deploy monitoring strategies using Datadog’s metrics, traces, logs, and events.

Set up automated alerts to notify of anomalies and potential issues.

Work with teams to optimize monitoring strategies and reduce false positives.

Experience in implementation, solution development and administration of any automation or process orchestration tools like Ayehu / Arago / StackStorm / Ansible.

Working knowledge of scripting powershell, shell, python etc

Experience in monitoring as a code

Ensure seamless integration of observability, automation & ITSM delivery workflows.

Deep knowledge on Event management, AIOps and observability configurations

Knowledge of ITIL foundations

Very good experience in integration of various Observability, ITSM and automation tools.

Very good experience in development of integration scripts / programs using SOAP / REST Webservices.

Outstanding problem-solving skills. Fast learner & openness to try different tools, technologies & concepts.

Self-motivated individual, able to work independently and in coordination with a team.

Perform regular health checks, upgrades, and troubleshooting for observability and automation tools.

Drive automation-first strategies to reduce manual interventions and improve reliability.

Partner with DevOps, SRE, and infrastructure teams to align observability and automation goals.

Conduct training to various customer stakeholders, prepare & maintain relevant training materials

Document processes, standards, and best practices for long-term maintainability.

Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

Define observability standards, guidelines, and best practices for enterprise environments.