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We are looking for Lead System Engineer-Datadog for our client in Washington, DC
Job Title: Lead System Engineer-Datadog
Job Type: Contract
Job Description:
Job Description:
Tasks:
- Manages, configures and maintains the Data Dog tool on Linux platform.
- Responsible for Network Monitoring, Infrastructure/Server Monitoring (Linux, Windows, AIX) using Data Dog, Application, SNMP and Log Monitoring.
- Configure centralized logging of all logs from different sources like WebSphere / Tomcat and IHS WebServers on AIX servers to Data Dog on Linux.
- Knowledge of Load Balancers like F5 to route logs to Log server.
- Handling different types of Log formats.
- Creates required dashboards with data visualization in Data Dog.
- Manages, configures and maintains the DataDog APM tool on Linux platform.
- Responsible for Java Applications instrumentation with Data Dog, set up health rules and fine tune monitoring in Data Dog.
- Setup End User Monitoring / Browser Real User Monitoring of Data Dog for applications, using Java script injection.
- Creates Selenium scripts to monitor business transactions using CloudBeat s Synthetic Monitoring.
- Provides support to all significant production issues.
- Activities may include gathering information from a wide variety of sources across all platforms to analyze for correlations, identifying specific performance causes, recommending a variety of possible solutions to remedy issues and issue reports with key findings and next steps.
- Creates documentation to support the management and maintenance of Datadog / DataDog tools.
- Provides training on tools and the associated processes and procedures.
- Analyzes tool data and usage.
- Communicates weekly with management verbally and via written detailed status reports regarding potential problems and concerns.
- Works with different Systems and Application Architecture teams to ensure that systems monitoring requirements are addressed early in the development process.
- Coordinates with project teams to ensure that monitoring of newapplications is available before release for production.
- Assists in reviewing and analyzing business & system requirements and specifications for systems monitoring tool protocols and future tool usage.
- Effective organizational, interpersonal, analytical, communications skills and Hands on technical experience.
- Self-motivated, adaptable to change, forward-thinking.
- Must be able to prioritize and manage time under tight deadlines and demonstrate initiative in problem-solving.
- Enthusiasm to engage in continuous learning, internal drive, intellectual curiosity, ability to learn, and desire to help the customers succeed.
- Strong technical skills and ability to work proactively.
- Comfortable working under Project Manager supervision.
- 5-8 years strong IT experience and good working knowledge of a variety of technology platforms in a distributed environment including: Microsoft systems (e.g. Windows 2012 and 2016 Server, Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint), Linux/Unix, VMWare, SQL Server, database architectures, TCP/IP, VPNs, Mainframe, LAN/WAN technologies and architectures.
- A minimum of 3 years hands-on experience installing, integrating, managing and maintaining monitoring tools like Data Dog administration and support.
- Log Management experience with ELK Stack Elasticsearch (search and analytics engine), Logstash (ingest pipeline), and Kibana (visualization and creating dashboards).
- Experience in writing Shell, Python, Selenium, VuGen scripts.
- Experience with SSL certs, encryption methods on Linux.
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