Senior Data Dog Engineer

Vega Consulting Solutions is hiring a Lead Data Dog Systems Engineer to support the Systems Monitoring initiatives for our direct client. Must be in a commutable distance Wash. DC office.

• Responsible for software tool administration for systems and applications monitoring tools. Expertise with at least one of the Monitoring tools like DataDog.
• DataDog Administration experience on Linux platform to instrument Java based applications running on Tomcat Application Server.
• Configuration experience in Infrastructure Monitoring, Network Monitoring and Centralized Logging.
• similar Administration experience with ELK Stack Elasticsearch (search and analytics engine), Logstash (ingest pipeline) and Kibana (visualization and creating dashboards).Strong Linux platform (Red Hat) background.
• Automation experience with scripting (Python, Shell, ANSIBLE) preferred.
• Understanding of SSL setup on Linux servers. Installing CA certs etc.
• Experience with Network Monitoring and knowledge on Network components like Switches, Routers, Palo Alto Network utilization SNMP, F5 Load Balancers, WebSeal, Info Blocks, Gigamon, Network Mapping is a plus.
• Working knowledge of other monitoring tools like Big Panda, CloudBeat (Synthetic Monitoring) is desired. These tools are used to monitor applications and business transactions that impact the business and customers, currently.
• Responsibilities include script writing, installing, managing, and maintaining the monitoring tools, as needed, as well as integration with other tools and collaboration with other groups and their tools.

Specific Required Skills:

• 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.
  Or similar 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
  Experience in developing and implementing systems monitoring and alerting strategies in diverse, large-scale environments
  Experience developing and documenting processes, procedures, and policies for tool usage and integration
  Author tool maintenance and training documentation as well as support requests for training on tool usage
  Knowledge and experience with configuring alerts, dashboards and ad-hoc reports
  Strong understanding of service level management (SLAs, SLRs, etc.)
  Determine and document tool backup and recovery procedures
  Experience with data management tools and databases (e.g., DB2, SQL -familiarity desired)
  Experience in systems and Java applications troubleshooting using monitoring tools like DataDog
  Understanding and experience with both waterfall and agile Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC)
  Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field (i.e., Engineering, Applied Science, Math, etc.) or equivalent experience.
  Experience with SAFe agile methodologies

Do you have the Data Dog Expertise? Are you in a commutable distance to Wash DC? If so, Select Apply Now and a Vega Consulting Staffing Specialist will reach out to you.