Data Analytics Engineer (Datadog)

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Frederick, MD, United States
16 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Temporary to permanent
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Compensation
$93,600.0 - $104,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Excel Amazon Web Services Data Analysis Microsoft Azure Information Systems Database Queries Python (Programming Language) Power BI Data Driven Tests Tableau (Software) Datadog Reliability of Systems
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Information Technology Data Analytics Performance Monitor

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Data Analytics Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Datadog and Performance Capacity Management (PCM). The ideal candidate will be responsible for building monitoring dashboards, analyzing application and business performance data, identifying trends, supporting capacity planning, and delivering actionable insights to improve system reliability and business operations. Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain Datadog dashboards, monitors, alerts, and APM solutions.
  • Analyze application, infrastructure, and business performance metrics to identify trends, anomalies, and optimization opportunities.
  • Perform performance and capacity analysis using Performance Capacity Management (PCM) methodologies.
  • Create and maintain dashboards and reports for business and technical stakeholders.
  • Support root cause analysis using Datadog logs, traces, and APM.
  • Develop daily, weekly, and monthly reports on system health, performance, and capacity utilization.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Business teams to define KPIs, SLAs, and SLOs.
  • Translate technical monitoring data into meaningful business insights and recommendations.
  • Maintain documentation for monitoring standards, reporting processes, and capacity management.
  • Recommend process improvements based on data-driven analysis.

Requirements

  • 8 12 years of experience as a Data Analytics Engineer, Performance Analyst, or similar role.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Datadog (Dashboards, Monitoring, APM, Log Management, Alerting).
  • Experience with Performance Capacity Management (PCM) and Capacity Planning.
  • Strong SQL skills for data analysis and reporting.
  • Experience analyzing system performance and business metrics.
  • Knowledge of KPI, SLA, and SLO monitoring.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with Engineering, Operations, and Business teams.

Preferred Skills

  • Power BI or Tableau.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel.
  • AWS, Azure, or GCP monitoring experience.
  • Python or R for data analysis and forecasting.
  • Knowledge of ITIL / IT Service Management (ITSM).
  • Datadog or ITIL certification is a plus.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or a related field.

If you’re passionate about data analytics, observability, performance monitoring, and capacity management, and have strong Datadog expertise, we’d love to hear from you

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