Datadog & Observability Consultant | Site Reliability Engineer
Blue United Sourcing Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Datadog & Observability Consultant | Site Reliability Engineer
Overview
Job Title: Datadog & Observability Consultant (Site Reliability Engineer)
Location: Remote (U.S.) – East Coast hours
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours/week minimum
Salary Range: $70-$85/hour (based on experience)
Total Compensation Package: Hourly contract compensation
Employment: 14-month contract, with strong potential for extension
Required Experience: Hands-on Datadog and observability experience (ideally 10+ years in IT, 3+ years with Datadog)
About This Opportunity
A Fortune 500 insurance company needs a Datadog expert to give its DevOps team clear visibility across code pipelines, applications, databases, and environments (production, failover, UAT, and QA). You'll build the dashboards, monitors, and log pipelines that help the team spot and diagnose issues before users notice. This is a hands-on, independent role on a small, highly technical DevOps team.
Responsibilities
Set up tracking, metrics, and evaluation guardrails for AI models and automated workflows
Design custom dashboards, composite monitors, and anomaly alerts (e.g., Watchdog)
Build and replicate structured log pipelines, indexing rules, and metric aggregations for new projects and infrastructure
Monitor code pipelines and system performance across multiple environments
Quickly identify and diagnose production issues using observability practices
Flag issues early and keep the DevOps lead informed
Required Qualifications
Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship
Prior hands-on experience with Datadog in an enterprise environment
Strong grasp of observability: logging, metrics, monitoring, and alerting
Background as a Site Reliability Engineer or in a similar role
Self-starter who works independently and takes ownership of their work
Able to work East Coast business hours
Preferred Qualifications
Experience monitoring AI/ML models or automated workflows
Scripting experience (e.g., Python)
Experience in large, regulated organizations (insurance, financial services)
Connect with Blue United Sourcing:
Email: [email protected]
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