Peraton is seeking a Senior Software Engineer/Architect to support enterprise observability implementation and operations, designing, developing, and maintaining complex software systems.
Requirements
- Strong development background with hand on experience with Python, Bash, PowerShell, YAML and proficiency in building complex lambda functions / shell scripts for end-to-end automation.
- Hands-on experience enabling Datadog infrastructure monitoring and application performance monitoring.
- Experience configuring Datadog for synthetic tracing.
- Proven experience as a Cloud DevOps and Automation Engineer.
- Hands on experience with version control systems (Git, AWS CodeCommit, SVN) and branching strategies.
- Strong understanding of DevOps principles and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Experience integrating CI/CD Pipelines with external API integrated solutions to create automated guardrails and gates for infrastructure deployments.
Responsibilities
- Create and implement robust, scalable software architectures. Write clean, efficient code that addresses complex business requirements and technical challenges.
- Lead the development efforts for significant projects, ensuring code quality, performance, and adherence to best practices.
- Develop scalable observability strategies using Datadog for applications, infrastructure, cloud services, and security monitoring.
- Architect dashboards, monitors, and alerting frameworks tailored to business and operational requirements.
- Lead deployment and configuration of Datadog agents, integrations, and APIs across hybrid/multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, on-prem).
- Integrate Datadog with CI/CD pipelines, logging systems, and collaboration tools (e.g., Slack, ServiceNow, Jira).
- Identify and resolve complex technical issues, optimizing existing systems for improved performance and reliability.
Other
- Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years of experience or 9 years of experience and a HS Degree/Diploma
- Must be willing to get/obtain a Datadog APM and Distributed Tracing Fundamentals Certification
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust 6C clearance.
- Exceptional communication skills for effective collaboration across diverse teams and external representation of the organization.
