AWS SRE - Datadog

The Role: AWS SRE - Datadog Location: London, UK Position Type: Contract Inside IR35 Job Description: We are looking for someone with a strong background in Datadog, Geneos, Gitlab and Infra-as-Code (Terraform). You will play a crucial role in our technology team, contributing to the development, deployment, and maintenance of our monitoring and alerting infrastructure. Key Responsibilities * Architect, implement, and maintain observability platforms using Datadog and Geneos to ensure comprehensive monitoring and alerting. * Design and manage scalable infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles. * Champion GitOps methodologies using GitLab for CI/CD, configuration management, and deployment automation. * Collaborate with engineering teams to embed reliability, scalability, and performance into the software development lifecycle. * Collaborate with software developers across multiple geographies and cross-functional teams to understand project objectives, gather requirements, and deliver systems and software within agreed upon timelines. * Optimize alerting strategies to reduce noise and improve actionable insights. * Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the evolution of SRE best practices. * Oversee and continuously optimize cloud cost management strategies for our Observability infrastructure in line with Cloud FinOps principles. * Collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align infrastructure strategy with long-term business objectives. * Lead incident response, perform root cause analysis, and drive continuous improvement through blameless post-mortems. * Ensure code is up-to-date, maintainable, scalable, and secure. * Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging technologies in Observability, DevOps and Cloud. Must Have Skills * Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, EKS, ECS * Strong hands-on expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform. * Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.) for Java and Python based Microservices-style architectures. * Deep expertise in Datadog for metrics, logs, traces, and dashboards. * Proficiency with Geneos for real-time monitoring and alerting. * Solid understanding of GitLab and GitOps workflows. * Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, Bash). * Solid understanding of Linux systems, networking, and distributed systems. * Experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). * Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively