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Hays

Datadog Administrator

On site

Seine-st.-denis, France

Freelance

05-03-2026

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Skills

Communication Teamwork Python SQL MySQL MongoDB PostgreSQL Splunk Docker Kubernetes Monitoring Jenkins Ansible Networking Linux Ubuntu Redhat Windows Databases apache SQL Server Azure AWS Shell Postman Kafka Terraform Zabbix Windows Server Unix/Linux

Job Specifications

Datadog Administrator – Saint‑Denis (onsite)

Location: 10 rue Camille Moke, 93121 Saint‑Denis

Work Mode: Hybrid (2–5 days onsite weekly; adjustable with 5‑day notice)

Industry: Railway Transportation

Mission Summary

The Datadog Administrator will manage and enhance the company’s observability ecosystem, delivering effective monitoring, dashboards, alerts, and ensuring operational continuity across diverse technical environments.

Key Responsibilities

Install and configure Datadog agents and monitoring components.
Create dashboards, monitors, templates, and network maps.
Configure metrics, logs, alert thresholds, escalation policies, and notifications (email, Teams, Webhooks).
Maintain monitoring performance and support system changes (migrations, upgrades, decommissioning).
Track tasks, provide reports, analyze trends, and recommend improvements.
Collaborate with business/technical teams and comply with DSI ISO standards.

Required Skills

Strong expertise in Datadog administration (metrics/log ingestion, dashboards, alerting).
Solid experience with Unix/Linux and Windows Server environments.
Strong teamwork, documentation, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

Scripting: Python, Shell; Infrastructure-as-code: Terraform.
API understanding: REST/HTTP, JSON, XML.
Knowledge of Ansible, Networking, ESX, Databases, Middleware, Kubernetes, etc.

Technical Environment

Databases: PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, SQL Server, MySQL, Couchbase, Oracle RDB, AWS/Azure DBaaS
Systems: Solaris, AIX, Linux (SUSE/RedHat/CentOS/Ubuntu), Windows Server
Middleware: Apache, Tomcat, WebLogic, CFT, MQ, SFTP, JMS, VTOM, TIBCO, Networker, Tuxedo, NIFI, Kafka
Tools/Platforms: Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, Squash TM, Postman, Docker, Kubernetes
Observability: Datadog, Splunk, Zabbix, Dynatrace, Nagios

About the Company

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