Senior Services Architect
Lead the design and execution of Datadog implementations, guiding customers through technical roadmaps in a hybrid work environment.
Posted by employer 4 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 4 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
Role intensity
40% coding
Requirements
- Experience
- 3+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Services Architect at Datadog is tasked with designing and overseeing the implementation of the Datadog platform for clients, ensuring a smooth onboarding experience. Key skills include expertise in cloud platforms like AWS and Azure, along with proficiency in automation and configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible. This position is ideal for professionals with over three years of experience in technical architecture or consulting, particularly those who thrive in collaborative environments. Datadog emphasizes a strong office culture and offers a hybrid work model to support work-life balance.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 4 months ago — first seen on Joblaze June 13, 2026. Last confirmed on Datadog's careers page October 26, 2026.
- Salary band is below the typical range for DevOps/SRE roles (median ~$165,000).
- Starts above 20% of 85 comparable senior devops/sre roles in United States that list Kubernetes we track (median $165,000 across 38 companies). See Kubernetes salary trends
- Kubernetes appears in 70.3% of 182 comparable senior devops/sre roles in United States; EC2 appears in 0.5% of 182 comparable senior devops/sre roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Services Architect role remote?
- It's hybrid — Datadog expects some on-site time in Denver, Colorado, USA; New York, New York, USA; San Francisco, California, USA.
- What's the salary range?
- Datadog lists $146,000–$213,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 3 years of relevant experience for this Senior Services Architect role.
- Where is the role based?
- Datadog is hiring for this position in Denver, Colorado, USA; New York, New York, USA; San Francisco, California, USA.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: .NET, AWS, Ansible, Azure, Azure Pipelines, Chef.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Datadog targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Services Architect role at Datadog.
From the original posting
Datadog’s Implementation Services team helps customers implement and deploy Datadog quickly. Our team of architects leads the discovery, design, build, and launch of the Datadog platform to help customers accelerate time to value and get the most out of their investment. As a member of our team, you will be responsible for developing the technical roadmap for a customer’s implementation, and leading them through it every step of the way.
What You’ll Do:
- Design and guide execution of Datadog implementations, including gathering requirements, building technical architecture, and supporting deployment and launch
- Guide customer onboarding through co-development working sessions and assist when they run into roadblocks
- Write automation and design architecture for deployment templates
- Manage the operation of implementation projects
- Collaborate with other teams, including Customer Success, Technical Account Management, and Sales to deliver an exceptional onboarding experience
Who You Are:
- Experience designing and delivering technical solutions for DevOps Monitoring or architecture systems
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and compute technologies (EC2, serverless, VMware, VMs, Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with Config Management, IAC and CI/CD tools, including Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, Chef, Jenkins, Circle CI, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, etc…
- Experience programming/scripting with any of the following: Java, Python, Ruby, Go, Node.JS, PHP, and .NET etc
- Background in security operations, including SOC management, SIEM tooling (e.g. Splunk Professional Services), and designing or supporting zero-trust networking architectures
- Successful track record with 6+ years experience as an Architect or Consultant in a professional services team
- Able to sit up to 4 hours, traveling to and from client sites
- Able to travel via auto, train or air up to 30% of the time
Benefits and Growth:
- Best-in-breed onboarding
- Generous global benefits
- Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- An inclusive company culture, able to join our Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks
#LI-Hybrid
Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
About Datadog:
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