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About Datadog
Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.
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The Senior Network Engineer, Office Technology joins the Office Technology team to design, deploy, and operate the network infrastructure for global offices. This senior level role involves owning major network services and multi-site initiatives from design through stable operations. You will build resilient solutions for LAN, Wi-Fi, routing, switching, and office firewalls while authoring RFCs and leading design reviews. Key responsibilities include creating reusable automation for provisioning, configuration, and telemetry, as well as leading root-cause investigations for difficult incidents. Required skills include deep knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, and enterprise network security. You must be proficient in using packet captures, logs, and flow data for diagnostics. Technical competencies include scripting, APIs, infrastructure-as-code, version control, CI/CD practices, and production engineering standards like observability and capacity planning.
What does a Network Engineer earn?
Median $145000 from 136 postings across 36 companies.
Design resilient network solutions for LAN, Wi-Fi, routing, switching, and office firewalls.
Author RFCs and lead design reviews documenting goals, constraints, risks, and rollout plans.
Build production readiness into network changes using monitoring, alerting, runbooks, and capacity planning.
Develop reusable automation for provisioning, configuration, policy, and change validation.
Manage the health and lifecycle of major network services using data to improve reliability and cost.
Lead difficult incident investigations and root-cause analyses to address systemic issues.
Evaluate technology and vendor options based on security, scalability, and business impact.
Mentor other engineers and improve team standards for design and operational practices.
What we're looking for
Deeply experienced, hands-on network engineer with strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, wireless, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, and enterprise network security.
Experienced in designing and operating resilient network infrastructure across distributed offices or campus environments.
Skilled at diagnosing complex issues using packet captures, logs, flow data, dashboards, and vendor telemetry.
Comfortable building maintainable automation using scripting, APIs, infrastructure-as-code, version control, testing, and CI/CD practices.
Strong in production engineering practices, including observability, service objectives, capacity planning, change safety, incident response, and post-incident improvement.
Clear, concise communicator able to lead technical discussions, explain tradeoffs, and build alignment with technical and non-technical partners.
Thoughtful mentor capable of raising the quality of others' work and improving team standards and documentation.
Eligible for any required authorizations from the US government to conform to US export control regulations.