Datadog Subject Matter Expert, Azure Application Observability

Job overview

The Datadog Subject Matter Expert, Azure Application Observability role is hybrid in Chicago, IL, with two to three days in the office expected. Compensation is not specified. The role supports onboarding Azure-hosted applications onto Datadog and handing them over to their owning application teams. The specialist instruments applications and configures telemetry, dashboards, service-level objectives, and alerts so services are observable and production-ready. The work also standardizes tagging and documentation and connects monitoring alerts to incident and team-notification workflows.

What you'll do

• Deploy and configure Datadog Agents and Azure integrations across Azure VMs, AKS, App Services, Container Apps, and Functions
• configure Azure metric and log collection
• instrument APM and distributed tracing
• build log pipelines, dashboards, monitors, SLOs, and service-level dashboards
• route alerts to ServiceNow and Microsoft Teams
• apply unified service tagging
• assess existing Azure Monitor and Application Insights telemetry
• document standards, runbooks, and handover materials
• support onboarding sessions and troubleshoot.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

datadog subject matter expert

azure observability

chicago il

hybrid

datadog agent

azure monitor

application insights

aks

apm

opentelemetry

dashboards

slos

servicenow

microsoft teams

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Chicago office attendance is expected two to three days per week. Requires a bachelor’s degree and 4–7 years of experience in observability, monitoring, SRE, DevOps, or application support, including hands-on Datadog delivery on Azure workloads.

About the employer

Ampcus Incorporated is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.