The Incident and Escalation Management team (IEM) is part of Datadog's Global Support Engineering (GSE) organization. The purpose of IEM is to continuously improve Datadog's overall customer experience during incidents and critical moments. Datadog Global Support Engineering (GSE) is looking for experts with a background in Incident Management and Escalations handling to join our team to provide fast incident response and stakeholder ownership. In this position, you will play a role in providing communication, technical engagement and incident management for our global customers. You will also implement processes based on the lessons learned from each incident to limit further occurrence.
At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
Drive the resolution of incidents and escalations while providing response and/or management to customers
Design and implement real-time and proactive monitoring of customer's infrastructures
Prioritize, manage, and own customer issues from start to finish
Monitor and manage communications (sometimes public, sensitive and large scale) during incidents
Collaborate with stakeholders across Datadog and its partners worldwide to enhance customer experience
Lead projects to deliver operational improvements as Datadog evolves
Create and review documentation as well as incident and escalation training
Identify and troubleshoot recurring cloud infrastructure issues
Hire and mentor stakeholders and peers in incident and escalation management
3+ years demonstrable Incident Manager experience (escalations is a plus)
1+ year of experience in Support, Network, Solutions Architecture, or similar IT role
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science/Technology, Engineering or equivalent experience
Familiarity with Cloud computing, experience with Python, JavaScript or shell scripting
Ability to correlate behaviors based on known interdependencies
Experience driving projects from conception to delivery, demonstrated problem-solving experience, and ability to work in challenging fast-paced environments
Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.
New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds
Generous global benefits
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
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£45,000 – £60,000 (Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, 2025)
