Tech Lead - Infrastructure Services N
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Job Description
Observability Platform Engineering
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Design, implement, and maintain Datadog-based observability solutions across infrastructure, platforms, and applications.
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Develop and optimize dashboards, monitors, and alerts to support proactive detection and triage of performance and reliability issues.
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Integrate custom telemetry pipelines (metrics, logs, traces, events) aligned with Open Telemetry and platform architecture standards.
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Manage instrumentation strategies to ensure accurate and consistent coverage across services.
2. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Practices
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Apply SRE principles to improve service reliability, availability, and performance.
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Define and track SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs for critical systems, and build feedback loops to continuously enhance service health.
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Automate manual operational processes using Python, Terraform, or CI/CD tooling.
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Collaborate with development and platform teams to identify resilience patterns and embed observability by design.
3. Datadog Expertise & Ecosystem Enablement
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Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for Datadog — advising on advanced configurations, integrations, and performance optimization.
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Enable distributed tracing, APM, RUM, and synthetics capabilities to support end-to-end visibility.
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Implement and maintain Datadog Terraform configurations, templates, and governance models for enterprise consistency.
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Conduct performance tuning and cost optimization for Datadog usage across global environments.
4. Incident & Problem Management
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Partner with the Operations and Platform teams to analyze incident patterns and provide root cause insights through observability data.
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Lead post-incident reviews and recommend observability-driven improvements to prevent recurrence.
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Build automation and correlation mechanisms for real-time alert enrichment and contextual diagnostics.
5. Continuous Improvement, R&D, and Automation
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Proactively identify gaps, inefficiencies, and manual workflows within the observability ecosystem and design automation-first solutions.
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Research, prototype, and evaluate new observability patterns, tools, and techniques, including AI- and agent-based approaches, before scaling them into production.
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Build reusable frameworks, templates, and toolkits to reduce toil and enable self-service adoption across engineering teams.
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Continuously improve observability signal quality, alert precision, and operational efficiency through experimentation and iteration.
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Translate learnings from incidents, postmortems, and usage data into systemic improvements rather than one-off fixes.
Qualifications we seek in you!
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
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Experience in observability engineering or SRE roles within large-scale distributed systems.
Preferred Qualifications/ Skills
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Deep, hands-on expertise with Datadog, including APM, Logs, Metrics, RUM, and Synthetics.
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Strong proficiency in:
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Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform
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Automation: Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages
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CI/CD pipelines: Jenkins, GitLab, or GitHub Actions
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Experience supporting multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
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Familiarity with container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS) and service mesh observability.
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Understanding of data visualization and analytics for operational reporting.
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Exposure to AI-driven observability enhancements or integration with LLM-based insights (a plus).
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Certification in Datadog, AWS, or GCP is advantageous.
Qualifications
Bachelors - Computer Engineering, Bachelors - Database Management, Bachelors - Information Systems, Bachelors - Information Technology, Bachelors - Network Engineering
Certifications
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - Workforce Academy OnlineWorkforce Academy Online, Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) - Netmetrix SolutionNetmetrix Solution
Required Skills
Agile Methodology, AWS DynamoDB, Datadog, GCP Dataflow, GitHub, Monitoring Tools, Terraform
Language
English (Required)
Language Proficiency -
Proficient - C2
Additional Job Location -
Job Type
Regular
Master Skill List -
Infrastructure Services N
Remote Type -
Hybrid
Work Shift -
Flex Time (India)
Why join Genpact?
- Lead AI-powered transformation – Drive innovation and solve real-world business challenges that matter
- Make an impact – Help global enterprises solve business challenges that matter
- Accelerate your career – Gain hands-on experience, mentorship, and world-class learning opportunities to stay ahead
- Work with the best – Join 140,000+ bold thinkers and problem-solvers who push boundaries every day
- Thrive in a values-driven culture – Our courage, curiosity, and incisiveness - built on a foundation of integrity and inclusion - allow your ideas to fuel progress
Come join the 140,000+ coders, tech shapers, and growth makers at Genpact and take your career in the only direction that matters: Up.
Let’s build tomorrow together.
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