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# Senior Services Architect

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Datadog posts a senior FDE role to integrate and configure the product in Denver, CO and 2 more, at $154,000–$205,000 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Senior Services Architect responsible for leading customer Datadog implementations from discovery and technical design through deployment, launch, and onboarding. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026.

- [Datadog](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/datadog)

Posted Jun 12, 2026 by Datadog · open on Greenhouse as of Nov 8, 2026

**$154,000–$205,000** + equity Denver, CO +2 Hybrid

Senior Services Architect responsible for leading customer Datadog implementations from discovery and technical design through deployment, launch, and onboarding.

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## At a glance

### Posted base pay

$154K–$205K Below the median

Midpoint $180K · median $190K

This job $154K to $205K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K.

### The work

Integrates and configures it

Balance **Mixed**

Project stages

1. Pre-sales (not covered)
2. Proof of concept (not covered)
3. Implementation
4. Operations (not covered)

Travel **Up to 30%**

- **Coding**: Writes production code

- **Builds for**: External customers

- **Level**: Senior

- **Role**: Technical lead

### What they ask for

Experience

- **6+ years** Architect or Consultant in a professional services team

Background

- **Solutions and customer engineering**
- **Consulting**

### Do you meet what the posting states?

The posting asks for 6+ years. How many do you have?

The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now?

The job is in Denver, CO · New York, NY · +1 more. Could you work in one of these?

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## Conditions

- **Location**: Denver, CO · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA

- **Work arrangement**: Hybrid

- **Travel**: Up to 30%

- **Pay**:

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## The job description from Datadog

Posted by Datadog on Jun 12, 2026

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.

*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.*

### 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

*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.*

### 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

*Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.*

#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.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:

$154,000—$205,000 USD

### About Datadog

Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

### Equal Opportunity at Datadog

Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.

Datadog endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please complete this form. This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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[View posting at Datadog](https://careers.datadoghq.com/detail/7996907/?gh_jid=7996907)

## About Datadog

Cloud observability SaaS unifying metrics, traces, logs, and security signals for engineering and SRE teams running cloud-native stacks.

Public · 5000+ people

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