Datadog
Senior Network Engineer, Office Technology
$145K–$195K
New York, New York, USA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- New York, New York, USA
New York, NY, United States - Visa sponsorship
- Candidates should be eligible for any required US government authorizations; some roles may require such eligibility.
About the job
Owns the design, delivery, and reliable operation of network services across Datadog’s global offices, while providing technical leadership and mentoring other engineers.
What you'll do
- Design and operate resilient office LAN, Wi-Fi, routing, switching, and firewall services; lead complex initiatives and migrations.
- Lead design reviews, incident investigations, and production readiness; improve network automation, standards, and operational practices.
- Mentor engineers and partner with internal teams and vendors on network initiatives.
What they ask for
- Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, wireless, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, and enterprise network security.
- Experience designing and operating resilient network infrastructure across distributed offices or campus environments.
- Ability to build maintainable automation using scripting, APIs, infrastructure-as-code, version control, testing, and CI/CD practices.
- Strong production engineering, troubleshooting, incident response, communication, and technical leadership skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with Datadog or other observability platforms.
- Experience with Python, Ansible, Terraform, Git-based workflows, network automation frameworks, or network access control.
Pay
$145,000 — $195,000 USD (yearly salary; base salary)
Tools
TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, Python, Ansible, Terraform, RADIUS
AI focus
Use AI-assisted engineering tools responsibly by protecting sensitive data, validating outputs, and choosing deterministic automation when safer.
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