The opportunity
As a Senior Security Engineer focused on Datadog’s Cloud SIEM product, you will help shape the future of security operations by transforming real-world security expertise into scalable detection, investigation, and response capabilities. You will develop high-impact threat…
What you'll do
Research attacker techniques, defensive strategies, and emerging threats,: translating findings into scalable security capabilities that protect customers at cloud scale.
Design and improve AI-powered investigation, threat hunting, and response: workflows that support Datadog’s agentic SOC capabilities.
Own the lifecycle of threat detections and automated security workflows, from: research and design through deployment, measurement, and continuous improvement.
Develop high-fidelity detection content across cloud platforms, SaaS: applications, identity systems, endpoints, networks, and other modern attack surfaces.
Partner with Product, Engineering, Security Research, and customers to: influence roadmap decisions and improve security outcomes across the platform.
Mentor security engineers and drive improvements through automation, tooling,: rapid prototyping, and data-driven optimization.
What they're looking for
- Experienced in detection engineering, incident response, threat hunting,: security operations, or related defensive security disciplines.
- Knowledgeable in securing and operating public cloud environments such as: AWS, Azure, or GCP, along with cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform.
- Skilled in modern detection engineering practices, including: detection-as-code methodologies and large-scale security telemetry analysis.
- Proficient in Python, Go, or similar programming languages used to automate: workflows, analyze security data, and build security tooling.
