Security Engineer 2 - Cyber Threat Intelligence | Datadog Careers

Datadog

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$140,000–$195,000 / yr
Posted
13 days ago

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About Datadog

Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.

Datadog currently has 130 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Security Engineer 2 - Cyber Threat Intelligence | Datadog Careers

As a Security Engineer 2 on the Cyber Threat Intelligence team at Datadog, you will play a crucial role in safeguarding the company against evolving cyber threats by developing and maintaining tooling that automates threat intelligence processes. Your daily responsibilities include assessing vulnerabilities, conducting threat hunting, and collaborating with security teams to operationalize intelligence into actionable security improvements. You will also produce technical briefings and reports for stakeholders, ensuring that all defensive measures are informed by the latest threat landscape insights. This role requires expertise in scripting and software development for threat intelligence tooling, as well as familiarity with information-sharing communities and TLP-designated intelligence handling. Ideal candidates have experience in dynamic/static analysis of malware on Linux and MacOS, tracking cloud-native cyber threats, and responding to large-scale emerging threats.

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain automated tooling for collecting, processing, analyzing, and disseminating threat intelligence.
  • Assess emerging vulnerabilities and threat activity to inform stakeholders about potential impacts on Datadog.
  • Conduct threat hunting and infrastructure analysis to identify adversary activities relevant to Datadog and enhance defensive measures.
  • Partner with security teams to operationalize intelligence into detection, investigation, and response workflows.
  • Coordinate with information-sharing communities to gather, evaluate, and disseminate actionable intelligence.

What we're looking for

  • Experienced in writing and presenting operational and technical intelligence for threat detection and response.
  • Skilled in partnering with security teams to support investigations and improve response playbooks based on TTPs.
  • Familiar with information-sharing communities and capable of handling TLP-designated intelligence effectively.
  • Experienced in identifying and responding to large-scale emerging threats, including supply chain compromises and exploitation of new vulnerabilities.
  • Proficient in dynamic/static analysis of Linux and MacOS malware and tracking cloud-native cybercrime actors.
  • Capable of developing threat intelligence tooling and automation through software development and scripting.

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