Security Sales Engineer

Datadog

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$118,000–$157,000 / yr
Posted
91 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $181k
This role $138k
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This role pays less than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$213,187 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $138k versus about $181k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 266 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Security Sales Engineer

The Security Sales Engineer joins the enterprise sales engineering team to drive adoption of security offerings within strategic accounts. This role involves collaborating with sales teams to identify customer requirements, conducting detailed product demonstrations, and providing technical expertise during evaluations and proof-of-value initiatives. The successful candidate will develop technical proposals, relay customer feedback to product teams, and represent the company at industry events. Key responsibilities involve navigating complex security landscapes by leveraging knowledge of SIEM platforms, detection pipelines, SOC workflows, and endpoint security like EDR/MDR. Required skills include expertise in developer and DevOps ecosystems, application security best practices, and hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud platforms. The role focuses on solving technical challenges related to security controls, vulnerability management, and providing unified visibility across the technology stack for enterprise customers.

What you'll do

  • Drive the adoption of Datadog's security offerings within target strategic accounts.
  • Identify and analyze specific security requirements across the enterprise customer base.
  • Conduct detailed product demonstrations to showcase capabilities and benefits of security solutions.
  • Provide technical expertise during customer evaluations and proof-of-value initiatives.
  • Create technical proposals, documentation, and other materials to support the sales cycle.
  • Relay customer feedback to product management and engineering teams to influence development.
  • Promote Datadog's security solutions at industry events, conferences, and webinars.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Deep experience with SIEM platforms, detection pipelines, and SOC workflows including alert triage and investigation.
  • Experience with endpoint security (EDR/MDR) and deploying security controls in live environments.
  • Expert knowledge of developer and DevOps ecosystems and application security best practices.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Strong understanding of core security principles and industry trends.
  • Excellent communication skills to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Willingness to travel up to 30% for customer meetings and industry events.

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