Senior Security Engineer - Cloud SIEM

Datadog

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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Security Engineer - Cloud SIEM

As a Senior Security Engineer on Datadog’s Cloud SIEM product team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of security operations by developing high-impact threat detection content and enhancing AI-assisted workflows. Your day-to-day responsibilities include researching attacker techniques and emerging threats to create scalable security capabilities for cloud environments, designing automated security workflows, and collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Security Research teams to influence roadmap decisions. You will also mentor junior engineers and drive improvements through automation and data-driven optimization. The ideal candidate has experience in detection engineering, incident response, and threat hunting, along with proficiency in securing public clouds like AWS, Azure, or GCP, and cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker. Strong skills in Python, Go, or similar languages are essential for automating workflows and building security tooling.

What you'll do

  • Research attacker techniques to develop scalable security capabilities at cloud scale.
  • Design and enhance AI-powered workflows for threat hunting and response.
  • Manage the lifecycle of threat detections from research through continuous improvement.
  • Create high-fidelity detection content across various modern attack surfaces.
  • Influence product roadmap decisions by partnering with cross-functional teams.
  • Mentor security engineers and drive improvements through automation and data analysis.

What we're looking for

  • Experienced in detection engineering, incident response, threat hunting, or security operations.
  • Knowledgeable in securing and operating public cloud environments like AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform.
  • Skilled in modern detection engineering practices including detection-as-code and large-scale telemetry analysis.
  • Proficient in Python, Go, or similar languages for automating workflows and building security tooling.
  • Comfortable driving initiatives through ambiguity while collaborating across diverse teams.
  • Passionate about applying AI and automation to enhance threat investigation and response capabilities.

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