Staff Security Engineer

19 hours ago


New York, New York, United States Datadog Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Security Engineer to join our Core Security Response team at Datadog. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in maintaining the stability and integrity of our systems and data.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead our security incident response program, serving as a hand-on technical leader accountable for responding to security threats.
  • Identify strategic investments to improve security incident response and work with engineering management to develop a roadmap.
  • Design and implement tools, systems, and programs to enhance our IR capabilities and strengthen Datadog's overall security posture.
  • Coach and mentor team members, serving as an ambassador for the team across Datadog to advocate our mission.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure our work delivers continuous business value and aligns with existing processes.
  • Investigate, contain, and remediate security threats, leading under pressure and making decisions in ambiguous situations.
  • Triage automated alerts and signals in Datadog Cloud SIEM to respond to emergent threats.
  • Work with our Threat Detection team to tune and calibrate signals for maximum value.
  • Conduct post-incident analysis to enable Datadog to learn from security incidents, ensuring blameless and actionable postmortems.
  • Create regular training and drills for the incident response team to ensure readiness.
  • Participate in purple team exercises, tabletops, and cross-functional game days with other security teams.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest security trends, threats, and technologies to ensure Datadog's preparedness.
Requirements
  • 10+ years of experience in security incident response, with a focus on cloud environments and multi-team/multi-department incidents.
  • Leadership experience in cross-team initiatives, bridging security engineering and infrastructure domains.
  • Strong understanding of security technologies, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and authentication systems.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes and distributed systems in the cloud, as well as cloud technologies like AWS, GCP, and Azure.
  • Experience with post-incident analysis, writing postmortems, and working cross-functionally to identify and solve systemic problems.
  • Experience building and maintaining tools to assist with incident response and other security tasks.
  • Strong ownership, ability to work outside comfort zones, and empathy to cultivate strong relationships across teams.
About Datadog

Datadog is a global SaaS business delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers' entire technology stacks.

Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth.

Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another.



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