Security Engineer II - Cloud Security
$145k/y-$190k/y
3 days ago
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Summary
Datadog is seeking a Security Engineer II - Cloud Security to join their team in Boston, MA. The role involves delivering novel detection content for cloud security products to identify risky configurations and potential attack paths.
About the Role
As a Security Engineer II for Cloud Security, you will be responsible for developing detection content, researching cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and collaborating with various teams to enhance cloud security products. Your tasks will include leveraging Open Policy Agent for contextualized detections, modeling technical controls for compliance frameworks, and driving improvements in content development processes. You will also evangelize findings through community engagement and presentations.
About You
Required:
- Background in cloud security engineering, detection engineering, or related field.
- Experience with at least one public cloud platform (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform).
- Understanding of modern cloud-native attacker techniques and technical controls.
- Familiarity with compliance and security frameworks.
Preferred:
- Basic proficiency in Golang and Python programming languages.
- Experience measuring the effectiveness of security controls.
Benefits
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
- Continuous professional development and career pathing.
- Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program.
- Inclusive company culture with Community Guilds.
- Access to mental health benefits for employees and dependents.
- Comprehensive global benefits including healthcare and dental.
Datadog
Datadog is the essential monitoring platform for cloud applications. We bring together data from servers, containers, databases, and third-party services to make your stack entirely observable. These capabilities help DevOps teams avoid downtime, resolve performance issues, and ensure customers are getting the best user experience.
Boston, MA