Staff Software Engineer - Security Chaos Engineering - job 1 of 2

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled security staff engineer / leader to join our newly formed Security and Reliability Organization.  This role is a hybrid between Security Operations and Site Reliability Engineering, focusing on building secure, reliable, and scalable systems. You will play a key role in ensuring that our infrastructure is not only resilient and performant but also secure from external and internal threats. As a Staff Engineer, you will lead complex projects, mentor junior engineers, and work cross-functionally to embed security into every aspect of our infrastructure and operations.

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead efforts in identifying potential security vulnerabilities and work proactively to prevent them. Implement security best practices, tools, and controls to protect the integrity of our systems.
• Drive the resolution of critical security incidents, including forensic analysis, root cause identification, and post-mortem reviews to ensure continuous improvement.
• Lead multiple technical efforts to automate security controls, monitoring, and incident response to increase coverage and reduce manual efforts.
• Work closely with the compliance organization to ensure systems meet compliance requirements and support automating these checks where applicable. 
• Collaborate closely with other SRE staff engineers to  design, build, and maintain high-availability, fault-tolerant systems to ensure security is account for in building reliable systems. 
• Collaborate with the broader SRE team to resolve incidents that impact system reliability and security. Conduct detailed post-incident reviews to reduce time to recovery and prevent future issues.
• Work closely with the core observability team 
• Work closely with DevOps, Development, and Security teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and other operational processes.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, establishing best practices in security and reliability. Provide strategic direction for our offensive security practices, security incident response. 
• Lead large-scale projects aimed at improving the security, reliability, and scalability of the company’s infrastructure. Ensure that deliverables are met within agreed-upon timelines.

Who You Are: 

• Strong knowledge of information security principles, including risk management, threat modeling, incident response, and security architecture.
• Familiarity with security tools such as SIEM, CSPM, vulnerability scanners.
• Experience with security automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Experience building, securing and maintaining scalable, fault-tolerant systems in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Expertise in monitoring, alerting, and observability tools.
• Strong understanding of system architecture, cloud security,  networking, load balancing, and performance tuning.
• Experience with infrastructure as code
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects, mentor team members, and provide technical leadership.
• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks.

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Growth:

• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
• Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
• Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions
• Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
• Competitive global benefits

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.