STAFF ENGINEER - SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM
Company: Datadog
Location: Denver
Posted on: October 4, 2024
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Job Description:
The Core Security Response team plays a vital role in keeping
Datadog safe from security threats by maintaining the stability and
integrity of our systems and data. In this role you will work with
engineers across Datadog to identify, triage, and effectively
respond to a wide array of security threats, ensuring that we
contain and regain control as fast as possible. We are also
responsible for analyzing and helping Datadog learn from its
security incidents, working cross-functionally to ensure we have
long-term remediations in place. You will work with other engineers
to build tools and systems to help us realize our mission of
keeping Datadog safe.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: -Serve as a hand-ons technical leader who
is accountable for our security incident response program at
Datadog. You can lead by example by joining our security response
rotation and setting the standard for responding to threats.
-Identify the best strategic investments we need to make to improve
security incident response, and work with engineering management to
develop a roadmap. Lead the design and implementation of tools,
systems, and programs to improve our IR capabilities and strengthen
Datadog's overall security posture.Coach and mentor team members in
day-to-day activities and serve as an ambassador for the team
across Datadog to advocate our mission.Collaborate with cross
functional teams across the company to ensure our work is
delivering continuous business value and aligning well with
existing processes. Work with other security teams to develop
strategies and prioritize work to prevent future security
incidents.Investigate, contain and remediate security threats to
the company when an incident is declared. Lead under pressure, make
decisions in ambiguous situations, and collaborate across several
teams to drive towards resolution.Triage automated alerts and
signals in Datadog Cloud SIEM so we can respond to emergent threats
that affect Datadog's security. Work with our Threat Detection team
to tune and calibrate these signals so they're maximizing
value.Conduct post-incident analysis to allow Datadog to learn from
its security incidents, ensuring postmortems are blameless and
actionable. Ensure we are capturing follow-up items that repairs
systematic issues and prevents repeated patterns of issue.Create
regular training and drills for the incident response team to
ensure readiness in the event of a security incident. 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 is
prepared to respond to any type of security incident.Who You Are:
-Around 10 years experience in security incident response positions
dealing with cloud environments, especially for incidents involving
multiple teams and departments. -You have several years of
experience leading cross-team initiatives involving multiple teams,
ideally bridging the security engineering and infrastructure
domains; and you have a strong track record of delivering projects
with business value.Strong understanding of security technologies
and systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and
authentication systems.Familiarity with Kubernetes and distributed
systems in the cloud, along with an understanding of their
potential failure scenarios, vulnerabilities and threats that might
affect them.Strong understanding of cloud technologies and hands-on
experience with AWS, GCP, and/or Azure.Experience with
post-incident analysis and writing postmortems to help the
organization learn from incidents. An ability to work
cross-functionally to identify and solve systemic
problems.Experience building and maintaining tools to assist with
incident response and other security tasks. We mainly use Go and
Python.Strong ownership and an ability to work outside your comfort
zones to return Datadog to a stable state when failure does occur,
even if it falls outside team boundaries.Empathy, collaboration,
and excellent communication skills to cultivate strong
relationships across various teams in the organization.You have the
ability to understand and work within complex, large
environments.#LI-AM5Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity
package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation
is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications,
and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in
class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role
including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health
benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness
reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.The
reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog
is:$234,000-$300,000 USDAbout Datadog: -Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) 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. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and
Datadog Learning Center. Equal Opportunity at Datadog:Datadog is an
-Affirmative Action -and -Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud
to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of
race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual
orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender
identity, veteran status, and more. We also consider qualified
applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal
requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your
reference.Your Privacy:Any information you submit to Datadog as
part of your application will be processed in accordance with
Datadog's -Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice.
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