Security Engineer II, Threat Detection (Cloud Security)

TL;DR

Senior Security Engineer (Cybersecurity): Leading the development of high-fidelity detection content across diverse log integrations with an accent on cloud-native data and Datadog’s infrastructure. Focus on identifying and responding to emerging threats and shaping our detection capabilities.

Location: Hybrid in Paris, France.

Company

Datadog is a global SaaS business delivering growth and profitability, focused on breaking down silos and solving complexity in the cloud age.

What you will do

• Implement the detection engineering lifecycle to identify threats and manage a scalable detection backlog.
• Build, maintain, and refine detection metrics to communicate effectiveness and drive improvements.
• Research and operationalize log telemetry from the Datadog Logs platform into actionable security detections.
• Partner with incident response teams during active threats, helping guide threat hunting and containment strategies.
• Identify inefficiencies in detection content development and implement tooling and automation.
• Lead the development of threat hunts based on the latest threat intelligence to identify missed threats and uncover gaps in telemetry.

Requirements

• Experience in detection engineering, threat hunting, security operations, or cloud security.
• Experience with at least one public cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, or Terraform.
• Experience working closely with threat intelligence teams to translate insights into detections.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native threat actor TTPs and corresponding defensive controls.
• Experienced in interpreting Linux telemetry to detect threats at runtime.
• Experienced in building and supporting tools for detection and threat hunting using Python, Go, or similar languages.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous and competitive benefits package.
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan.
• Continuous career development and pathing opportunities.
• Employee-focused onboarding.
• Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program.
• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture.