Security Engineer II, Threat Detection

Security Engineer II, Threat Detection Apply to the Security Engineer II, Threat Detection role at Datadog. Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France. The Detection Engineering and Threat Hunting team builds high‑signal detection content. We partner closely with internal stakeholders and leverage Datadog’s own security products to continuously evolve our detection and response capabilities. What You’ll Do Learn everything about detecting threats in cloud‑native environments and pour it back into building great cloud security content. Research and ideate the most ideal way to operationalize telemetry end‑to‑end from our data platforms into our Cloud SIEM and Workload Protection products as detections. Participate in responding to emerging threats and vulnerabilities with our Cyber Threat Intelligence and Incident Response teams, helping perform threat hunts and investigations. Identify and drive inefficiencies out of content development processes through the creation of innovative tooling and automation; shepherd platform issues impacting content development and user experience through engineering to completion. Who You Are Previous background in detection engineering, cloud security engineering or other operational security functions. Experience operating in at least one public cloud platform (AWS, GCP, Azure) and other cloud‑native technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform). Understanding of modern cloud‑native attacker techniques and familiarity with technical controls to prevent and detect these attacks. Proficient understanding of Linux internals and associated telemetry to detect threats at runtime. Experience detecting threats at scale through a wide variety of technologies and datasets using a modern detection engineering approach. Proficiency with Python, Golang or other programming languages. Experience measuring the quantitative and qualitative effectiveness of security controls to make data‑driven decisions. 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. About 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 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 other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference. Privacy and AI Guidelines Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice. For information on our AI policy, please visit Interviewing at Datadog AI Guidelines. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level. Employment type Full‑time. Job function Information Technology. Industries Software Development. #J-18808-Ljbffr